Lori Drew charged over MySpace suicide

dWhite · 05-27-2008, 02:33 PM

Another reason why I hate Myspace, and why it deserves to be shut down completely.

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http://www.theage.com.au/articles/20...765091402.html

A Los Angeles federal grand jury has indicted a woman for her alleged role in a MySpace online hoax played on a 13-year-old girl who later committed suicide.

Lori Drew of St Louis, Missouri was indicted on Thursday on one count of conspiracy and three counts of accessing protected computers without authorisation to obtain information to inflict emotional distress.

Each of the four counts carries a maximum possible penalty of five years in prison.

Drew allegedly helped create a fake MySpace account to contact neighbour Megan Meier who thought she was chatting with a 16-year-old boy named Josh Evans.

At the time of the incident, the Drews and the Meiers lived four doors apart in Waterford Crystal Drive, in the town of Dardenne Prairie. The Drew's teenage daughter and Megan were friends.

The online relationship between "Josh" and Megan bloomed for several weeks before the tone suddenly changed.

On October 15, 2006, Josh sent Megan a message saying, 'I don't want to be friends with you anymore because you're not nice to your friends'.

That post triggered a flood of hate posts from other users.

"All of Josh's friends and all of Megan's friends were calling Megan a whore, a fat ass. Calling her all kinds of god awful names," Megan's mother,Tina, told the ABC network in an interview last year.

Meier hanged herself on the evening of October 16, 2006 after receiving cruel messages, including the last message sent from Josh which read: "the world would be a better place without you, and have a s**t rest of your life."

After that, Josh's profile vanished from MySpace.

It wasn't until several weeks after Megan's death that the Meiers discovered Drew's involvement in the fake MySpace profile.

Drew, who was 48 at the time of the incident, has denied creating the account and sending messages to Megan.

She claimed through her lawyers that she did not instigate the Josh Evans profile, nor did she use the fake profile to communicate with Megan. While she knew about the ruse, the lawyer said, she was apparently unaware that the Josh profile had been used to attack her neighbour's daughter.

She claims the profile was the work of her teenage daughter and a teenage employee called Ashley Grills.

Last month, Grills, now 19, went on national TV saying that while she was responsible for setting up the fake Josh profile, Lori Drew and her daughter were also involved in the cruel hoax.

Easybannerexchanges · 05-27-2008, 02:42 PM

Its very very sick, she should be put in jail for the next 10 years.

dWhite · 05-27-2008, 02:45 PM

To hell with that, she deserves the death penalty.

Antz · 05-27-2008, 03:05 PM

Really i think everybody takes myspace too seriously and leech off that site too often heck its just to chat not to do extreme dates over the web or anything.

Heck this goes too extreme as what this happened too...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7418755.stm
When a chick wanted to sell her baby on ebay... pritty insane if you ask me...

gaminguy · 05-27-2008, 04:11 PM

The question is where were the parents? Watch your kids people. Myspace or any other site is not going to. its the parents responsibilty to monitor the kids with these sites.

hawkal · 05-27-2008, 06:28 PM

I am not trying to be horrible but suicide is the cowards way out, she had her whole life ahead of her

. Some people have been through much worse then you can ever imagine and yet managed to pull through. Not that what the hoax creators did wasn't wrong, of course it was a terrible thing to do.

gamer99 · 05-28-2008, 05:44 AM

She was only 13!

dWhite · 05-28-2008, 06:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gamer99

She was only 13!

Yes, meaning she had to fake her identity to get on Myspace.

05-27-2008, 02:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
dWhite Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: United States Posts: 916	Lori Drew charged over MySpace suicide Another reason why I hate Myspace, and why it deserves to be shut down completely. ------------ http://www.theage.com.au/articles/20...765091402.html A Los Angeles federal grand jury has indicted a woman for her alleged role in a MySpace online hoax played on a 13-year-old girl who later committed suicide. Lori Drew of St Louis, Missouri was indicted on Thursday on one count of conspiracy and three counts of accessing protected computers without authorisation to obtain information to inflict emotional distress. Each of the four counts carries a maximum possible penalty of five years in prison. Drew allegedly helped create a fake MySpace account to contact neighbour Megan Meier who thought she was chatting with a 16-year-old boy named Josh Evans. At the time of the incident, the Drews and the Meiers lived four doors apart in Waterford Crystal Drive, in the town of Dardenne Prairie. The Drew's teenage daughter and Megan were friends. The online relationship between "Josh" and Megan bloomed for several weeks before the tone suddenly changed. On October 15, 2006, Josh sent Megan a message saying, 'I don't want to be friends with you anymore because you're not nice to your friends'. That post triggered a flood of hate posts from other users. "All of Josh's friends and all of Megan's friends were calling Megan a whore, a fat ass. Calling her all kinds of god awful names," Megan's mother,Tina, told the ABC network in an interview last year. Meier hanged herself on the evening of October 16, 2006 after receiving cruel messages, including the last message sent from Josh which read: "the world would be a better place without you, and have a st rest of your life." After that, Josh's profile vanished from MySpace. It wasn't until several weeks after Megan's death that the Meiers discovered Drew's involvement in the fake MySpace profile. Drew, who was 48 at the time of the incident, has denied creating the account and sending messages to Megan. She claimed through her lawyers that she did not instigate the Josh Evans profile, nor did she use the fake profile to communicate with Megan. While she knew about the ruse, the lawyer said, she was apparently unaware that the Josh profile had been used to attack her neighbour's daughter. She claims the profile was the work of her teenage daughter and a teenage employee called Ashley Grills. Last month, Grills, now 19, went on national TV saying that while she was responsible for setting up the fake Josh profile, Lori Drew and her daughter were also involved in the cruel hoax. __________________ Webmaster Forum \| Business Blog**

05-27-2008, 02:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
Easybannerexchanges Preferred Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 125	Its very very sick, she should be put in jail for the next 10 years. __________________ Get the most complete Website analyze, Search Engine Optimization and Advanced Page Rank Analyzer. http://www.findbulkpagerank.com

05-27-2008, 02:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
dWhite Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: United States Posts: 916	To hell with that, she deserves the death penalty. __________________ Webmaster Forum \| Business Blog

05-27-2008, 03:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
Antz Moderator Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Scotland Posts: 1,595	Really i think everybody takes myspace too seriously and leech off that site too often heck its just to chat not to do extreme dates over the web or anything. Heck this goes too extreme as what this happened too... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7418755.stm When a chick wanted to sell her baby on ebay... pritty insane if you ask me... __________________ ArcadeExchange.com - Independant Arcade Banner Exchange Service ArcadeRanks.com - Free Best Spam Free Arcade Topsite! PiczoGame Recommends TheHiveDesigns.com For Your Designing Needs!

05-27-2008, 06:28 PM	#6 (permalink)
hawkal Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 211	I am not trying to be horrible but suicide is the cowards way out, she had her whole life ahead of her. Some people have been through much worse then you can ever imagine and yet managed to pull through. Not that what the hoax creators did wasn't wrong, of course it was a terrible thing to do. __________________ www.ownage.us www.Allarcade.us

05-27-2008, 04:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
gaminguy Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 323	The question is where were the parents? Watch your kids people. Myspace or any other site is not going to. its the parents responsibilty to monitor the kids with these sites.

05-28-2008, 05:44 AM	#7 (permalink)
gamer99 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 592	She was only 13! __________________ HighScore Games Free Online Games Download Free Games More Free Online Games Domains for sale

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