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Japan executed Takahiro Shiraishi, known as the 'Twitter killer,' who murdered nine young women in 2017 after luring them via social media, sparking debates on online discussions of suicide; his crimes led to changes in social media policies and the first execution in Japan since 2022.
Jerrid Powell, the man charged with the serial murders of three homeless men in Los Angeles and the robbery and murder of an LA County employee, recently received a $700,000 personal injury payment after suing the city of Santa Monica for negligence. Powell was also found to have a felony conviction from a previous assault with a deadly weapon case. Ballistic comparisons matched a gun found in Powell's car with all of the killings, leading to his arrest.