Wednesday Strangler
Unidentified Japanese serial killer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Wednesday Strangler is an unidentified Japanese serial killer, responsible for the murders of seven women in Saga Prefecture from 1975 and 1989. The nickname comes from the fact that six of the victims disappeared on a Wednesday. The killings are also referred to as the Saga Women Murders.
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Other names | Saga Women Murders |
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Victims | 7 |
Span of crimes | 1975–1989 |
Country | Japan |
State(s) | Saga |
Date apprehended | Suspect arrested 2002, but acquitted 2005 |
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Three of the murder cases (of the fifth through seventh victims, in 1989) were prosecuted under the "Kitagata Affair". However, the man was found to be innocent and promptly acquitted, leaving the cases unsolved.