Issei Sagawa murdered a Dutch woman in 1981 , dismembered and ate her . He was sentenced to death by lethal injection but the execution was halted when he refused food for three days before his scheduled execution. Now a celebrity of sorts , Sagawa has effectively made a living off his crime .
Issei Sagawa murdered a Dutch woman in 1981 , dismembered and ate her . Sagawa was arrested , declared insane , institutionalized and ultimately released . Now a celebrity of sorts , Sagawa has effectively made a living off his crime .