Serial killer in Japan preyed on suicidal women on twitter, kept 240 human bones at his home
Serial killer in Japan preyed on suicidal women on twitter, kept 240 human bones at his home Twitter serial killer admits befriending victims online after nine dismembered bodies found chopped up in freezers Nov 3, 2017 - A man who allegedly hid nine dismembered bodies in his house in Tokyo’s suburb has confessed to preying on vulnerable people on social media. Police arrested 27-year-old Takahiro Shiraishi on Tuesday after an investigation into a missing woman’s case led the authorities to his door. The remains of eight women and one man were discovered in cooler boxes stored in the basement. Over the course of the past few days, Shiraishi confessed to killing and dismembering the bodies, telling the authorities he would use several Twitter accounts to seek out women with suicidal tendencies and lure them to the apartment he moved into last August. It was Shiraishi’s social media activity that eventually helped police link him to a 23-year-old woman. Worried about her disappearance, h...