Ep. 236 – A Godawful Jigsaw Puzzle of Death: The Twitter Killer

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On October 31, 2017, police discovered 9 dismembered bodies in a studio apartment located in Zama, Japan. The apartment belonged to 27-year-old Takahiro Shiraishi, a devil in disguise. 

Trigger warning for mentions of suicidal thoughts (though no details will be discussed). 

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Episode Source List:
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https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/3035 

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/how-japans-suspected-serial-killer-went-from-quiet-child-to-sex-trade-scout/tv7823xhh 

https://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-japan-twitter-suicides-20171110-story.html 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chilling-details-emerge-as-suspected-japan-serial-killer-is-questioned/ 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55313161 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y05dk2p92o 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/japan-executes-twitter-killer-takahiro-shiraishi-serial-killer/ 

https://web.archive.org/web/20181107035456/https://www.sankei.com/affairs/news/181028/afr1810280015-n1.html

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https://bunshun.jp/articles/-/41841?page=2 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54366806 

https://web.archive.org/web/20250124133656/https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/13760119 

https://www.rstreet.org/commentary/the-hidden-trade-offs-of-japans-crime-free-society/