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So. Let's say John has a death note. Now there's a killer on the run, and John
doesn't know his name and face. Now he writes the name of a criminal in his
death note, to indirectly catch the killer. He writes:

Bob Zorto gets stabbed to death, at 12:30, by the serial killer, who uses the
alias ''Shadow Killer''.

Could that actually work?


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Can you manipulate a person using an alias with the death note?


**No, this would not work.**

[In chapter 45 page 17](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bZi7C.png), we see how L
tells us that nicknames would not work and the cause of death would turn into
an heart attack. The exact quote for reference was:

> It is not possible to have "Make Amane Misa talk about L and then kill her",
> and it would turn into a heart attack since "L" is a nickname.

![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bZi7C.png)


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