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Takahiro Shiraishi
Japan’s ‘Twitter killer’ faces first of nine murder charges
Shiraishi is believed to have lured his mostly female victims to his apartment near Tokyo, where he killed them and cut up their bodies.
20 Nov 2017 4:21 PM
Japan: 'Twitter killer' lured, beheaded 9 after tweeting suicidal thoughts, held
Suspect, Takahiro Shiraishi, dubbed ‘Twitter killer’, reportedly lured his victims -- aged between 15 and 26 -- by trawling social media.
15 Nov 2017 12:27 PM
15-yr old girl, other high school kids among Japan’s 'serial killer' victims
Not all of the victims have been identified but some were tracked down via bank cards.
06 Nov 2017 5:51 PM
Unsuspecting Japanese man kills 9, hacks bodies, hides parts in fridge
Takahiro Shiraishi confessed to murdering and hacking up nine young people in his Tokyo bathroom.
02 Nov 2017 4:33 PM
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