Get Even More Visitors To Your Blog, Upgrade To A Business Listing >>
Idioma: En

Japan in shock after police find 9 dismembered bodies

Japan in shock after police find 9 dismembered bodies
01 Nov 2017
  • Police have found at least nine dismembered bodies hidden in coolers in an apartment near Tokyo.
  • The gruesome case, believed to be work of a serial killer, has shocked Japan even as police attempt to identify the victims.
  • Police have arrested 27-year-old Takahiro Shiraishi, the apartment's tenant, who has confessed to cutting up the victims and hiding them in cold-storage cases.

    • Bodies were found while police investigated woman's disappearance
    Details
  • Police found the bodies while investigating the disappearance of a 23-year-old woman, who was reported missing last week.
  • The woman is believed to be among eight women and one man, who were all killed from late August to late October.
  • The missing woman reportedly contacted Shiraishi via Twitter and was looking for a suicide pact partner as she was fearful of dying alone.

    • Shiraishi allegedly used various tools to dismember victims in bathroom
    How?
  • Police have found a toolbox in the apartment which may have been used to dismember the victims.
  • The suspect Shiraishi told police he dismembered the bodies in his bathroom and disposed of some body parts in the garbage.
  • The bodies are in various stages of decomposition. It remains unclear why neighbors who said they observed foul smells coming from Shiraishi's apartment, didn't raise alarm.

    • Shiraishi's motives remain unclear
    FACT
    Shiraishi's motives for the alleged serial killings are still under investigation. Shiraishi was working as a scout to recruit women Japan's sex industry, mainly the entertainment districts in Tokyo, according to Japanese broadcaster NHK.



    This post first appeared on NewsBytes: Latest News, Breaking News India, Today News, Current News, please read the originial post: here

    Share the post

    Japan in shock after police find 9 dismembered bodies

    ×

    Subscribe to Newsbytes: Latest News, Breaking News India, Today News, Current News

    Get updates delivered right to your inbox!

    Thank you for your subscription

    ×