Futoshi Matsunaga
| Futoshi Matsunaga | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Futoshi Matsunaga April 28, 1961 Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan |
| Killings | |
| Victims | 7–9 |
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Span of killings
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1996–1998 |
| Country | Japan |
| State(s) | Kitakyushu, Fukuoka |
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Date apprehended
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2002 |
Futoshi Matsunaga (松永 太 Matsunaga Futoshi?, born April 28, 1961) is a Japanese serial killer who both defrauded and tortured his victims in what is publicly known as the Kitakyūshū Serial Murder Incident (北九州連続殺人事件). He was convicted of six counts of murder and one count of manslaughter between 1996 and 1998 and sentenced to die by hanging. He murdered his victims with an accomplice, Junko Ogata, who received a life sentence.
His crimes were so atrocious that most mass media were not willing to report the details.The Japan Times reported that prosecutors said "[the case] is without comparison in the criminal history of our country". Several writers, including Ryūzō Saki, published the details of the crimes.
Matsunaga was born in Kokurakita Ward of the city of Kitakyūshū in Fukuoka Prefecture, and grew up in Yanagawa. He received good grades in school and had a charming personality, but tended to exhibit disciplinary problems. He was transferred to another high school after engaging in a relationship with a junior high school girl. He married at 19 and had a son.
Despite being married, Matsunaga was involved with at least ten mistresses. In October 1982, during his marriage, he became involved with Junko Ogata, one of his former schoolmates from Yanagawa. In 1984, Matsunaga promised to marry Junko, but her mother, Shizumi Ogata, did not approve of the relationship because of Matsunaga's abuse of her daughter. Matsunaga raped Shizumi as a result. In 1985, Matsunaga convinced Junko that her family hated her because of a suicide attempt and persuaded her to move in with him.
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