Yoshitomo Hori

Yoshitomo Hori
Born
Yoshitomo Kim

(1975-04-29) April 29, 1975
Other names"Tanaka"
ConvictionsMurder x3
Attempted murder x1
Criminal penaltyDeath (Magoori)
Death; commuted to life imprisonment (Isogai)
Details
Victims3
Span of crimes
1998–2007
CountryJapan
StateAichi
Date apprehended
August 26, 2007
Imprisoned atNagoya Detention House

Yoshitomo Hori (Japanese: 堀 慶末; né Kim; born April 29, 1975) is a Korean-Japanese serial killer who killed a couple in Hekinan in 1998, and later participated in the murder of Rie Isogai in 2007. Sentenced to life imprisonment for the latter crime, he was linked to the double murder and another attempted murder in 2012, for which he was sentenced to death and currently awaits execution on death row.