Twitter Killer Executed: Japan Hangs Takahiro Shiraishi for 2017 Murders
[Music] japan has carried out its first execution since 2022 hanging Takahhiro Shurishi a man who gained global notoriety as the Twitter killer shishi 34 was convicted of murdering nine people all young women in 2017 his victims were between 15 and 26 years old he used social media specifically Twitter to search for women expressing suicidal thoughts he then offered to help them die posing as someone who understood their pain but once they agreed to meet Shirishi lured them to his apartment in Zama near Tokyo where he strangled them dismembered their bodies and stored the remains in coolers some body parts were hidden in boxes others were thrown in garbage bins the killings shocked Japan and the world when police uncovered the crime after investigating the disappearance of a 23-year-old woman who had tweeted about ending her life her case led officers directly to Sharayishi’s apartment where the full scale of the horror came to light sharayishi’s defense lawyers had argued that his victims had consented to die but the court rejected this argument and sentenced him to death in 2020 that sentence was officially carried out this week japan retains the death penalty and enjoys broad public support for it with a 2024 government survey showing that 83% of citizens consider it unavoidable but the system is not without controversy inmates on death row often spend years in solitary confinement and are informed of their execution only hours in advance usually in the early morning critics including global human rights groups have long slammed the practice as secretive cruel and psychologically damaging according to Japan’s Justice Minister Kesuki Suzuki the murders were committed to fulfill Shirishi’s selfish sexual and financial desires the minister said the brutality of the crimes left no room for leniency fore foreign foreign [Music] with this execution Japan joins the United States as the only G7 countries that continue to enforce capital punishment the Shiraayishi case continues to stir debate not just about justice and punishment but also about mental health online vulnerability and how easily predators can exploit social media [Music]
apan has carried out its first execution since 2022.
Takahiro Shiraishi, infamously known as the “Twitter Killer,” was hanged for the brutal murders of nine young women in 2017.
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Shiraishi lured victims via Twitter, targeting those expressing suicidal thoughts
He killed, robbed, and dismembered his victims — all aged 15 to 26
The case shocked Japan after police discovered body parts in his Tokyo apartment
Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki confirmed the killings were driven by “sexual and financial desires”
While justice has been served for many, the case has reignited intense debates over Japan’s death penalty, a system that remains secretive and widely supported (83% public backing), but criticized globally for its lack of transparency and use of solitary confinement.
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