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{{Infobox Case (Manga)
|image= [[File:Ijinkan Hoteru Satsujin Jiken (Manga) (Title).png|250px]]
|name= Western-style Hotel Murder Case
|kanji= 異人館ホテル殺人事件
|romaji= Ijinkan Hoteru Satsujin Jiken
|type= Long Case - File Series
|case number= 7
|date= 26 January 1994 - 13 April 1994
|length= 12 Chapters
|characters= 9 People (5 Men & 4 Women)
|death= 4 People (2 Men & 2 Women)
|location= [[Western-style Hotel]] - Hakodate, Hokkaido
|murderer= [[Red Beard St. Claus]]
|last case= [[Broken Heart Lake Legend Murder Case]]
|next case= [[Head Hanging School Murder Case]]}}

'''Western-style Hotel Murder Case''', alternatively titled '''The Santa Slayings''' is seventh case in Kindaichi Case Files : File Series.

In Japanese, this case called 異人館ホテル殺人事件 (Ijinkan Hoteru Satsujin Jiken).

==Story==
There was a death threat letter at an event held in Hakodate on Christmas. At the request of [[Kotaro Tawarada|Tawarada]], the officer in charge of this case, Hajime Kindaichi departed for the crime scene, which was in a European-style hotel. An analysis program in the form of a show with the theme of a murder case episode began to be staged.

But in the middle of the stage, a real murder case happened before Hajime's eyes. Hajime started to investigate about Red Beard Santa Claus, the sender of threatening letters.

==Characters==
{{Western-style Hotel Murder Case Characters}}

==Suspect List==
* [[Mako Henmi]] (??) - Member of [[Aprodia Theater Group]].
* [[Suzue Bandai]] (60) - Chief of [[Aprodia Theater Group]].
* [[Yukio Nijikawa]] (44) - Script Writer & Member of [[Aprodia Theater Group]].
* [[Karen Fumizuki]] (27) - Member of [[Aprodia Theater Group]].
* [[Tamasaburo Ichikawa]] (??) - Member of [[Aprodia Theater Group]].
* [[Akira Enokido]] (??) - Member of [[Aprodia Theater Group]].
* [[Renko Fumizuki|Narumi Fuwa]] (27) - Superintendent of Hokkaido Police.
* [[Gozo Yukimura]] (62) - Owner of [[Western-style Hotel]].

==Cases==
===First Case===
{{Infobox Deceased Victim (Left)
| Image= Suzue Bandai's Dead Body (Manga).jpg
| Type= Murder
| Victim= [[Suzue Bandai]]
| Death= Poisoning
| Location= [[Western-style Hotel]] - Hakodate, Hokkaido
}}

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===Second Case===
{{Infobox Deceased Victim (Right)
| Image= Yukio Nijikawa's Dead Body (Manga).jpg
| Type= Murder
| Victim= [[Yukio Nijikawa]]
| Death= Beat to Death
| Location= [[Western-style Hotel]] - Hakodate, Hokkaido
}}

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===Third Case===
{{Infobox Deceased Victim (Left)
| Image= Ryuta Saki's Dead Body (Manga).jpg
| Type= Murder
| Victim= [[Ryuta Saki]]
| Death= Strangling
| Location= [[Western-style Hotel]] - Hakodate, Hokkaido
}}

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===Fourth Case===
{{Infobox Deceased Victim (Right)
| Image= Karen Fumizuki's Dead Body (Manga).jpg
| Type= Murder
| Victim= [[Karen Fumizuki]]
| Death= Poisoning
| Location= [[Western-style Hotel]] - Hakodate, Hokkaido
}}

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==Gallery==
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Ijinkan Hoteru Satsujin Jiken (M).jpg|Western-style Hotel Murder Case Suspect List
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== Trivia ==

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