He murdered and ate someone, but was set free and became a Japanese national celebrity. Throughout his childhood growing up in the 70s and 80s, Iseei Sagawa harbored a dark secret. He craved human flesh. While in college in France, this dark desire finally resulted in him murdering and eating a fellow classmate. However, due to weird legal technicalities, he wasn't put in prison for his heinous crime. He was deported back to Japan where he was a free man. But that was only the beginning of the weirdness, and over the next several years he became a Japanese celebrity, writing books, starring in films, and much more. On this episode of Deep Cuts, we delve into the incredibly dark and morally unreal life of Issei Sagawa!

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