Twitter Killer - Takahiro Shiraishi

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Today's Strange History (November 4, 2020)

Death Penalty: Exactly 374 years ago in 1646, Massachusetts used the death penalty for denying that the Holy Bible is God's word.

Alcatraz: In 1854, today the famous lighthouse was built on Alcatraz Island.

US Presidential Election: Today in 1884, Grover Cleveland (D) defeated James G. Blaine (R) for his 1st presidential term. Only American president to serve 2 non-consecutive terms.

Tutankhamun: In 1922, archaeologist and Egyptologist Howard Carter discovered tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt.

Antarctica: 91 years ago today in 1929, Richard E. Byrd, Laurence McKinley Gould and their polar expedition team began a 2.5 month, 1500-mile dog-sledge journey into the Queen Maud Mountains. The first exploration of the interior of Antarctica.

Iran Hostage Crisis: In 1979, 500 Iranian students loyal to the Iranian dictator Ayatollah Khomeini seized the US Embassy in Tehran, taking 90 hostages for 444 days.

China: 18 years ago today in 2002, Chinese authorities arrested cyber-dissident & activist He Depu for signing & sending a pro-democracy letter to the 16th Communist Party Congress. Later he was sentenced to 8 years in prison.

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What is today?

Today i.e. 4th November is

🧘 Stress Awareness Day

🧠 Use Your Common Sense Day

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Strange Case of the day: Twitter Killer - Takahiro Shiraishi

• Takahiro Shiraishi, 27 was living in an apartment in Zama, Japan.

• Reportedly, he put out tweets in March 2017 asking people to come to his house so he could watch them commit suicide.

• He offered to either assist or watch them kill themselves.

• His Twitter profile contained the words: "I want to help people who are really in pain. Please DM [direct message] me anytime."

• Before moving to Zama, Shirashi worked as a "Kaori Scouto" (a scout who lures women into brothels to work in the sex industry) in Kabukicho, Tokyo's biggest red light district.

• During that time also, he used to lure girls into sex trade.

• People used to warn locals about him, describing him as a "creepy scout".

• He told his father that he saw no meaning in life.

• Then he moved from Tokyo to Zama.

• Suddenly a 23-year-old woman disappeared after exchanging Twitter messages, allegedly with Shiraishi.

• The missing women's brothers called police.

• Police then arrived at the apartment and asked where the missing woman was.

• Shiraishi indicated she was in the freezer.

• Police found 9 dead bodies (9 human heads and 240 bones) in the house, all of which had been dismembered.

• In 3 cooler boxes and 5 large storage boxes, police found heads, legs and arms from his victims.

• Neighbors corroborated the events by confirming that foul smells of rotting flesh had come from the house.

• A friend of his indicated that he had indulged in choking games while in school.

• Signs of his later victims indicated that they had been choked to death.

• 8 of his 9 victims were women in their late teens to early twenties.

• Shiraishi claimed his motive was sex.

• He wanted to use his victims’ vulnerable states to manipulate and sexually assault them, fulfilling his fantasies and not having to worry about them denying his advances.

• Last month, on October 1 2020 Shiraishi pleaded guilty to 9 murders.

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