Kaoru Kobayashi (murderer)
Kaoru Kobayashi | |
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小林 薫 | |
| Born | November 30, 1968 Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
| Died | February 21, 2013 (aged 44) Osaka Detention House, Osaka Prefecture, Japan |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Occupation | Newspaper deliveryman |
| Convictions | Kidnapping Sexual assault Murder Sexual assault resulting in death Theft Intimidation Abandonment of a corpse (2 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | Kaede 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. 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.