Issei Sagawa
Issei Sagawa | |
|---|---|
佐川 一政 | |
| Born | 26 April 1949 Kobe, Japan |
| Died | 24 November 2022 (aged 73) Tokyo, Japan |
| Education | Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales, Wako University, University of Paris |
| Occupation | Author |
| Criminal charge(s) | Murder, cannibalism (identified as attempted rape by officials) |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
Issei Sagawa (佐川 一政, Sagawa Issei; 26 April 1949 – 24 November 2022),[1] also known as Pang or The Kobe Cannibal, was a Japanese murderer, cannibal, and necrophile. He killed Renée Hartevelt in Paris in 1981.
Sagawa murdered Hartevelt then ate and raped her corpse over several days. Sagawa was arrested but released after two years of pre-trial detention found him legally insane and deported to Japan.
He died from problems caused by pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo, on 24 November 2022, at the age of 73.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Issei Sagawa: Cannibal Killer". Learning History. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ↑ "「パリ人肉事件」の作家・佐川一政さんが死去…７３歳". 読売新聞オンライン (in Japanese). 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
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