Nov 05 (NHK) - Police in Tokyo say a suspect in a serial murder case told them he gave some of the victims liquor or tranquilizers before attacking them.
27-year-old Takahiro Shiraishi was arrested on suspicion of abandoning a corpse. Dismembered bodies of 9 people have been found in his apartment in Zama City near Tokyo. Shiraishi admitted killing all the victims in his apartment.
Shiraishi reportedly said he found suicidal women through Twitter and lured them to his apartment by proposing they commit suicide together.
Shiraishi told the police that he used alcohol, tranquilizers, and sleeping pills to relax some of the victims before attacking them.
Police say they found sleeping pills in his apartment. They suspect that Shiraishi used these to prevent the victims from resisting.
Shiraishi also reportedly admitted that he had no intention to commit suicide with the victims despite his words. He said he killed them without their consent.
Investigators are also trying to identify the victims. They say some promising clues on 6 women were found. They include cash cards and patient ID cards found in the suspect's room, as well as smartphone GPS records.
The 6 women include a 23-year-old Tokyo resident who has been missing since late October, and a high school student from Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo.
Source: ANNnewsCH
