The Pet Shop Owner who Killed and Disposed of his Customers
The real “Little Shop of Horrors” and the serial killer who owned it.
For most people, going to a pet shop is a fun and exciting chance to see cute animals and maybe even bring one home to be part of your family. Images of families and children with their noses pushed up to the window of a glass that separates them from the furry, fluffy creatures are what come to mind when thinking about these stores.
However, this story is about a different kind of pet shop. This pet shop run by scam artists Gen Sekine and Hiroko Kazama involves fraud, theft, assault, murder, and dismemberment. What this couple did, not only shocked the country of Japan but became a widely publicized crime that was adapted into a movie and television drama.
Preying on animal lovers and those looking to invest, this couple tricked people into paying exorbitant prices for exotic dogs that they claimed would make them rich. Then by lying, stealing, and tricking them, they were able to rob them then make them disappear. The lengths they went to remove any trace of their remains were extraordinary.
How did they start this dog breeding business and pet shop? Who were their victims? How were they killed and disposed of? How did the couple get caught and what…
