The Serial Killer Who Never Killed Anyone
He forced his wife and her family to torture and kill each other.
Some criminals fall into crime because of their circumstances. Born into poverty, abused as children, or having some sort of mental illness, these people grow up and get entangled in crimes such as assault, rape, or murder.
This criminal however was not like most criminals. With no mental illness, childhood trauma, or factors that are usually linked with those who commit crimes, Futoshi Matsunaga was a different kind of criminal. He defrauded, tortured, and had a hand in killing at least seven people for no reason other than he could.
From an early age, he always chose the wrong path and used his intelligence, charm, and control to take advantage of vulnerable people. Using tactics including torture, electrocution, blackmail, and mind control, he was able to get what he wanted.
Through gruesome schemes, his crimes were so brutal that most Japanese media outlets stopped reporting on them. The Japan Times reported that “The case is without comparison in the criminal history of our country.”
This is the story of Futoshi Matsunaga and Junko Ogata, the infamous Japanese serial killer couple.
