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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

'Twitter Killer' who Raped and Murdered 8 Young Women — Then Kept Their Mutilated Remains as Trophies — Is Executed Takahiro Shiraishi, 34, was hanged after murdering nine people — eight of ...

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

A man convicted of murder for killing and dismembering nine people in his apartment near Tokyo was executed Friday, Japan’s Justice Ministry said. Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the “Twitter ...

Takahiro Shiraishi had been sentenced to death for his 2017 strangling and dismembering of eight women and one man in his apartment near 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 executes Takahiro Shiraishi, the 'Twitter killer,' convicted of murdering nine people. The case raised concerns over social media's role in crimes.