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

He was dubbed the "Twitter killer" as he contacted victims via the social media ... taking into account the convict's "extremely selfish" motive for crimes that "caused great shock and unrest to ...

A man dubbed the ‘Twitter killer’ has been hanged for murdering and dismembering nine people. Takahiro Shiraishi was executed today in the first use of capital punishment in Japan in nearly three ...

Japan has hanged Takahiro Shiraishi, a serial killer who murdered nine people he met on Twitter. Japan's justice minister said Shiraishi's crimes included robbery, rape, murder, and destruction of ...

Japan hangs 'twitter killer' enforcing first death sentence in 3 years Takahiro Shiraishi was sentenced to death for dismembering nine people he contacted on social media in 2017 Reuters June 27, 2025 ...

A man known as the “Twitter killer,” who admitted to dismembering nine people in Japan after they posted suicidal thoughts on social media, has been sentenced to death for his crimes ...

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

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 man who became known as the “Twitter killer” for targeting women who expressed suicidal thoughts on social media pleaded guilty Wednesday to murdering and dismembering nine people ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -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 ...