Sataro Fukiage (吹上 佐太郎, Fukiage Satarō, February 1889 - September 28, 1926) was a Japanese serial killer, known as the Erotomania. He was a serial rapist-murderer in Japan. He killed at least seven girls.

He first murdered a girl in 1906. He admitted that he had killed six girls between 1923 and 1924. The trial admitted three of six cases, but the exact number of victims is unknown. He raped a number of women besides the murder victims. According to one theory, he raped at least 93 girls. Some estimates say he raped over 100 women.

Biography

He was born in Shimogyo, Kyoto. He was forced to work by his family at the age of 9 under the East Asian age reckoning (The description about the East Asian age reckoning is omitted in the following). He often changed his works. He had sex with an about 17-year-old woman at the age of 11. It is child sexual abuse under a modern standard, but it wasn't admitted at that time. He was fired due to having sex with her, and then he was arrested for theft at the age of 12, but he learned kana and math for only two months in jail. He was arrested again for theft soon after his release, but he learned classical Chinese in jail.

He had sex with a 54-year-old woman at the age of 17. His life like male prostitution changed to the life as a rapist after that. He raped her 11-year-old daughter and her neighboring girls. On September 24, 1906, he raped and murdered a 11-year-old girl at Kinkaku-ji. The victim was his old acquaintance. He was 18 years old, but he was 17 years old under the western age system.

In jail, he studied many books of many great persons such as Confucius, Mencius, Socrates, Aristotle and Nichiren. He was released in 1922, but he was fired again due to his previous convictions. In April 1923, he was arrested for molesting a 4-year-old girl, but was released soon.

Between June 1923 and April 1924, he raped and murdered six girls, ages from eleven to sixteen. On July 28, 1924, he was arrested. He was convinced that he would be sentenced to die, but he wanted to say something.

He finished his book, The Street (娑婆, Syaba), as will during the trials, then was executed on September 28, 1926. It was reported that he went to die nobly, differing from many prisoners. In his book, he requested many parents not to make their children poor.

Sataro Fukiage (吹上 佐太郎, Fukiage Satarō, February 1889 – September 28, 1926) was a Japanese rapist and serial killer. He killed at least seven girls.

He murdered his first victim in 1906, and killed six girls between 1923 and 1924. He was tried for three out of six cases, but his exact number of victims is unknown.

He raped a number of women besides the murder victims and according to one theory, he raped at least 93 girls. Some estimates say he raped more than 100 women.

Early life

He was born in Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto. His family forced him to work at the age of nine under the East Asian age reckoning. He frequently changed jobs. At the age of 11, he had sex with a girl about 17 years old, for which he lost his job.

At 12, he was arrested for theft. Fukiage learned kana and math during the two months he spent in jail. He was arrested again for theft soon after his release, but learned classical Chinese while in jail the second time.

Fukiage had sex with a 54-year-old woman at the age of 17. He later raped the woman's 11-year-old daughter and some other girls in their neighborhood.

First murder and imprisonment

On September 24, 1906, he raped and murdered an 11-year-old girl at Kinkaku-ji. The victim was an acquaintance of his. At the time he was culturally considered to be 18 years old, although he was 17 years old under the western age system. In jail, he studied the works of Confucius, Mencius, Socrates, Aristotle and Nichiren.

He was released in 1922 and found employment, but he was fired due to his criminal past. In April 1923, he was arrested for molesting a four-year-old girl, but was released.

Later murders and arrest

Between June 1923 and April 1924, he raped and murdered six girls, ages 11 to 16. He was arrested on July 28, 1924. He confessed to 13 murders, but later recanted, and insisting that he had murdered only six girls and that a police officer had asked him a leading question. He wrote a book, The Street (娑婆, Shaba). He was sentenced to death on May 17, 1925. The Supreme Court of Japan upheld his death sentence on July 2, 1926.

Death

He was executed by hanging on September 28, 1926. The media reported that he went to die nobly, unlike many prisoners. In his book, he requested that parents take care of their children.