Paintings on show to mark 20th anniv. of Teigin inmate's death

Paintings on show to mark 20th anniv. of Teigin inmate's death

TOKYO, Japan - A painting by Sadamichi Hirasawa, who was sentenced to death over a 1948 mass-poisoning case known as the ''Teigin Incident,'' on display at a Tokyo art gallery on May 16 to mark the 20th anniversary of his death in prison. The exhibition shows about 50 works by the award-winning painter, who died in May 1987 at age 95 after he was first sentenced to death in 1950.

"Confession" expected to prove innocence of Teigin suspect

"Confession" expected to prove innocence of Teigin suspect

Sumio Hamada (C), professor emeritus at Nara Women's University, addresses a meeting of those working to exonerate a late death row inmate involved in the "Teigin" mass-poisoning case in Tokyo on May 28, 2016. Hamada said the interrogation records of Sadamichi Hirasawa show he lacked awareness of the crime, proving his innocence. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Appeal for retrial over Teigin Incident filed

Appeal for retrial over Teigin Incident filed

Lawyers and supporters of deceased former death row inmate Sadamichi Hirasawa attend a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2015, after filing an appeal for a retrial in the hope of exonerating Hirasawa, accused of the 1948 Teigin Incident, one of the most mysterious mass-murder cases in postwar Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Paintings on show to mark 20th anniv. of Teigin inmate's death

Paintings on show to mark 20th anniv. of Teigin inmate's death

TOKYO, Japan - A painting by Sadamichi Hirasawa, who was sentenced to death over a 1948 mass-poisoning case known as the ''Teigin Incident,'' on display at a Tokyo art gallery on May 16 to mark the 20th anniversary of his death in prison. The exhibition shows about 50 works by the award-winning painter, who died in May 1987 at age 95 after he was first sentenced to death in 1950. (Kyodo)

Paintings of Teigin's Hirasawa to be featured in exhibition

Paintings of Teigin's Hirasawa to be featured in exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows a watercolor painting that Sadamichi Hirasawa, who was given the death penalty for the Teigin Incident, drew at the age of 17. The painting titled ''Fukei,'' or landscape, will be displayed at the exhibition featuring Hirasawa at the Otaru City Museum of Art in Otaru, Hokkaido, from Feb. 27, 2010. (Photo courtesy of Takehiko Hirasawa) (Kyodo)

25 yrs after Teigin convict's death

25 yrs after Teigin convict's death

TOKYO, Japan - Takehiko Hirasawa, 53, speaks at a public gathering in Tokyo on May 10, 2012, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the death of his father, Sadamichi Hirasawa, who was convicted over the 1948 mass-poisoning Teigin Incident. He is seeking a posthumous retrial, saying his father was innocent. (Kyodo)

Evidence photos in 1948 Teigin murder case made public

Evidence photos in 1948 Teigin murder case made public

TOKYO, Japan - About 200 photos of evidence in the 1948 ''Teigin (Teikoku Ginko) mass murder and robbery case,'' one of Japan's most sensational crimes in the aftermath of World War II, were made public Feb. 24 by the defense council for the late Sadamichi Hirasawa, the man convicted of the crime. In this photo taken by Masaaki Kato and released by the defense council, lawyer Makoto Endo examines the tea cups from which bank employees, 12 of whom died, drank a cyanide-laced ''antidote'' given to them by a man posing as a public health official.