EP07 - The Suicide Website Killer

Summary: This week’s episode covers a particularly dark topic in contemporary Japan, the case of serial killer Hiroshi Maeue. Driven by his uncontrollable desire to fulfill his lustful murderous fantasies, Maeue would seek out the depressed and suicidal online making them his prey. He would spend months grooming his victims online, convincing them to join in suicide pacts, though his true intention was only murder. After his kills he would return home only to begin grooming his next victim, a process he would repeat again and again. This episode contains themes of suicide, and we felt the responsible thing to do would be to include links to positive mental health resources. In Japan, Tell Lifelink provides free telephone counselling everyday. http://telljp.com/lifeline/ International by country http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.html We know we have listeners all over, the world so If you do want help it’s out there and there is no shame in reaching out. Contact info: Facebook group. It’s private, but everyone is free to join. https://www.facebook.com/groups/599855356835724/ Email us. truecrimejapan@gmail.com Sources: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/29/news/man-gets-death-for-murdering-suicidal-trio/#.Vz-U0PTXfCQ http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/08/07/news/alleged-killer-linked-to-suicide-site/#.Vz-VT_TXfCQ http://www.biomedsearch.com/article/Global-suicide/147201424.html http://murderpedia.org/male.M/m/maeue-hiroshi.htm https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshi_Maeue http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/suicide-killer-arrested-over-three-deaths/2005/08/08/1123353263702.html http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/28/suicide_pact_murderer/ www.upi.com/Top_News/2005/08/07/Man-admits-to-more-suicide-pact-murders/55081123452054/ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8171699.stm http://www.smh.com.au/news/breaking/3-die-in-fake-net-suicide-pacts/2005/08/08/1123353234644.html http://www.executedtoday.com/2010/07/28/2009-hiroshi-maeue-suicide-website-murderer/ https://splashmans.wikispaces.com/Hiroshi+Maeue (Japanese Language Sites) http://matome.naver.jp/odai/2137034193973191701 https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/自殺サイト殺人事件 http://policelink.monster.com/training/articles/16342-modus-operandi-vs-offender-signature https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_in_Japan http://www.bbc.com/news/world-33362387 http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/International/story?id=564931 https://massmurderers.wordpress.com/2010/06/ http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/05/31/national/social-issues/suicides-2015-japan-numbers-still-serious-among-young-elderly/#.V1OLdxgdzq0