How a Man Robbed an Entire Bank Using 16 Pills

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In 1948, 12 people were murdered in cold blood at a bank after a long day of work after being given medicine by a doctor, marking the Teikoku Ginko case the deadliest bank heist in history. The culprit was equipped with no weapons, just one business card, and a handful of pills. The business card started a manhunt in Tokyo and the rest of Japan, leading to even more questions. Let’s get into it!

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[Sadamichi Hirasawa | The Cyanide Killer? Teigin Incident]
https://www.newspapers.com/image/47469589/
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[Cyanide as a Poison]
https://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/our-work/publications/cyanide-fact-sheet

[Exchanging Business Cards in Japan]
https://www.japanlivingguide.net/business/business-in-japan/japan-business-card-etiquette/

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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cyanocobalamin-b12.png
https://archive.org/details/floweringofbambo00trip

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