Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the ' Twitter killer,' was sentenced to death in 2020 for murdering nine victims in 2017, most of whom had posted suicidal thoughts on social media

Takahiro Shiraishi lured his mostly young, female victims through the social media platform, dismembering their bodies after killing them.

The execution of Takahiro Shiraishi would be the first instance of capital punishment in Japan since 2022