Global InformationSokichi Furutani information
Sokichi Furutani[1][2] | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 16, 1914 Tsushima, Nagasaki, Japan |
| Died | May 31, 1985 (aged 71) Osaka Detention House, Osaka, Japan |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Conviction(s) | Murder (8 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 8–12 |
Span of crimes | 1951; October – December 1965 |
| Country | Japan |
| State(s) | Fukuoka, Osaka, Kyoto, Shiga, Hyōgo |
Date apprehended | For the final time on December 12, 1965 |
Sokichi Furutani[1][2] (古谷惣吉, Furutani Sokichi, February 16, 1914 – May 31, 1985) was a Japanese serial killer, who in the span between October 30 and December 12, 1965, murdered eight elderly men in a robbery-murder spree. He is also suspected of being responsible for murders of four other men, two of them occurring in 1951.[3]
The crimes occurred in various parts of Western Japan, such as Osaka, Kyoto, Shiga, Hyōgo and Fukuoka, with the seven murders and two attempted robberies being designated as "Police Agency Wide Area Important Designated Case No. 105 Case". This was the first case in the National Police Agency's designated area.[3]
- ^ a b Yomiuri Shimbun (December 13, 1965), Tokyo morning edition, p.15 "Continuous murderer" Furutani "grabbing the sixth assault at Ashiya (Hyogo) Self-service "(Yomiuri Shimbun Tokyo Headquarters)
- ^ a b Asahi Shimbun (December 13, 1965) Western Morning Edition, p.1 "Continuous Murder Suspect Furutani Arrested at Nishinomiya and Killing Two People Attacking a Coastal Hut" (Asahi Newspaper Western Headquarters)
- ^ a b Chunichi Shimbun (June 23, 1985) morning edition, p. 23, "Killing 8 Elderly, Furutani's Execution"]