Twenty-seven years ago, in a case where a part of a man's body was found in Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, the 74-year-old father who was wanted nationwide on suspicion of murder was 100 years old last year if he was alive. It turned out that he was considered dead and sent documents and ended the investigation due to the death of the suspect.
In this case, 27 years ago, in November 1995, a part of the body of Mr. Takuzo Yoshida (37 at that time) from Shimonoseki City was found on the coast of Shimonoseki City, and police suspected his father, Tomiichi Yoshida. A person (74 at that time) was wanted all over the country on suspicion of murder.
However, in a situation where the whereabouts could not be determined and the progress of the investigation could not be expected, in October last year, when Yoshida was alive, he would be 100 years old. did.
Police have identified the suspect for murder and other crimes with the abolition of the statute of limitations, but in cases where the whereabouts are unknown, based on the average life expectancy of Japanese people, it is considered that he died when he reached the age of 100. However, this is the first time that such treatment has been done in an actual case.