Summary
Japan executed Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the "Twitter killer," who murdered nine people in 2017. Shiraishi connected with his victims on social media, lured them to his apartment, and then killed them. The case led to public discussion about how suicide is discussed online and resulted in a change in Twitter's rules.
Key Facts
- Takahiro Shiraishi murdered nine people in 2017.
- He used Twitter to find his victims, mostly young women.
- He lured them to his apartment by claiming he could assist them with suicide.
- Shiraishi strangled and dismembered his victims.
- Police discovered the bodies in October 2017 in Zama, near Tokyo.
- Shiraishi admitted to the murders and later rejected his defense's claims that the victims consented to die.
- He was sentenced to death in December 2020.
- The case prompted Twitter to update its rules against promoting or encouraging suicide.
