Takahiro Shiraishi
Takahiro Shiraishi | |
|---|---|
| 白石隆浩 | |
| Born | 9 October 1990 |
| Other names | "The Twitter Killer" |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated, awaiting execution |
| Conviction | Murder (9 counts) |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | 9 |
Span of crimes | 22 August – 17 October 2017 |
| Country | Japan |
| State | Kanagawa |
Date apprehended | 31 October 2017 |
Takahiro Shiraishi (白石隆浩, Shiraishi Takahiro; born 9 October 1990) is a Japanese serial killer and rapist. He is also known as the "Twitter Killer", which he was labeled as in most media reports at the time of his sentencing. In Zama, Japan, between August and October 2017, he murdered nine people, eight of them were young women including three high school girls.