Episode 485: Issei Sagawa – The Kobe Cannibal

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Issei Sagawa, often referred to as the “Kobe Cannibal,” became one of the most unsettling figures in modern criminal history after the 1981 murder of Dutch student Renée Hartevelt in Paris. Despite confessing, Sagawa was declared legally insane in France, deported to Japan, and ultimately released due to a jurisdictional loophole—never facing trial or prison. … Continue reading Episode 485: Issei Sagawa – The Kobe Cannibal

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