Death as hoped…? The shivering truth behind the “post” of the 53-year-old man who abandoned a female college student.

Ono, on the other hand, did not seem to have much interaction with his neighbors.

When we asked people who lived nearby, they gave us only weak impressions of him. However, he often boasted about the tattoos on his body and his knowledge of weapons. On his Twitter profile, which appears to belong to Ono, he wrote, “Former 2nd class sergeant” and “former mercenary,” as if he wanted to show off his experience in the Japan Self-Defense Forces. He also introduced himself as a “murderer” and “a kind-hearted reaper.

After October 4, the day of Segawa’s death, the person who is believed to be Ono continued to tweet meaningful messages (original in Japanese).

I’m living my life as usual. I knew he was broken.

I’ll make a proper memorial service.

Someone I knew died the way he wanted to… I don’t know if this was the right thing to do.

I want to help people who are struggling with death again.

I’m grateful to those who believed in me and let me help them.

How should we read these messages? Former Kanagawa Prefectural Police detective and crime journalist Taihei Ogawa explains.

There is a possibility that this is a murder-for-hire case. Ono is suspected of strangling Segawa and assisting in her death. There is also a post that reads, ‘There are now three of them,’ so there may be other cases where he had a hand in the murder.

However, it would be dangerous to believe the content of the tweets. Ono may have written false information. Even if Ms. Segawa had a desire to die, it is hard to imagine that she would ask a man more than 30 years her senior to do the job. How much of the message is true will be the focus going forward.”

Why was Ms. Segawa’s body found at Ono’s house 30 km away from her home, and what was the connection between the two? What was the connection between the two?