Kaoru Kobayashi (murderer)

Kaoru Kobayashi
小林 薫
Born(1968-11-30)November 30, 1968
DiedFebruary 21, 2013(2013-02-21) (aged 44)
Osaka Detention House, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
OccupationNewspaper deliveryman
Conviction(s)Kidnapping
Sexual assault
Murder
Sexual assault resulting in death
Theft
Intimidation
Abandonment of a corpse (2 counts)
Criminal penaltyDeath
Details
VictimsKaede Ariyama (有山 楓, Ariyama Kaede), aged 7 (killed)
Date apprehended
30 December 2004

Kaoru Kobayashi (小林 薫, Kobayashi Kaoru, November 30, 1968 – February 21, 2013) was a Japanese newspaper deliveryman who kidnapped, sexually assaulted and murdered 7-year-old Kaede Ariyama (有山 楓, Ariyama Kaede) in Nara, Nara Prefecture, on November 17, 2004.[1] Kobayashi, an ex-convict and pedophile with a record as a prolific sex offender, was sentenced to death for the murder of Ariyama and was executed by hanging at Osaka Detention House on February 21, 2013.[2] Ariyama's murder caused a surge in the moral panic against otaku culture in Japan.

  1. ^ "Man held in Nara girl's slaying". The Japan Times. 2005-01-08. Archived from the original on 2005-04-10. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
  2. ^ "Japan executes three inmates". The Japan Times. 2013-02-21. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-02-21.