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July 26, 2026
<p>For nearly two decades, Chisako Kakehi watched on as her partners passed away one by one. Although she claimed that she had been “doomed by fate” to endure these tragedies, after the death of her fourth and final husband, Isao Kakehi, in 2013, the Japanese authorities finally became suspicious enough to perform a postmortem. After the autopsy confirmed that he hadn’t died from natural causes, investigators began digging into her past, ultimately discovering a series of poisonings that had made Chisako a very wealthy widow indeed. Sources: </p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/25/asia/japan-black-widow-killer-intl-hnk-dst"><u>https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/25/asia/japan-black-widow-killer-intl-hnk-dst</u></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/30/asia/japan-black-widow-serial-killer-intl-hnk/index.html"><u>https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/30/asia/japan-black-widow-serial-killer-intl-hnk/index.html</u></a></p><p><a href="https://edition.cnn.com/2014/11/21/world/asia/japan-black-widow-murder/index.html"><u>https://edition.cnn.com/2014/11/21/world/asia/japan-black-widow-murder/index.html</u></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-30125055"><u>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-30125055</u></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.euronews.com/2014/11/19/seven-time-widow-arrested-on-suspicion-of-poisoning-fourth-husband-with-cyanide"><u>https://www.euronews.com/2014/11/19/seven-time-widow-arrested-on-suspicion-of-poisoning-fourth-husband-with-cyanide</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/japan-black-widow-death-row-inmate-chisako-kakehi-dead/"><u>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/japan-black-widow-death-row-inmate-chisako-kakehi-dead/</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/japan-charges-serial-widow-in-1-of-6-ex-partner-deaths/"><u>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/japan-charges-serial-widow-in-1-of-6-ex-partner-deaths/</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/japan-arrests-serial-widow-in-suspected-poisoning/"><u>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/japan-arrests-serial-widow-in-suspected-poisoning/</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/japans-black-widow-murderer-dies-while-on-death-row/a-71167848"><u>https://www.dw.com/en/japans-black-widow-murderer-dies-while-on-death-row/a-71167848</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.dw.com/en/japans-black-widow-sentenced-to-death-for-killing-partners/a-41281696"><u>https://www.dw.com/en/japans-black-widow-sentenced-to-death-for-killing-partners/a-41281696</u></a> </p><p><a href="https://people.com/black-widow-serial-killer-japan-11752221"><u>https://people.com/black-widow-serial-killer-japan-11752221</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2118708/japans-black-widow-serial-killer-sentenced-death-murdering-three"><u>https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/2118708/japans-black-widow-serial-killer-sentenced-death-murdering-three</u></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40586289"><u>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40586289</u></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41898623"><u>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-41898623</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2021/06/29/Japan-black-widow-serial-killer-death-penalty/3311624983733/"><u>https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2021/06/29/Japan-black-widow-serial-killer-death-penalty/3311624983733/</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2017/11/07/Japans-black-widow-sentenced-to-death/5591510073147/"><u>https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2017/11/07/Japans-black-widow-sentenced-to-death/5591510073147/</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2014/12/10/Japan-prosecutors-charge-black-widow-with-husbands-murder/4441418236988/"><u>https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2014/12/10/Japan-prosecutors-charge-black-widow-with-husbands-murder/4441418236988/</u></a> </p><p><a href="https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20170710/p2a/00m/0na/011000c"><u>https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20170710/p2a/00m/0na/011000c</u></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/campus-life/regional-guide/kobe/"><u>https://www.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/campus-life/regional-guide/kobe/</u></a> </p><p><a href="https://discover.osaka-info.jp/en/articles/jinaicho-kaizuka"><u>https://discover.osaka-info.jp/en/articles/jinaicho-kaizuka</u></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.kupi.com/en-ae/explore/japan/itami"><u>https://www.kupi.com/en-ae/explore/japan/itami</u></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.izeria.com/en/places/p-hbtglune/Muko"><u>https://www.izeria.com/en/places/p-hbtglune/Muko</u></a> </p><p><a href="https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20170626/p2a/00m/0na/011000c"><u>https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20170626/p2a/00m/0na/011000c</u></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.news.com.au/world/asia/black-widow-i-wanted-to-kill-him-out-of-deep-hatred/news-story/79a8cdd0623df6d5e634afd3c2dca8d6"><u>https://www.news.com.au/world/asia/black-widow-i-wanted-to-kill-him-out-of-deep-hatred/news-story/79a8cdd0623df6d5e634afd3c2dca8d6</u></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/07/japans-black-widow-sentenced-to-death-for-murdering-a-string-of-lovers"><u>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/07/japans-black-widow-sentenced-to-death-for-murdering-a-string-of-lovers</u></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/20/millionaire-widow-seven-dead-partners-arrested-japan-poison"><u>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/20/millionaire-widow-seven-dead-partners-arrested-japan-poison</u></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-lists/killer-wives-8-most-infamous-black-widow-murderers-249561/chisako-kakehi-249599/"><u>https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-lists/killer-wives-8-most-infamous-black-widow-murderers-249561/chisako-kakehi-249599/</u></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/japans-black-widow-arrested-again-after-poisoning-her-eighth-male-victim/"><u>https://www.vice.com/en/article/japans-black-widow-arrested-again-after-poisoning-her-eighth-male-victim/</u></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39599188"><u>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-39599188</u></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-17702029"><u>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-17702029</u></a> </p><p><a href="https://japantoday.com/category/crime/black-widow-sentenced-to-death-for-murder-of-3-men"><u>https://japantoday.com/category/crime/black-widow-sentenced-to-death-for-murder-of-3-men</u></a> </p><p><a href="https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/japan-performed-no-executions-in-2023-making-u-s-the-only-g7-country-to-use-capital-punishment-last-year"><u>https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/japan-performed-no-executions-in-2023-making-u-s-the-only-g7-country-to-use-capital-punishment-last-year</u></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16351757"><u>https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16351757</u></a> </p><p><a href="https://borgenproject.org/elderly-poverty-in-japan-2/"><u>https://borgenproject.org/elderly-poverty-in-japan-2/</u></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/01/life-at-the-heart-of-japans-solitary-deaths-epidemic-i-would-be-lying-if-i-said-i-wasnt-worried"><u>https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/01/life-at-the-heart-of-japans-solitary-deaths-epidemic-i-would-be-lying-if-i-said-i-wasnt-worried</u></a> </p><p><a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/salaryman"><u>https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/salaryman</u></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.staysafeonline.org/articles/why-do-scammers-target-older-adults"><u>https://www.staysafeonline.org/articles/why-do-scammers-target-older-adults</u></a> </p>

July 12, 2026
<p>Murder and arson in the small Eastern Washington town of Newman Lake were rare. Neighbors looked out for each other and couldn’t have imagined that a member of their community, a single dad who was caring for two of his six children, would ever do what he was accused of, but how well do we really know our neighbors? What could drive a mild-mannered, middle-aged man to commit such a heinous act? Financial stress can cause people to do unimaginable things.Sources: </p><p><a href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hbojAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mtAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3097%2C1925661"><u>https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hbojAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mtAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3097%2C1925661</u></a></p><p><a href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=42NWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HfIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5907%2C8450"><u>https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=42NWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HfIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5907%2C8450</u></a></p><p><a href="https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19990601/2963955/arson-slaying-suspect-dies-in-apparent-suicide----spokane-county-man-accused-of-strangling-son"><u>https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19990601/2963955/arson-slaying-suspect-dies-in-apparent-suicide----spokane-county-man-accused-of-strangling-son</u></a></p><p><a href="https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19990309/2948477/did-boy-pay-deadly-price-for-fathers-debts----money-mattered-most-to-man-accused-of-killing-son-for-insurance-accusers-say"><u>https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/19990309/2948477/did-boy-pay-deadly-price-for-fathers-debts----money-mattered-most-to-man-accused-of-killing-son-for-insurance-accusers-say</u></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1999/feb/13/boy-strangled-father-focus-of-probe-robert-wood/"><u>https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1999/feb/13/boy-strangled-father-focus-of-probe-robert-wood/</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1999/feb/24/wood-arrested-as-suspect-in-sons-death-prosecutor/"><u>https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1999/feb/24/wood-arrested-as-suspect-in-sons-death-prosecutor/</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1999/may/14/accused-killer-charged-with-job-related-thefts/"><u>https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1999/may/14/accused-killer-charged-with-job-related-thefts/</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1999/feb/27/prosecutors-formally-charge-dad-wood-accused-of/"><u>https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1999/feb/27/prosecutors-formally-charge-dad-wood-accused-of/</u></a></p><p><a href="https://forensictales.com/a-cereal-killer/"><u>https://forensictales.com/a-cereal-killer/</u></a> </p>

June 28, 2026
<p>Garry Davis had been fired, terminated, or deregistered from five of the six aged care facilities at which he had previously worked, including from one for posting, “I hate old people,” on Facebook. Despite all this, the 26-year-old had not only gotten a job at SummitCare Wallsend, but after just three years, he had already secured a senior position on the wing from which three elderly residents were taken to the hospital for hypoglycemia over two days in October 2013, a coincidence that caught the attention of a vigilant endocrinologist, and soon after, the police.Sources: </p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-22/aged-care-killer-garry-davis-wrongful-conviction-serial-killer/105043288"><u>https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-22/aged-care-killer-garry-davis-wrongful-conviction-serial-killer/105043288</u></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/motive-a-mystery-in-nursing-home-insulin-murders-davis-sentenced-to-40-years/32h8vx5vc"><u>https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/motive-a-mystery-in-nursing-home-insulin-murders-davis-sentenced-to-40-years/32h8vx5vc</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/nsw-aged-home-worker-found-guilty-of-murdering-two-residents/pyxyfccee"><u>https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/nsw-aged-home-worker-found-guilty-of-murdering-two-residents/pyxyfccee</u></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/sep/28/nsw-aged-care-worker-guilty-of-and-attempted-of-dementia-patients"><u>https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/sep/28/nsw-aged-care-worker-guilty-of-and-attempted-of-dementia-patients</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/nsw-nursing-home-carer-garry-davis-sentenced-to-at-least-30-years-jail-murder-attempted-murder/da977f05-4a31-41bd-ac21-57c1378e2909"><u>https://www.9news.com.au/national/nsw-nursing-home-carer-garry-davis-sentenced-to-at-least-30-years-jail-murder-attempted-murder/da977f05-4a31-41bd-ac21-57c1378e2909</u></a></p><p><a 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