Takahiro Shiraishi covering his face is seen on departure at Takao Police Station in 2017 (Picture: Getty) A man dubbed the ‘Twitter killer’ has been hanged for murdering and dismembering nine ...

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 ...

Suspected 'Twitter Killer' Takahiro Shiraishi hides his face while being transported to the prosecutor's office from a police station in Tokyo on November 1, 2017. Photo: STR/AFP via Getty Images But ...

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

The case, which shocked the nation, highlights Japan’s continued use of capital punishment despite international criticism. Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the “Twitter killer,” was executed ...

Japan has carried out its first execution in nearly three years, hanging Takahiro Shiraishi, the man known as the "Twitter killer" who murdered and dismembered nine people in 2017. The 30-year-old ...

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.

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 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, ...

A Japanese man dubbed the “Twitter killer” was sentenced to death by a Tokyo court Tuesday for murdering and dismembering nine people he met on the social media platform. Takahiro Shiraishi ...

A Japanese sicko dubbed the “Twitter Killer” was sentenced to death Tuesday by a Tokyo district court for killing and hacking up nine people before being discovered to be living with their ...