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Aum Shinrikyo member and murderer

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Seiichi Endo

Born	(1960-06-05)5 June 1960 Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Died	6 July 2018(2018-07-06) (aged 58) Tokyo Detention House, Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan
Cause of death	Execution by hanging
Organization	Aum Shinrikyo
Criminal status	Executed

Conviction(s)	Mass murder Terrorism
Criminal penalty	Death

Seiichi Endo (遠藤誠一, Endō Seiichi, 5 June 1960 – 6 July 2018) was an Aum Shinrikyo member who was executed for his participation in the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack and a number of other crimes.

He was the man who produced the Sarin gas for the attack after leader Shoko Asahara told him to do so.

Early life

Endo was a native of Sapporo, Hokkaido; he graduated from a veterinary school. He later studied virus and genetic engineering at Kyoto University graduate school.

References

Yoshida, Reiji; Murakami, Sakura (6 July 2018). "Aum Shinrikyo guru Shoko Asahara and six other cult members hanged for mass murders" – via Japan Times Online.
^ Yamaguchi, Mari (26 July 2018). "Cult members hanged for Tokyo subway attack, other crimes". AP NEWS.
"Death sentence for AUM sarin maker Seiichi Endo upheld at high court". 31 May 2007.

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Formerly known as Aum Shinrikyo
Leadership	Shoko Asahara Seiichi Endo Satoru Hashimoto Kiyohide Hayakawa Ikuo Hayashi Yasuo Hayashi Kenichi Hirose Yoshihiro Inoue Fumihiro Joyu Hideo Murai Tomomasa Nakagawa Tomomitsu Niimi Kazuaki Okazaki Toru Toyoda Masami Tsuchiya Masato Yokoyama
Criticism	United States State Department list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations (removed in 2022)
Incidents	Sakamoto family murder (1989) Matsumoto incident (1994) Tokyo subway sarin attack (1995)
Media	A (film) Me and the Cult Leader (film) The Story of Kamikuishiki Village (video game) Underground (book)
Sects/Offshoots	Hikari no Wa
Related	2019 Tokyo car attack Kamikuishiki
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