4. Issei Sagawa
In 1981, Japanese exchange student Issei Sagawa, murdered, sexually assaulted and cannibalized a Dutch woman named Renee Hartevelt while living in Paris, France. After his capture he was deemed unfit for trial and spent two years living in a psychiatric hospital. During this time his wealthy father hired a top defense lawyer with close connections to the French government. Sagawa was subsequently deported back to Japan, and because the case never went to trial, he was a free man. In the coming years, Sagawa became a minor celebrity, working in various parts of the entertainment sector, including film, television and fetish p****graphy. He also authored 19 books about the crime, some of which were Japanese bestsellers, making him more than $1 million in the 80s.
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