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Issei Sagawa

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Murderer

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    (April 26, 1949-November 24, 2022)
    Murdered Renee Hartevelt in France (1981)
    Authored 6 books since being released in 1985
    Appears as a celebrity speaker at seminars
    Acted and appeared in many Japanese erotic thrillers
    Directed 'The Desire to be Eaten'

Why he might be annoying:

    He stands at 4'11.
    He tried to kill his German teacher while studying in Tokyo but she scared him away after she caught him trying to sneak into her apartment.
    He said of her: 'When I met this woman in the street, I wondered if I could eat her.'
    He killed his first and only victim, Renee Hartevelt, by shooting her in the back of the head with a rifle.
    He raped her dead body, dismembered her and then ate her.
    He feels that he can show his love to women by eating them.
    He was found incompetent during his trial in France, sent to an insane asylum for 3 years, deported back to Japan and released 15 months later.
    He said: 'The public has made me the Godfather of Cannibalism and I am happy about that. I will always look at the world through the eyes of a cannibal.'
    His accounts of dismembering and eating Renee's body are absolutely nauseating.
    He acted in the Japanese erotic thriller 'Unfaithful Wife: Shameful Torture' and directed the movie 'The Desire to be Eaten.'

Why he might not be annoying:

    His father loved him so much that he found a loophole in the legal system which freed him.
    His paintings are in high demand.
    He's considered a celebrity in Japan and is paid to speak at seminars.

Credit: His Name is Robert


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 33 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 21 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 24 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 36 Votes: 47.22% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 19 Votes: 63.16% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 23 Votes: 47.83% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 27 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 28 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 48 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 241 Votes: 67.22% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 55 Votes: 74.55% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 82 Votes: 76.83% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 167 Votes: 77.25% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 183 Votes: 72.68% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 543 Votes: 69.43% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 724 Votes: 70.30% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 187 Votes: 90.91% Annoying