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.
"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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Two women meet a man on Match.com. After they end the relationship, Wade Ridley vows deadly revenge.
Resources:
20/20: In an Instant - "Match Made in Hell", ABC Television, aired July 1, 2017
Dating App Horrors: The Untold Story, A&E Network, aired May 2, 2019.
"Mary Kay Beckman Sues Match.com", The Huffington Post, Jan 24, 2013
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A Canadian man, inspired by the television show Dexter, lures his murder victims through online dating sites.
Resources:
Dateline: Deadly House of Cards, NBC Television, September 16, 2011.
"Alleged First Victim Recalls His Escape" by Nahreman Issa for CTV News, April 1, 2011.
"'Dexter Killer' Mark Twitchell among members of dating site for inmates" by Scott Stevenson for CBC News, Jan 9, 2017
Mark Twitchell's "Profile of a Psychopath", retrieved on Scribd.com. https://www.scribd.com/document/52942084/Mark-Twitchell-s-Profile-of-a-Psychopath
Alleged Diary from Mark Twitchell's Computer (GRAPHIC WARNING), retrieved on Scribed.com. https://www.scribd.com/doc/202712564/51755869-WARNING-GRAPHIC-Alleged-Diary-From-Twitchell-s-Computer
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