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{{Villain Infobox | {{Villain Infobox | ||
|Image =Mutsuo Toi.jpg | |Image =Mutsuo Toi.jpg | ||
|fullname = Mutsuo | |fullname = Mutsuo Toi | ||
|origin = Kurami, Okayama | |origin = Kurami, Okayama Prefecture, Japan | ||
| occupation = | | occupation = | ||
| skills = | | skills = | ||
| goals = Take revenge on his village | | goals = Take revenge on his village | ||
|crimes = [[murder]] | |crimes = [[Mass murder]] | ||
| type of villain = Mass murderer | | type of villain = Mass murderer | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote| | {{Quote|It's already dawn, let's die.|Suicide note.}} | ||
Mutsuo | '''Mutsuo Toi''' (March 5, 1917 - May 21, 1938) was a Japanese mass murderer who perpetrated the Tsuyama massacre in Okayama, | ||
killing 30 people with a shotgun, an axe and katana. | killing 30 people with a shotgun, an axe, and a katana. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Born in Kurami Okayama | Born in Kurami, Okayama Prefecture, his parents were Shinichiro and Masayo. Both died of pulmonary tuberculosis when Toi was still a baby, so he and his older sister Minako were raised by their grandmother Yone. | ||
He was interested in ¨Yobai (夜這い¨, a rural Japanese custom of sneaking into the bedrooms of womens in search of sexual relations. | He was interested in ¨Yobai (夜這い¨, a rural Japanese custom of sneaking into the bedrooms of womens in search of sexual relations. | ||
In May 1937 he was diagnosed with tuberculosis, which generated the rejection and contempt of women and his neighbors, according to | In May 1937, he was diagnosed with tuberculosis, which generated the rejection and contempt of women and his neighbors, according to Toi. | ||
==The Massacre== | ==The Massacre== | ||
On May 20, 1938 Mutsuo | On May 20, 1938, Mutsuo Toi, armed with a Browning shotgun, an axe, and a katana, cut the electricity lines at around 5:00 p.m., leaving the village in darkness. At around 1:40 a.m., he killed his grandmother by decapitating her with an axe, tied two flashlights to his head, then went house to house stabbing or shooting his victims. In a matter of 90 minutes, Toi killed 29 people (27 died instantly, 2 were seriously injured and died later) and 3 people were wounded. At dawn, Toi committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest. | ||
== List of Victims == | == List of Victims == | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
*https://historycollection.com/dont-know-tsuyama-massacre-tuberculosis-tipped-madman-edge/3/ | |||
*https://web.archive.org/web/20080526062236/http://www.alpha-net.ne.jp/users2/knight9/tuyama.htm | |||
[[Category:Male]] | [[Category:Male]] | ||
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[[Category:Mass Murderers]] | [[Category:Mass Murderers]] | ||
[[Category:Japan]] | [[Category:Japan]] | ||
[[Category:Asian Villains]] | |||
[[Category:Suicidal]] | [[Category:Suicidal]] | ||
[[Category:Deceased]] | |||