Ogata was born in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, and grew up in a wealthy family. She was Matsunaga's schoolmate in high school, but she did not know him very well, and he transferred to another school. She was originally a gentle person and got a job in a preschool, but changed after she started dating Matsunaga in 1982. Ogata had remained a virgin until she became involved with Matsunaga, but he suspected her of having relationships with other men. During their relationship, she and Matsunaga had two sons.
Matsunaga abused her severely. He insisted that Junko's mother tried to seduce him, so he abused her, but during the trial Junko began to suspect that Matsunaga had raped her mother. He eventually recruited her in his murder spree. She became cruel under his influence. Matsunaga and Ogata killed at least seven people between 1996 and 1998. Their victims included Kumio Toraya, her parents, her sister, her sister’s husband and her niece & nephew.
Arrest and trialedit
Ogata was arrested in March 2002. Japanese writer Masayoshi Toyoda supported her, and created doubt about the trial in his book published in November 2005. When he first tried to meet with her he was not allowed because she was a murderer, but he was eventually allowed to meet her on September 27, 2005.
Ogata was sentenced to die in a Fukuoka district court on September 28, 2005, a sentence she appealed on October 11.[1] The court tried six murders, and her father's death was regarded as manslaughter. On September 26, 2007, the high court in Fukuoka sentenced her to life in prison, rejecting the death penalty.[2] Prosecutors appealed to the Supreme Court, which narrowly upheld the life sentence.[3]
(in Japanese) Japanese Wikipedia entry on the murder case
Referencesedit
^"Killer of six appeals death sentence". The Japan Times. 2005-10-12. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
^"Death sentence reduced for one of murderous pair". The Japan Times. 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
^. Archived from the original on 2011-12-15. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
External linksedit
Kitakyushu Serial Murders Japan Children's rights Network
April 12, 2024
junko, ogata, 緒方, 純子, ogata, junko, born, february, 1962, japanese, serial, killer, acted, accomplice, serial, killer, futoshi, matsunaga, born, 1962, february, 1962, kurume, fukuoka, prefecture, japancriminal, penaltydeath, commuted, life, imprisonmentdetails. Junko Ogata 緒方 純子 Ogata Junko born February 25 1962 is a Japanese serial killer who acted as an accomplice to serial killer Futoshi Matsunaga Junko OgataBornJunko Ogata 1962 02 25 25 February 1962 age 62 Kurume Fukuoka Prefecture JapanCriminal penaltyDeath commuted to life imprisonmentDetailsVictims7 9Span of crimes1996 1998CountryJapanState s Kitakyushu Fukuoka Contents 1 Early life and murders 2 Arrest and trial 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksEarly life and murders editOgata was born in Kurume Fukuoka Prefecture and grew up in a wealthy family She was Matsunaga s schoolmate in high school but she did not know him very well and he transferred to another school She was originally a gentle person and got a job in a preschool but changed after she started dating Matsunaga in 1982 Ogata had remained a virgin until she became involved with Matsunaga but he suspected her of having relationships with other men During their relationship she and Matsunaga had two sons Matsunaga abused her severely He insisted that Junko s mother tried to seduce him so he abused her but during the trial Junko began to suspect that Matsunaga had raped her mother He eventually recruited her in his murder spree She became cruel under his influence Matsunaga and Ogata killed at least seven people between 1996 and 1998 Their victims included Kumio Toraya her parents her sister her sister s husband and her niece amp nephew Arrest and trial editOgata was arrested in March 2002 Japanese writer Masayoshi Toyoda supported her and created doubt about the trial in his book published in November 2005 When he first tried to meet with her he was not allowed because she was a murderer but he was eventually allowed to meet her on September 27 2005 Ogata was sentenced to die in a Fukuoka district court on September 28 2005 a sentence she appealed on October 11 1 The court tried six murders and her father s death was regarded as manslaughter On September 26 2007 the high court in Fukuoka sentenced her to life in prison rejecting the death penalty 2 Prosecutors appealed to the Supreme Court which narrowly upheld the life sentence 3 See also editFutoshi Matsunaga List of serial killers by country in Japanese Japanese Wikipedia entry on the murder caseReferences edit Killer of six appeals death sentence The Japan Times 2005 10 12 Retrieved 2008 02 10 Death sentence reduced for one of murderous pair The Japan Times 2007 09 27 Retrieved 2008 02 10 Woman evades death penalty in murder of 7 due to brutal abuse by mastermind of crimes the Mainichi Daily News Archived from the original on 2011 12 15 Retrieved 2011 12 15 External links editKitakyushu Serial Murders Japan Children s rights Network Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Junko Ogata amp oldid 1201521673, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
