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{{short description|Japanese serial killer and cult leader}}
{{Short description|Japanese serial killer and cult leader}}
{{Infobox serial killer
{{Infobox serial killer
| name = Sachiko Eto
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| alias = "The Drumstick Killer"
| alias = "The Drumstick Killer"
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1947|08|21}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1947|8|21}}
| birth_place = [[Sukagawa, Fukushima]], [[Japan]]
| birth_place = [[Sukagawa, Fukushima]], [[Occupied Japan]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|09|27|1947|08|21}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|9|27|1947|8|21}}
| death_place = Miyagi Prison, [[Sendai]], [[Japan]]
| death_place = Miyagi Prison, [[Sendai, Japan]]
| cause = [[Executed by hanging]]
| cause = [[Execution by hanging]]
| conviction = [[Murder]]
| conviction = [[Murder]]
| sentence = [[Death]]
| sentence = [[Capital punishment in Japan|Death]]
| victims = 6
| victims = 6
| beginyear = 1994
| beginyear = 1994
| endyear = 1995
| endyear = 1995
| country = [[Japan]]
| country = Japan
| states = [[Fukushima Prefecture|Fukushima]]
| states = [[Fukushima Prefecture|Fukushima]]
| apprehended = July 5, 1995
| apprehended = July 5, 1995
| imprisoned =
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| criminal_status = [[Executed]]
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'''Sachiko Eto''' (born August 21, 1947 - September 27, 2012), known as '''The Drumstick Killer''', was a [[Japan|Japanese]] cult leader and [[serial killer]], responsible for six murders in [[Sukagawa, Fukushima|Sukugawa]] between 1994 and 1995.<ref name="平成事件回顧">{{Cite news|url=https://www.kahoku.co.jp/tohokunews/201904/20190414_13031.html|title=<Retrospective of the Heisei Era> (6) Sukagawa Prayer Murders (7 years)|last=|first=|date=April 14, 2019|work=[[Kahoku Shimpō]]|access-date=2019-04-16|url-status=live|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20190416041418/https://www.kahoku.co.jp/tohokunews/201904/20190414_13031.html|archive-date=April 16, 2009|publisher=}}</ref>
{{Nihongo|'''Sachiko Eto'''|江藤 幸子|Etō Sachiko|August 21, 1947 – September 27, 2012}}, known as '''The Drumstick Killer''', was a Japanese cult leader and [[serial killer]], responsible for six murders in [[Sukagawa, Fukushima|Sukagawa City]] between 1994 and 1995.<ref name="平成事件回顧">{{Cite news|url=https://www.kahoku.co.jp/tohokunews/201904/20190414_13031.html|title=<Retrospective of the Heisei Era> (6) Sukagawa Prayer Murders (7 years)|date=April 14, 2019|work=[[Kahoku Shimpō]]|access-date=2019-04-16|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416041418/https://www.kahoku.co.jp/tohokunews/201904/20190414_13031.html|archive-date=April 16, 2019}}</ref>


A self-professed guru with psychic abilities, she killed several of her cult members during bizarre rituals involving [[Taiko]] sticks. For her crimes, she was [[Capital punishment|sentenced to death]] and subsequently executed in 2012.<ref name="平成事件回顧"/>
A self-professed guru who claimed to have psychic abilities, she killed several of her cult members during bizarre rituals involving [[taiko]] sticks. For her crimes, she was [[Capital punishment|sentenced to death]] and subsequently executed in 2012.<ref name="平成事件回顧"/>


== Murders and arrest ==
== Murders and arrest ==
From December 1994 to June 1995, Eto's followers, consisting of her daughter Yuko (23), Hiroshi Nemoto (21) and Mitsuo Sekine (45), assisted in killing the "ugly devils". In particular, Nemoto helped her in killing the six victims, as well as the injury of one female cult member.
From December 1994 to June 1995, Eto's followers, consisting of her daughter Yuko (23), Hiroshi Nemoto (21) and Mitsuo Sekine (45), assisted in killing the "ugly devils". In particular, Nemoto helped her in killing the six victims, as well as the injury of one female cult member.


On July 5th, the Fukushima Prefectural Police decided to search Eto's house after the hospitalization of one cult member. They found six rotting corpses, and arrested the Sachiko and her three followers. Later, the surviving victim was also arrested upon discovery that she had participated in the assault.
On July 5, the Fukushima Prefectural Police decided to search Eto's house after the hospitalization of one cult member. They found six rotting corpses, and arrested Sachiko and her three followers. Later, the surviving victim was also arrested upon discovery that she had participated in the assault.


The victims included Hiroshi's wife, male follower J., J.'s wife and daughter, male follower K. and female follower N.
The victims included Hiroshi's wife, male follower J., J.'s wife and daughter, male follower K. and female follower N.
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* In March 1997, the Sendai High Court handed a 3-year sentence to the surviving cult member, including a 5-year [[suspended sentence]] (it's unknown if the decision was appealed).
* In March 1997, the Sendai High Court handed a 3-year sentence to the surviving cult member, including a 5-year [[suspended sentence]] (it's unknown if the decision was appealed).
* On November 16, 2001, the Fukushima District Court requested a death sentence for Sachiko Eto, life imprisonment for Yuko Eto and Mitsuo Sekine, and 20 years imprisonment for Hiroshi Nemoto.
* On November 16, 2001, the Fukushima District Court requested a death sentence for Sachiko Eto, life imprisonment for Yuko Eto and Mitsuo Sekine, and 20 years' imprisonment for Hiroshi Nemoto.
* On May 10, 2002, all the sentences were affirmed, but Nemoto's sentence was reduced to 18 years. Shingo Takahashi and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Daidai Toho, the representative directors of the Japan De-Carte Association, analyzed the trial in the same fashion as those of the [[Aum Shinrikyo]].<ref>[http://news.a902.net/a1/2002/0510-11.html Death sentence for guru who killed associates and assaulted one in Fukushima] Asahi Shimbun (May 10, 2002)</ref>
* On May 10, 2002, all the sentences were affirmed, but Nemoto's sentence was reduced to 18 years. Shingo Takahashi and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Daidai Toho, the representative directors of the Japan De-Carte Association, analyzed the trial in the same fashion as those of the [[Aum Shinrikyo]].<ref>[http://news.a902.net/a1/2002/0510-11.html Death sentence for guru who killed associates and assaulted one in Fukushima] Asahi Shimbun (May 10, 2002)</ref>
* On November 11, 2003, the Sendai High Court dismisses appeals for diminished sentences by the conspirators.
* On November 11, 2003, the Sendai High Court dismisses appeals for diminished sentences by the conspirators.
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* On September 16, 2008, her appeal was officially dismissed by the [[Supreme Court of Japan]], thus confirming Eto's death sentence. She was the 10th female prisoner to be sentenced to death after the war.<ref>[http://itest.5ch.net/mamono/test/read.cgi/newsplus/1221549670 [Society<nowiki>]</nowiki> Female "guru" sentenced to death... Fukushima's "exorcist"'s follower assaulted (Supreme Court)]</ref>
* On September 16, 2008, her appeal was officially dismissed by the [[Supreme Court of Japan]], thus confirming Eto's death sentence. She was the 10th female prisoner to be sentenced to death after the war.<ref>[http://itest.5ch.net/mamono/test/read.cgi/newsplus/1221549670 [Society<nowiki>]</nowiki> Female "guru" sentenced to death... Fukushima's "exorcist"'s follower assaulted (Supreme Court)]</ref>
* On September 17, 2012, Sachiko Eto was executed in Miyagi Prison, in [[Sendai]]. She was the first woman executed in 15 years, and the fourth-in-line starting from 1950.<ref>[https://r.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASDG27022_X20C12A9CC0000 Two executions for two consecutive months] Nihon Keizai Shimbun (September 27, 2012)</ref><ref>[https://r.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASDG2702J_X20C12A9CC0000 Two executions! Minister of Justice: "We investigated thoroughly"] Nihon Keizai Shimbun (September 27, 2012)</ref>
* On September 17, 2012, Sachiko Eto was executed in Miyagi Prison, in [[Sendai]]. She was the first woman executed in 15 years, and the fourth-in-line starting from 1950.<ref>[https://r.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASDG27022_X20C12A9CC0000 Two executions for two consecutive months] Nihon Keizai Shimbun (September 27, 2012)</ref><ref>[https://r.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASDG2702J_X20C12A9CC0000 Two executions! Minister of Justice: "We investigated thoroughly"] Nihon Keizai Shimbun (September 27, 2012)</ref>

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== See also ==
== See also ==
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* [[Stockholm syndrome]]
* [[Stockholm syndrome]]
* [[Cult]]
* [[Cult]]
* [[List of executions in Japan]]
==External links==
* [[List of serial killers by country]]
* [http://unknownmisandry.blogspot.com/2012/11/sachiko-eto-drumstick-female-serial.html Unknown Gender History article]

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Latest revision as of 13:32, 19 March 2024

Sachiko Eto
Born(1947-08-21)August 21, 1947
Sukagawa, Fukushima, Occupied Japan
DiedSeptember 27, 2012(2012-09-27) (aged 65)
Miyagi Prison, Sendai, Japan
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Other names"The Drumstick Killer"
Criminal statusExecuted
Conviction(s)Murder
Criminal penaltyDeath
Details
Victims6
Span of crimes
1994–1995
CountryJapan
State(s)Fukushima
Date apprehended
July 5, 1995

Sachiko Eto (江藤 幸子, Etō Sachiko, August 21, 1947 – September 27, 2012), known as The Drumstick Killer, was a Japanese cult leader and serial killer, responsible for six murders in Sukagawa City between 1994 and 1995.[1]

A self-professed guru who claimed to have psychic abilities, she killed several of her cult members during bizarre rituals involving taiko sticks. For her crimes, she was sentenced to death and subsequently executed in 2012.[1]

Murders and arrest[edit]

From December 1994 to June 1995, Eto's followers, consisting of her daughter Yuko (23), Hiroshi Nemoto (21) and Mitsuo Sekine (45), assisted in killing the "ugly devils". In particular, Nemoto helped her in killing the six victims, as well as the injury of one female cult member.

On July 5, the Fukushima Prefectural Police decided to search Eto's house after the hospitalization of one cult member. They found six rotting corpses, and arrested Sachiko and her three followers. Later, the surviving victim was also arrested upon discovery that she had participated in the assault.

The victims included Hiroshi's wife, male follower J., J.'s wife and daughter, male follower K. and female follower N.

Trial[edit]

  • In March 1997, the Sendai High Court handed a 3-year sentence to the surviving cult member, including a 5-year suspended sentence (it's unknown if the decision was appealed).
  • On November 16, 2001, the Fukushima District Court requested a death sentence for Sachiko Eto, life imprisonment for Yuko Eto and Mitsuo Sekine, and 20 years' imprisonment for Hiroshi Nemoto.
  • On May 10, 2002, all the sentences were affirmed, but Nemoto's sentence was reduced to 18 years. Shingo Takahashi and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Daidai Toho, the representative directors of the Japan De-Carte Association, analyzed the trial in the same fashion as those of the Aum Shinrikyo.[2]
  • On November 11, 2003, the Sendai High Court dismisses appeals for diminished sentences by the conspirators.
  • On November 12, 2005, Sachiko Eto's appeal was also rejected by the Sendai High Court.
  • On September 16, 2008, her appeal was officially dismissed by the Supreme Court of Japan, thus confirming Eto's death sentence. She was the 10th female prisoner to be sentenced to death after the war.[3]
  • On September 17, 2012, Sachiko Eto was executed in Miyagi Prison, in Sendai. She was the first woman executed in 15 years, and the fourth-in-line starting from 1950.[4][5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "<Retrospective of the Heisei Era> (6) Sukagawa Prayer Murders (7 years)". Kahoku Shimpō. April 14, 2019. Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  2. ^ Death sentence for guru who killed associates and assaulted one in Fukushima Asahi Shimbun (May 10, 2002)
  3. ^ [Society] Female "guru" sentenced to death... Fukushima's "exorcist"'s follower assaulted (Supreme Court)
  4. ^ Two executions for two consecutive months Nihon Keizai Shimbun (September 27, 2012)
  5. ^ Two executions! Minister of Justice: "We investigated thoroughly" Nihon Keizai Shimbun (September 27, 2012)
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