S5 Ep197: Hookups from Hell: Takahiro Shiraishi - "The Twitter Killer"

Once Upon A Crime | True Crime

Esther Ludlow

True Crime, Crime, Truecrime, Criminology, History, Criminals

4.6 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2021

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

A serial killer preys on vulnerable women in Tokyo, Japan. He will meet his victims on Twitter. (Caution: This episode contains the subject of suicide.)

Resources:
"Inside the mind of the Japanese serial killer who killed 9 people" by Walter Sim for The Straits Times, Nov 5, 2017.

"Japan's 'Twitter Killer' Given Death Sentence for 9 Murders" by Ben Dooley for The New York Times, Dec 15, 2020. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/15/world/asia/japan-twitter-killer-death-sentence.html

"Killer who kept heads in cool boxes advertised himself as a professional hangman to lure suicidal victims" by Claire Carter for The Mirror, Nov 3, 2017.

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0:00.0	This podcast details true crime cases.
0:04.9	It contains adult themes and may contain descriptions of violence.
0:08.7	It is not intended for children.
0:10.9	Listener discretion is advised.
0:15.3	Thank you for joining me for today's episode of Once Upon a Crime.
0:25.6	This week I'll conclude this series, Hookups from Hell, where I share cases that are
0:29.9	of people who became targets of murderers they met online.
0:34.2	The first two cases were love connections that turned deadly.
0:38.1	But in this last episode, you'll hear about a man who prayed on extremely vulnerable
0:42.9	people, those who expressed feelings of hopelessness, and thoughts of suicide.
0:48.9	Taka-Hero Shirashi would connect with these vulnerable people on Twitter, offering to help.
0:54.8	But instead, would Rob and murder them.
0:57.9	When he was caught, he claimed that his victims were willing participants in their own deaths,
1:03.1	but the evidence would prove something very different.
1:06.9	An additional warning.
1:08.6	This episode includes the topic of suicide.
1:11.4	If you are sensitive to this subject, please use discretion before listening.
1:16.4	This is chapter three of Hookups from Hell, the case of Taka-Hero Shirashi, the Twitter
1:22.7	killer.
1:27.9	In mid-2017, 27-year-old Taka-Hero Shirashi was spending a lot of time online.
1:41.9	He had accounts on various social media sites, but his favorite platform to connect with
1:46.8	others was Twitter.
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