Japan's "Black Widow" death row inmate, Chisako Kakehi, dies at 78
Japanese death-row inmate Chisako Kakehi, dubbed the "Black Widow" after she used cyanide to kill her elderly lovers​, has died in a detention center at age 78, officials say,
Japan’s ‘Black Widow’ serial killer Chisako Kakashi dies before execution for cyanide murders
A notorious Japanese serial killer has died on death row while awaiting execution for poisoning multiple men with cyanide to get nearly $9 million in inheritances.
Japan's 'Black Widow' murderer dies while on death row
Chisako Kakehi was found guilty of killing three elderly lovers by poisoning them with cyanide, and attempting to murder another man. She had been on death row since 2017.
Who Is Japan's 'Black Widow'? Female Serial Killer Chisako Kakehi Dies at 78
Chisako Kakehi, known as Japan's "Black Widow," died at 78 in custody after being sentenced to death for murdering three elderly lovers with cyanide. Her calculated crimes shocked Japan and exposed gaps in investigating suspicious deaths.
Japan's 'black widow' serial killer on death row dies
A 78-year-old death inmate convicted of murdering her husband and two common-law partners with poison in western Japan more than a de
Japan’s ‘Black Widow’ serial killer Chisako Kakehi dies on death row before execution for cyanide murders
According to the reports, Kakehi had been sentenced to death after she had been convicted of the murder of three men including her husband. Kakehi was also convicted of the attemp
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Japanese "Black Widow" Death-Row Inmate Dies
Tokyo, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press)--Chisako Kakehi, a 78-year-old death-row inmate known as a "black widow" who was convicted in serial murders using hydrocyanic acid in western Japan, died at the ...
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Japan's 'Black Widow' gets death sentence for killing lovers
She became known in Japanese media as the Black Widow, after the female spider which kills its mates after sex. Kyoto District Court ruled that Chisako Kakehi used cyanide "with a murderous ...
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Death sentence finalized for ‘Black Widow’ killer of 3 men
The Supreme Court on June 29 upheld the death sentence given to a woman dubbed the “Black Widow” who was ... punishment was warranted for Chisako Kakehi, 74. The ruling said there were no ...
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Chisako Kakehi, sentenced to death for cyanide murders, dies in custody
Chisako Kakehi, a woman sentenced to death for the murders of three elderly men using cyanide compounds, has died, local media reported Thursday. The 78-year-old death row inmate was convicted of ...
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Black Widow: Japanese serial killer loses death sentence appeal
A convicted serial killer in Japan, dubbed the Black Widow, has lost her final appeal to avoid execution. Chisako Kakehi, 74, killed three of her partners, including her husband, and attempted ...