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Oct 27, 2024 16 min

Mini Tale: Kobe Cannibal

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1981 included the launch of MTV, Diana becoming a princess, and… a cannibal attack? Born in Japan, Issei Sagawa’s obsession with human flesh began in elementary school. This vile obsession overcame him until he did the unthinkable in Paris, France. Though the entire episode will have you on the edge of your seat, the ending will leave you furious. For pictures and more information, please follow us on Instagram & Threads @thespectralpod. If you want to send us a story or recommendation, email us: [email protected]. Please rate and review on your favorite listening platform. The ghosts and I will be eternally grateful. We hope you keep listening! Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and all other platforms. Sources: Kosuga, Tomokazu. “Who’s Hungry?” Vice, 01 Jan. 2009, https://www.vice.com/en/article/whos-hungry-502-v16n1/. Kranc, Lauren and Miller, Matt. “13 Terrifying-But-True Horror Stories Reported in the News.” Esquire, 05 Oct. 2023, https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/news/a39179/five-real-life-horror-stories/. Montgomery, Hanako. “Japanese Cannibal Who Got Away With Eating and R@ping a Dutch Woman is Dead.” 02 Dec. 2022, https://www.vice.com/en/article/japan-cannibalism-murder-issei-sagawa/. Morris, Steven. “Issei Sagawa: Celebrity Cannibal.” New Criminologist, 20 Sept. 2007, https://web.archive.org/web/20110714172725/http://www.newcriminologist.com/article.asp?nid=17.

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