Second Victim

The Second Victim, full name Masao Matsubara (松原 正夫 Matsubara Masao), is a placeholder name referring to the second known person killed by Hiro Shishigami.

Cause of Death
Masao was shot by Hiro Shishigami while he was in the bathtub with his son.

Etymology

 * The name Masao means "right, proper" (正) (masa) and "man, husband" (夫) (o).
 * Masao's surname Matsubara means "pine tree, fir tree" (松) (matsu) and "field, plain" (原) (hara/bara).

Trivia

 * Masao is the only Matsubara victim to have a full name.