<p><strong>No, this would not work.</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/bZi7C.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer">In chapter 45 page 17</a>, 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:</p>
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<p>It is not possible to have &quot;Make Amane Misa talk about L and then kill her&quot;, and it would turn into a heart attack since &quot;L&quot; is a nickname.</p>
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Peter Raeves
<p>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: </p>

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

<p>Could that actually work?</p>

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Also [related](http://anime.stackexchange.com/q/21687/6166), [related](http://anime.stackexchange.com/q/21659/6166) and [related](http://anime.stackexchange.com/q/22222/6166).
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Can you manipulate a person using an alias with the death note?
# Can you manipulate a person using an alias with the death note?
Posted by: username_0 on 2015-07-15
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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> **username_1**: Also [related](http://anime.stackexchange.com/q/21687/6166), [related](http://anime.stackexchange.com/q/21659/6166) and [related](http://anime.stackexchange.com/q/22222/6166).  
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## 1 answers
### Answer by username_1 on 2015-07-15. Score: 1 | Accepted answer
**No, this would not work.**

[In chapter 45 page 17](https://i.sstatic.net/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.sstatic.net/bZi7C.png)
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