Kaoru Kobayashi (murderer)

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. 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. Ariyama's murder caused a surge in the moral panic against otaku culture in Japan.

This article is about the murderer. For the actor of the same name, see Kaoru Kobayashi (actor).
Kaoru Kobayashi
Born(1968-11-30)November 30, 1968
Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
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, homicide (2 counts of murder and sexual assault resulting in death), theft and intimidation, two counts of damage and abandonment of a corpse
Criminal penaltyDeath
Details
VictimsKaede Ariyama (有山 楓, Ariyama Kaede), aged 7 (killed)
Date apprehended
30 December 2004
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