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, he could retain all of the information until after the transaction when he could jot it down. Following Taniguchi’s arrest, police found a notebook containing the hundreds of names and numbers and are currently linking them to past incidents to determine the scope of his alleged crimes.
Readers of the news were amazed that such a powerful mind both existed and could be used for such nefarious schemes.
“Wow, there really are people who can do that?”
“He must be the type of person with a memory like a video recording.”
“What a waste of talent.”
“Isn’t there any job where he can use that talent?”
“A photographic memory! It’s an amazing power but should only be used for good.”
“I’ve never met a person like that.”
“He must be a genius.”
However, there’s one lingering question: if he’s such a criminal genius, then how did he get caught?
According to police, after the arrest Taniguchi told them he would take the items he purchased online and sell them through a pawn shop for money to use on living expenses like food and rent.
In the incident which led to his arrest, the suspect had bought two shoulder bags valued at a total of 270,000 yen (US$2,500). In March of this year, those bags were delivered to Taniguchi’s apartment, ultimately leading the police there along with them. Apparently, he was too busy using his brain to memorize numbers to realize that providing his home address in his crimes was a bad idea.
It just goes to show that having a photographic memory isn’t necessarily linked to high intelligence. And as our staff have shown time and time again, it isn’t necessarily found in those with low intelligence either.
Source: Sankei News, Hachima Kiko "Police arrest idiot with photographic memory"){kind=spacer}
