Takahiro Shiraishi, 34, was hanged after murdering nine people — eight of whom were young women he targeted after they ...

Takahiro Shiraishi was executed for the killings in 2017 of nine victims, most of whom had posted suicidal thoughts on social media.

Japan executed a man on Friday who killed nine people after contacting them on social media, the first use of capital punishment in the country in nearly three years. Takahiro Shiraishi had been ...

Dubbed the "Twitter Killer", Takahiro Shiraishi’s crimes shocked the country known for its low crime rate. Between August and October 2017, he preyed on the vulnerable, targeting mostly young women ...

Japan executes murderer dubbed ‘The Twitter killer’ who dismembered nine people in his home - Takahiro Shiraishi was also convicted of sexually abusing female victims ...

Crime; Japan executes ‘Twitter killer’ by hanging for dismembering 9 people. Published: Jun. 27, 2025, 9:14 a.m. FILE - Takahiro Shiraishi leaves a police station in Hachioji, suburbs of Tokyo ...

Japan executes Takahiro Shiraishi, the 'Twitter killer,' convicted of murdering nine people. The case raised concerns over social media's role in crimes.

Japan’s ‘Twitter killer,’ who murdered 9 people, is sentenced to death. ... Japan’s crime rate is relatively low, but there have been some recent high-profile killings and crimes.

A Japanese court has sentenced a man to death for killing and dismembering nine people, most of whom had posted suicidal thoughts on social media, in a case that shocked the country.

A Japanese sicko dubbed the “Twitter Killer” was sentenced to death Tuesday by a Tokyo district court for killing and hacking up nine people before being discovered to be living with their ...

Japan executes Takahiro Shiraishi, the 'Twitter killer,' convicted of murdering nine people. The case raised concerns over social media's role in crimes.