Hiroshi Maeue
Encyclopedia
, aka "Suicide Website Murderer", was a Japanese
serial killer
, who lured his victims via the internet
and killed three people in 2005.
Maeue suffered from a paraphilic
psychosexual disorder which translated into being unable to achieve sexual release absent of performing an act of strangulation.
, where he assaulted and strangled his male friend. He dropped out in 1988. Later, he was arrested for assault after beating and attempting to asphyxiate a male associate in 1995. After settling out of court, he was released but fired. In 2001, he was arrested once more for the attempted asphyxiation of two women, and sentenced to one year in prison, 3 years suspended sentence. Released early for good behavior, he was rearrested for attempting to asphyxiate a junior high school boy, for which he was sentenced to 1 year and 10 months imprisonment.
club. He lured his victims by suggesting they meet and end their lives together by committing suicide via a charcoal burner in a sealed car
. After a brief conversation, however, he would strangle them with his bare
hands. This brought him sexual pleasure, and he later claimed he developed his desire to kill this way after reading of similar events in a mystery novel as a child. All three of his victims were killed within a span of four months.
er." On March 28, 2007, the Osaka District Court sentenced him to death
. Although his defence team launched an appeal, he accepted the judgment of the court and expressed a willingness to pay for his crimes with his life, retracting his protest on July 5, 2007.
On July 28, 2009, Hiroshi Maeue was hanged
in Osaka, along with 25-year-old condemned criminal Yukio Yamaji
.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
serial killer
Serial killer
A serial killer, as typically defined, is an individual who has murdered three or more people over a period of more than a month, with down time between the murders, and whose motivation for killing is usually based on psychological gratification...
, who lured his victims via the internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
and killed three people in 2005.
Maeue suffered from a paraphilic
Paraphilia
Paraphilia is a biomedical term used to describe sexual arousal to objects, situations, or individuals that are not part of normative stimulation and that may cause distress or serious problems for the paraphiliac or persons associated with him or her...
psychosexual disorder which translated into being unable to achieve sexual release absent of performing an act of strangulation.
Crimes
Maeue entered the Kanazawa Institute of TechnologyKanazawa Institute of Technology
is an institution of higher learning in Japan. It is often called KIT, or for short.It is known for its unique educational policy that attaches importance to initiative of students...
, where he assaulted and strangled his male friend. He dropped out in 1988. Later, he was arrested for assault after beating and attempting to asphyxiate a male associate in 1995. After settling out of court, he was released but fired. In 2001, he was arrested once more for the attempted asphyxiation of two women, and sentenced to one year in prison, 3 years suspended sentence. Released early for good behavior, he was rearrested for attempting to asphyxiate a junior high school boy, for which he was sentenced to 1 year and 10 months imprisonment.
Suicide website murders
Maeue murdered three people after his release in 2005; he was convicted of killing a 14-year-old boy, a 25-year-old woman, and a 21-year-old man, all of whom were members of an online suicideInternet suicide
An Internet suicide is a suicide conducted in full view of the public via the Internet, or pursuant to a cybersuicide pact, which is a suicide pact made between individuals who meet on the Internet.- Background :...
club. He lured his victims by suggesting they meet and end their lives together by committing suicide via a charcoal burner in a sealed car
Charcoal-burning suicide
-Mechanism of action:As the charcoal burns, the oxygen in the air of the room is gradually exhausted. The incomplete combustion of carbon produces carbon monoxide which binds strongly to hemoglobin, rapidly decreasing the ability of blood to deliver oxygen to the body...
. After a brief conversation, however, he would strangle them with his bare
Bare
Bare means minimal or naked.Bare may also refer to:- People :* Bobby Bare , American country music singer and songwriter* Bobby Bare, Jr. , American musician and recording artist...
hands. This brought him sexual pleasure, and he later claimed he developed his desire to kill this way after reading of similar events in a mystery novel as a child. All three of his victims were killed within a span of four months.
Trial and death
In his trial, prosecutors called Maeue a "lust murderLust murder
A lust murder is a homicide in which the offender searches for erotic satisfaction by killing someone. Lust murder is synonymous with the paraphilic term erotophonophilia which is sexual arousal or gratification contingent on the death of a human being...
er." On March 28, 2007, the Osaka District Court sentenced him to death
Capital punishment
Capital punishment, the death penalty, or execution is the sentence of death upon a person by the state as a punishment for an offence. Crimes that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offences. The term capital originates from the Latin capitalis, literally...
. Although his defence team launched an appeal, he accepted the judgment of the court and expressed a willingness to pay for his crimes with his life, retracting his protest on July 5, 2007.
On July 28, 2009, Hiroshi Maeue was hanged
Hanging
Hanging is the lethal suspension of a person by a ligature. The Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is "specifically to put to death by suspension by the neck", though it formerly also referred to crucifixion and death by impalement in which the body would remain...
in Osaka, along with 25-year-old condemned criminal Yukio Yamaji
Yukio Yamaji
was a Japanese triple killer. He murdered his own mother in 2000, and then murdered a 27-year-old woman and her 19-year-old sister in 2005.-Biography:Yamaji was born into a poor family and his father died of cirrhosis in January 1995...
.
External links
- Alleged killer linked to suicide site. Japan Times, August 7, 2005.
- 3 die in fake net suicide pacts. The Sydney Morning HeraldThe Sydney Morning HeraldThe Sydney Morning Herald is a daily broadsheet newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1831 as the Sydney Herald, the SMH is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia. The newspaper is published six days a week. The newspaper's Sunday counterpart, The...
, August 8, 2005. - Suicide website murderer lived out his fantasies. Japan TodayJapan TodayJapan Today is an online newspaper based in Tokyo, Japan. Launched in September 2000 Japan Today publishes original content in English such as interviews and news stories, as well as translations of articles from popular Japanese magazines and newspapers. They are hosted by GPlus Media Co. Ltd....
, August 24, 2005. - Japanese net suicide pact murderer to hang. The RegisterThe RegisterThe Register is a British technology news and opinion website. It was founded by John Lettice, Mike Magee and Ross Alderson in 1994 as a newsletter called "Chip Connection", initially as an email service...
, March 28, 2007. - Death sentence. Shanghai DailyShanghai DailyShanghai Daily is an English-language newspaper in China started in October 1999 and owned by Wenhui-xinmin United Press Group. Its primary audience is visiting foreigners, mainly overseas investors and tourists to Shanghai, though many Chinese students read it to improve their English...
, March 29, 2007. - Man gets death for murdering suicidal trio. Japan Times, March 29, 2007.
- Japanese serial killer gets death sentence Suicide Website Murders