Japan executed Takahiro Shiraishi, infamously known as the 'Twitter killer'. He murdered nine individuals in 2017. Shiraishi ...

He was dubbed the "Twitter killer" as he contacted victims via the social ... Capital punishment is carried out by hanging in Japan and prisoners are notified of their execution hours before it is ...

The execution by hanging of a man convicted of killing nine people in Japan comes amidst a growing debate over the country's ...

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

Japan hangs the "Twitter killer" who murdered and dismembered nine people he met online, in the nation's first enactment of ...

Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the ' Twitter killer,' was sentenced to death in 2020 for murdering nine victims in 2017, most of whom had posted suicidal thoughts on social media ...

Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the “Twitter killer,” was sentenced to death in 2020 for the killings in 2017 of the nine ...

Japan Hangs 'Twitter Killer' In 1st Execution Since 2022 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 "Twitter killer" Takahiro Shiraishi for murdering nine people, marking the first capital punishment in three years.

Takahiro Shiraishi’s victims included young women considering suicide, whom he lured to his home using social media and murdered. It was Japan’s first execution since 2022.