Kaoru Kobayashi (murderer)
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This article is about the murderer. For the actor of the same name, see Kaoru Kobayashi (actor).
Kaoru Kobayashi (小林 薫, Kobayashi Kaoru, November 30, 1968 – February 21, 2013) was a Japanese newspaper deliveryman who kidnapped, sexually assaulted and murdered 7-year-old Kaede Ariyama (有山 楓, Ariyama Kaede) in Nara, Nara Prefecture, on November 17, 2004.[1] Kobayashi, an ex-convict and pedophile with a record as a prolific sex offender, was sentenced to death for the murder of Ariyama and was executed by hanging at Osaka Detention House on February 21, 2013.[2] Ariyama's murder caused a surge in the moral panic against otaku culture in Japan.
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Born | (1968-11-30)November 30, 1968 Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
Died | February 21, 2013(2013-02-21) (aged 44) Osaka Detention House, Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
Occupation | Newspaper deliveryman |
Conviction(s) | Kidnapping, sexual assault, homicide (2 counts of murder and sexual assault resulting in death), theft and intimidation, two counts of damage and abandonment of a corpse |
Criminal penalty | Death |
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Victims | Kaede Ariyama (有山 楓, Ariyama Kaede), aged 7 (killed) |
Date apprehended | 30 December 2004 |
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