Lori Drew the woman who made the fake myspace account to mess with Megan Meier's head, but took it so far as to lead to Megan's suicide, has a blog.
She has posted her side of the story. picked by xiatethebish 2 years ago

Remember the tragic, horrific story about 13-year Megan Meier and how her adult neighbors, including Lori Drew created a false persona that resulted in her committing suicide?

Indictments were handed down today that could have Drew spending as much as 20 years in prison picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

In a novel approach, prosecutors are looking at charging a woman who posed as a boy and sent cruel messages to teen with defrauding MySpace.

A update to Megan Meier's story. picked by unoriganl 2 years ago

Follow up to this post picked by DashFantastic 2 years ago

Jurors would have convicted Lori Drew on three felony counts for unauthorized access to MySpace's computer system if they had been given the evidence from prosecutors, the jury forewoman in the Drew trial said Monday. picked by Bornbad 12 months ago

Federal judge tentatively acquitted a Missouri mother for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbor girl who later killed herself. picked by nateebiinature 5 months ago

There is a town in Wales called, Shwt, which to the non-Welsh ear sounds somewhere between “shoot” and “s**t.” It's a beautiful pastoral town. You wouldn't think it was where a string of young people killed themselves a few years ago. In fact 25 people have committed suicide in the last 2 years. Numerous reasons have been posited but there is no definitive answer picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago

This month after actress Choi Jin-shil committed suicide, purportedly in reaction to rumors spread about her online. It marked the latest in a string of such Korean celebrity deaths that included transgender TV star Jang Chae-won and model-actor Kim Ji-hu, who killed himself after local news sites attacked him following his coming out as gay. picked by pvisi111 1 year ago

Shawn Lonsdale, whose one-man crusade against Scientology made him a public enemy of the church, was found dead at his home over the weekend in an apparent suicide. He was 39. There were no signs of foul play, and police found what appeared to be a suicide note. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A Mount Airy man will spend 23 years in prison for fatally shaking his girlfriend’s 8-month-old son to death in February 2006 while trying to stop the infant from crying. picked by punthe 2 years ago

The shocking death of Sylvia Plath's son Nicholas Hughes—who hanged himself last week, more than four decades after his mother took her own life—raises new questions about the genetic risks of suicide. Does it really run in families? picked by Bornbad 8 months ago

I think I'll remember last week as the moment when I finally knew, with a certainty approaching fatigue, that the newspaper industry – the business and passion that both shaped and warped me over the past 20 years – had chosen ritual suicide. The choice appears grimly reached and irrevocable. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

A father-of-two hanged himself live over the internet in Britain's first 'cyber suicide'. Some chatters tried to talk him out of it while others egged him on. picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

Former Brooklyn state Supreme Court Justice Gerald Garson, 74, was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison. picked by kxmk 2 years ago

Carl Joseph Walker-Hoover, 11 years young killed himself after repeated bullying and teasing by fellow classmates with accusations of being "gay". His mother is calling for a probe into the school because they were not able to stop children from teasing Carl. picked by bernardblack 8 months ago

Be careful what you wish for. Edward Debrow won his case to have the sentencing portion of his murder trial retried claiming that 24 years was not a proper punishment for him. The new judge agreed, but instead of shortening the sentence, lengthened it to 40. picked by tragluk 2 years ago

Lori Coble gave birth late Wednesday to two girls and a boy. Ashley, Ellie and Jake were each born a minute apart, each weighing about 4 pounds.The truck driver, Jorge M. Romero, has pleaded not guilty to three misdemeanor counts of vehicular manslaughter. picked by ReaDiculous 2 years ago

The lawsuit against MySpace and MySpace user Pete Solis by a 14 year old girl has been dismissed by a Federal judge. The lawsuit, brought by the girl's family, and followed by copycat lawsuits against MySpace by three other families, alleged that Pete Solis lied about his age in order to gain the girl's confidence, and that Pete Solis than sexually assaulted the girl. Of course, the lawsuit failed... read full post picked by bornbad 5 months ago

A former teacher was sentenced Tuesday to more than seven years in prison for forcing a Haitian girl to work as a slave for years, each day of the week, in her South Florida home.

Apparently the woman still refuses to admit she did anything wrong. picked by jhordie 2 years ago

WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 22,000 veterans have sought help from a special suicide hot line in its first year, and 1,221 suicides have been averted, the government says. picked by TraumaMamma 1 year ago