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From Tokyo, Japan report, a man convicted of murder for killing and dismembering nine people in his apartment near Tokyo was executed Friday, Japan's Justice Ministry said.
The report said that Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the "Twitter killer," was sentenced to death in 2020 for the killings in 2017 of the nine victims, most of whom had posted suicidal thoughts on social media. He was also convicted of sexually abusing female victims.
The report added that Police arrested him later that year after finding the bodies of eight teenage girls and women, as well as one man, in cold-storage cases in his apartment. Investigators said Shiraishi approached the victims via Twitter, offering to assist them with their suicidal wishes. He killed the three teenage girls and five women after raping them. He also killed the boyfriend of one of the women to silence him.
Hiraishi was hanged at the Tokyo Detention House in secrecy, with nothing disclosed until the execution was done.
Japan's crime rate is relatively low, but it has seen some high-profile mass killings in recent years.
Source: LOCAL 12
Image of the killer
The report said that Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the "Twitter killer," was sentenced to death in 2020 for the killings in 2017 of the nine victims, most of whom had posted suicidal thoughts on social media. He was also convicted of sexually abusing female victims.
The report added that Police arrested him later that year after finding the bodies of eight teenage girls and women, as well as one man, in cold-storage cases in his apartment. Investigators said Shiraishi approached the victims via Twitter, offering to assist them with their suicidal wishes. He killed the three teenage girls and five women after raping them. He also killed the boyfriend of one of the women to silence him.
Hiraishi was hanged at the Tokyo Detention House in secrecy, with nothing disclosed until the execution was done.
Japan's crime rate is relatively low, but it has seen some high-profile mass killings in recent years.
Source: LOCAL 12
Image of the killer
