Seiichi Endo
Aum Shinrikyo member and murderer
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Seiichi Endo | |
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Born | (1960-06-05)5 June 1960 Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan |
Died | 6 July 2018(2018-07-06) (aged 58) Tokyo Detention House, Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan |
Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
Organization | Aum Shinrikyo |
Criminal status | Executed |
Conviction(s) | Mass murder Terrorism |
Criminal penalty | Death |
Seiichi Endo (遠藤誠一, Endō Seiichi, 5 June 1960 – 6 July 2018) was an Aum Shinrikyo member who was executed for his participation in the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack and a number of other crimes.[1]
He was the man who produced the Sarin gas for the attack after leader Shoko Asahara told him to do so.[2]
Early life
Endo was a native of Sapporo, Hokkaido;[3] he graduated from a veterinary school. He later studied virus and genetic engineering at Kyoto University graduate school.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Yoshida, Reiji; Murakami, Sakura (6 July 2018). "Aum Shinrikyo guru Shoko Asahara and six other cult members hanged for mass murders" – via Japan Times Online.
- ^ a b Yamaguchi, Mari (26 July 2018). "Cult members hanged for Tokyo subway attack, other crimes". AP NEWS.
- ^ "Death sentence for AUM sarin maker Seiichi Endo upheld at high court". 31 May 2007.
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