
<p>Issei Sagawa, often referred to as the “Kobe Cannibal,” became one of the most unsettling figures in modern criminal history after the 1981 murder of Dutch student Renée Hartevelt in Paris. Despite confessing, Sagawa was declared legally insane in France, deported to Japan, and ultimately released due to a jurisdictional loophole—never facing trial or prison. His case remains a disturbing example of how psychological pathology, cultural fetishization, and major failures in international law allowed a violent offender to walk free and later become a media curiosity. Sagawa’s story continues to raise difficult questions about justice, ethics, and the responsibilities of global legal systems.</p>



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