title: Death Note: Another Note - The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases
author: Nisioisin
description: Born in 1981, NISIOISIN made his writing debut in 2002, winning the 23rd Mephisto Prize in 2002 for <b><i>Kubikiri Cycle</i></b> (The Beheading Cycle). This eventually became the first book in his best-selling <b><i>Zaregoto</i></b> series. His subsequent novels have earned him a passionate following throughout Japan.
zlib_text: Death	Note:	Another	Note:	The	Los	Angeles	BB	Murder	Cases
  Prologue
  When	Beyond	Birthday	committed	his	third	murder,	he	attempted	an	experiment.
  Namely,	to	see	if	it	were	possible	for	a	human	being	to	die	of	internal
  hemorrhaging	without	rupturing	any	organs.
  Specifically,	he	drugged	his	victim	so	they	fell	unconscious;	tied	them	up,	and
  proceeded	to	beat	their	left	arm	thoroughly,	being	careful	not	to	break	the	skin.
  He	was	hoping	to	bring	about	enough	hemorrhaging	to	cause	death	from	loss	of
  blood,	but	this	attempt	ended,	sadly,	in	failure.	Blood	congested	in	the	arm	and	it
  turned	purplish	red	beneath	the	skin,	but	the	victim	did	not	die.	They	simply
  shook,	convulsed,	and	remained	alive.	He	had	been	convinced	the	blood	loss
  incurred	by	this	would	be	enough	to	kill	someone,	hut	apparently	he	had
  underestimated	the	matter.	As	far	as	Beyond	Birthday	was	concerned,	the	actual
  method	of	murder	rated	fairly	low	on	the	amusement	scale,	and	it	was	never
  more	than	an	interesting	experiment.	It