Murderer Turned Christian
When Japanese student ‘Torao Hagiwara, 27, was sentenced to be hanged for a double murder, he decided to become a Christian. His last request was that he be allowed to carry a large wooden cross to the scaffold. Prison carpenters made him the cross and he walked happily to his execution. ' 7
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 46, 3 October 1949, Page 7
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55Murderer Turned Christian Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 46, 3 October 1949, Page 7
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