Japan Executes 'Twitter Killer' Takahiro Shiraishi

Japan has executed Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the "Twitter killer", who murdered nine people in 2017. Shiraishi lured his victims, mostly young women, to his apartment through Twitter, where he claimed he could help them die. He was sentenced to death in 2020 after admitting to strangling and dismembering his victims, whose body parts were found in coolers and toolboxes in his flat. The case sparked debate about online discussions around suicide and led to Twitter changing its rules to prohibit promoting or encouraging self-harm.

Japan has executed Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the "Twitter killer," for killing and dismembering nine people, aged 15-26, after contacting them on Twitter when they expressed a wish to die. He was hanged at the Tokyo Detention House on Friday, the country's first execution in almost three years. Shiraishi had pleaded guilty to the murders in 2020, stating he had done so for his own sexual gratification.

Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the "Twitter killer", has been executed in Japan for murdering and dismembering nine people in 2017, most of whom had posted suicidal thoughts on social media. He was sentenced to death in 2020 and his execution was the first use of capital punishment in Japan in nearly three years, amid growing calls to abolish the measure. Shiraishi had approached his victims via Twitter, offering to assist them with their suicidal wishes before killing and raping them. Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki authorised the execution, citing the "extremely selfish" motive behind Shiraishi's crimes.

Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the "Twitter killer," was executed by hanging in Tokyo on Friday for killing and dismembering nine people, mostly women who had posted suicidal thoughts on social media, in 2017. He was sentenced to death in 2020 and was convicted of murder and sexual abuse. The execution was carried out in secrecy, amid growing calls to abolish capital punishment in Japan following the acquittal of Iwao Hakamada, the world's longest-serving death-row inmate, last year.

Japan has executed Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the "Twitter killer", who murdered and dismembered nine people he met online in 2017. Shiraishi was sentenced to death and hanged on Friday, marking Japan's first execution since 2022. He had lured mostly female victims, aged 15-26, to his Tokyo apartment by offering to help them die after contacting them on Twitter. The execution was ordered by Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki, who cited the severity of Shiraishi's crimes, including robbery, rape, and destruction of corpses. Japan retains the death penalty, with 83% of respondents in a 2024 survey supporting its use, and 107 prisoners currently on death row.

Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the "Twitter killer," was executed in Japan for murdering and dismembering nine people in his apartment near Tokyo in 2017, most of whom had posted suicidal thoughts on social media. He was sentenced to death in 2020 and was also convicted of sexually abusing female victims.