見み立たて殺さつ人じん

noun

mitate murder; murder patterned after a story or rhyme

A crime-fiction term for a murder staged to resemble a nursery rhyme, legend, or other well-known narrative. Often used in mystery novels and dramas.

• このミステリー小しょう説せつでは、見み立たて殺さつ人じんが連れん続ぞくして起おこる。

  In this mystery novel, a series of mitate murders occurs.

• 犯はん人にんは童どう謡ようになぞらえた見み立たて殺さつ人じんを実じっ行こうした。

  The culprit carried out a mitate murder patterned after a nursery rhyme.