NOTORIOUS cannibal killer Issei Sagawa of Japan killed and ate a Dutch student in 1981 has died. Sagawa died of pneumonia in late November, and had a private funeral with only his relatives, according to his younger brother. RexThe disturbed cannibal walked free after brutally murdering a young Dutch student[/caption] He previously said it was his dream to eat someone again before he dies In 1981, he brutally murdered, rape and consumed Dutch student Renee Hartevelt after luring her to his apartment in Paris. In 1986, a legal loophole allowed him to walk free from French prison, and he became a celebrity and porn star in his own country after the disturbing crimes.