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Akashi Library John Doe was a man found dead on top of the abandoned Akashi City Library in Japan by a high school student.
He was identified some time after his discovery. According to police, he was a man from within the prefecture and foul play is not suspected in his case.
Case[]
The mummified body was found on the rooftop lying down and facing up on the rooftop of the former Akashi City Library in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture by a student. The student reported the finding by calling 110 through a staff member working at the adjacent prefectural library. The decedent's age was unknown aside from being an adult male and he was theorized to be a homeless man who passed away from exposure and hypothermia during the winter prior or late 2020.
Clothing and accessories[]
- Black t-shirt.
- Black trousers.
- Work shoes.
- Rucksack.
- Plastic PET bottle.
Sources[]
- Kobe Shinbun Next (Japanese)
- Mainichi Shinbun (Japanese)