Genzo Kurita
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Genzo Kurita | |
|---|---|
Executed | |
| Conviction(s) | Murder (8 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 8 |
Span of crimes | February 1948 – January 13, 1952 |
| Country | Japan |
| State(s) | Chiba, Tochigi, Shizuoka |
Date apprehended | January 16, 1952 |
Genzo Kurita (Japanese: 栗田 源蔵, Hepburn: Kurita Genzō, November 3, 1926 – October 14, 1959) was a Japanese serial killer who murdered eight people.
Murders
Kurita murdered two girlfriends in February 1948. On August 8, 1951, he raped and murdered a 24-year-old woman beside her baby. He then had sex with her corpse.[citation needed]
On October 11, 1951, he raped and murdered a 29-year-old woman. He threw her three children from a cliff called Osen Korogashi. One survived.[citation needed]
Kurita killed a 63-year-old woman and her 24-year-old niece on January 13, 1952. Afterward, he had sex with the niece's dead body. At the crime scene, the police found his fingerprints.[citation needed]
Arrest, trial, and execution
Kurita was arrested on January 16, 1952.[citation needed]
On August 12, 1952, the district court in Chiba
Aftermath
On May 10, 1956, a pro-
See also
- Yoshio Kodaira
- Capital punishment debate
- List of serial killers by country
References
- ^ Ozbourne, S. A. (2021-08-02). "He Murdered and Raped Women's Corpses Then Threw Their Children Off a Cliff". Medium. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
- ^ 第024回国会 法務委員会公聴会 第2号 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. 1956-05-10. Archived from the original on 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
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