Maybe it was his IBS, maybe it was lack of height, but either way the story of Issei Sagawa is downright shocking. The only thing that could be more shocking about this is if he were roaming free today... oh wait, what did Sara  just say?   

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Today's case involves mental illness, murder, necrophilia, and cannibalism. 

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Resources:

Blanco, J. I. (n.d.). Issei Sagawa: Murderpedia, the Encyclopedia of Murderers. Issei Sagawa | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers. Retrieved December 27, 2021, from https://murderpedia.org/male.S/s/sagawa-issei.htm

McAuliffe, C. (2017, April 10). 14 disturbing facts about 'cannibal superstar' Issei Sagawa. Ranker. Retrieved December 27, 2021, from https://www.ranker.com/list/issei-sagawa-facts/cat-mcauliffe

Serena, K. (2021, August 20). Cannibal killer Issei Sagawa is walking free and plans to eat humans again. All That's Interesting. Retrieved December 27, 2021, from https://allthatsinteresting.com/issei-sagawa

Uncovered, C. (2021, August 17). The convicted cannibal who has never served time: The cannibalism of Renée Hartevelt. Medium. Retrieved December 27, 2021, from https://medium.com/@CriminalUncovered/the-convicted-cannibal-who-has-never-served-time-the-cannibalism-of-ren%C3%A9e-hartevelt-c5c987b906c1