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Issei Sagawa
Cannibal
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Issei Sagawa was born as a son of wealthy parents in Kobe, Japan. He was a brilliant student. Issei Sagawa started to fantasize about cannibalism while still in high school. Only a few years later, while studying at the University of Paris, he realized his dream. He shot and killed student Renee Hartevelt and then ate her, with mustard to improve the bland taste of her flesh. After two days, he dumped the mutilated body in a park, but was seen in the act. Five days later, he was arrested by the French police. However, the French psychologists found him legally insane and unfit to stand trial. Instead, he was deported back to Japan, where he was put in a mental institution. However, the deportation order did not specify how long Sagawa must remain in the institution, and Japanese authorities were refused the necessary paperwork from French justice officials. As a result, one of the worst miscarriages of justice occurred when, fifteen months later, Sagawa checked himself out, and has been a free man ever since. Sagawa now lives in Tokyo and is a minor celebrity in Japan. He is often invited as a guest speaker and commentator. He admits to still having fantasies about cannibalism, but says he never wants to realize them again.tp:
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