Gen Sekine

Gen Sekine
Born(1942-01-02)January 2, 1942
DiedMarch 27, 2017(2017-03-27) (aged 75)
ConvictionMurder (4 counts)
Criminal penaltyDeath
Details
Victims4–7+
Span of crimes
April – August 1993
CountryJapan
StateSaitama
Date apprehended
January 5, 1995

Gen Sekine (関根元, Sekine Gen; 2 January 1942 – 27 March 2017) was a Japanese dog breeder and serial killer who, together with his common-law wife Hiroko Kazama (風間博子), murdered at least four clients in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, between April and August 1993. Both were sentenced to death for their crimes, but Sekine died on death row prior to execution.