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.
このミステリー小説では、見立て殺人が連続して起こる。
In this mystery novel, a series of mitate murders occurs.
犯人は童
The culprit carried out a mitate murder patterned after a nursery rhyme.