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Online Impersonators Without A Conscience
2008-08-08 22:47:00 As I got up this morning and went online to check the latest news, one of the first things I found was news about Megan Meier. For those who may not remember, Megan was the 13 year old girl in Missouri who committed bullycide (suicide by bullying) after she was dumped by a supposed 16 ...
Is The Behavior Of Lori Drew Shocking?
2008-06-18 16:34:00 Dear reader, as I have been following this case for a while now, I knew I needed to speak up once I heard about Lori Drew and her plead of “not guilty” in this My Space case. Is Lori’s behavior shocking? Yes and No. Yes, it is surprising because you would think that a grown woman, ...
Lori Drew Indicted Over Megan Meier Suicide
2008-05-15 22:27:00 The Megan Meier story was such a sad one. A poor 13 year old girl committed suicide following taunts online. While Megan thought she was chatting with a 16 year old boy, she was in fact chatting with Lori Drew. Drew used the persona of Josh Evans to first befriend the young teen, and then ...
Megan Meier MySpace Suicide: Hoaxer Ashley Grill Questioned by Feds
2008-04-02 05:28:00 Lori Drew has denied any involvement in Megan Meier’s death. Her former employee, Ashley Grill told a LA Grand Jury a different story. Federal prosecutors in California questioned Ashley Grill, an employee of the woman who allegedly was behind a cruel hoax which led to the suicide of 13-year-old Megan Meier. Grill was questioned in front of ...
Megan Meier - My Space Suicide
2008-01-11 14:05:00 On Friday, January 11, 2008; 12:00 PM -- Daniel J. Solove, associate law professor at George Washington University and author of "The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor and Privacy on the Internet,"... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
By: My View of It
Megan Meier MySpace Suicide: Subpoenas Heat Up Cyber Battle Again
2008-01-09 14:47:00 The Megan Meier MySpace Suicide Story is Back in the News An LA Federal Grand Jury Has Handed Down Subpoenas Reaction, as Expected, Is Quickly Heating Up in the Media and Internet Does Lori Drew’s Attorney, Jim Briscoe, Have any Reaction to the Latest Development? The Megan Meier MySpace Suicide story is heating back up again. This time, it’s fueled by subpoenas issued by a Los Angeles grand jury in the case and an appearance on Dr. Phil by Tina Meier and others. The Megan Meier story, as anyone who’s covered it knows, has had more twists and turns than a TV movie. For a list of over 40 stories and videos by DBKP on the story since it broke on the Internet, see the Megan Meier MySpace Suicide Library. It begins with the first retelling of the original story by Steve Pokin, of the Suburban Journals until present day. It follows the story of Megan Meier, her parents, Ron and Tina Meier, their neighbor, Lori Drew, the statements by Drew and her attorney, Jim Brisco...
Lori Drew Interview - Megan Meier 4 December 2007
2007-12-08 00:45:00 Lori Drew NBC Interview - Megan Meier 4 December 2007 Lori Drew tells her side of the story in the tragic Megan Meier case. The charges in the case were dropped and Lori Drew tells her side of the story via her attorney, Jim Briscoe.
By: The Clever Cynic
Lori Drew, Megan Meier: ?Megan Had it Coming? Blog Still Going Strong
2007-12-06 21:06:00 Authorities Continue Their Investigation into Blog Blog Still Going Strong Who is the Author? It’s still chugging along, the vile little blog that could, “Megan Had It Coming.” It’s been 48 hours since the news article reported that the St. Charles Prosecutor, Jack Banas, had begun an investigation into who was running the twisted little website. The ...
Megan Meier, Lori Drew: St. Louis P-D Believes Real Culprits Are Bloggers
2007-12-06 03:15:00 St. Louis Post-Dispatch Looks at ‘Internet Fury’ Bloggers Fuel the Fury A Closer Look The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has fingered a culprit in the Megan Meier story. And the guilty parties are–surprise!–blogg-ers. The traditional press, ever mindful of mouthing ethics that fall far short of what they actually practice, is again pointing a finger at their Internet brethren. Joel ...
Lori Drew, Megan Meier: ?Megan Had it Coming? Blog Investigation by Authori
2007-12-05 19:30:00 Local Authorities Open Investigation in Blog Drew Claims It’s Not Her Drew’s Attorney Can’t be Reached for Comment It’s been confirmed that the authorities are investigating the “Megan Had It Coming” Blog. Local authorities have finally taken notice of the blog, which appeared on the Sunday when the Megan Meier story was reaching most of the nation. The blogger ...
Lori Drew, Megan Meier: Prosecutor Comes to Drew?s Defense
2007-12-04 12:01:00 Prosecutor Lists Reasons for Declining to File Charges Will it Make Any Difference in the Public Mind? Is This the “Other Side of the Story”? Jack Banas, the St. Charles County prosecutor who announced that no charges would be filed over the Megan Meier Internet hoax, answered some questions yesterday about why no charges would be forthcoming. But ...
Megan Meier MySpace Suicide: Lori Drew or Internet Troll? Part II
2007-12-04 10:07:00 Part II in the Online War of Words Bloggers Claims She’s Hoaxing Mother Is This Really Lori Drew? The conversation still rages between the author claiming to be Lori Drew, Internet hoaxer, and readers of the blog, “Megan Had it Coming”. After posting twice as “Kristen”–the- first on the weekend when most of the country was just learning ...
Megan Meier MySpace Suicide: A Conversation with Lori Drew?
2007-12-04 08:00:00 Is “Kristen” Lori Drew? Or Is It Another Hoax? Words of the Original Hoaxer or Internet Troll? Part I Are we seeing a conversation between Lori Drew, Internet hoaxer, and hundreds of Internet surfers? Or is this another hoax? In either case, the reading is riveting. On one side is the author of the ‘Megan Had Coming’ Blog, which appeared on ...
Megan Meier MySpace Suicide: Lori Drew Author of ?Megan Had it Coming? Blog
2007-12-04 05:35:00 Hoaxer Claims Authorship of ‘Megan Had it Coming’ Blog Is This One More Hoax? MySpace Suicide Takes Another Twist Let the speculation begin. Parts have the ring of authenticity, others make one shake their head at the thinking process. Neighbors, in numerous reports, have stated about the fact there has been no remorse from the family that hoaxed Megan Meier. ...
Megan Meier MySpace Suicide: 30 Memorable Quotes
2007-11-30 05:39:00 30 Quotes Taken From the Megan Meier’s story Parents, Neighbors, Police, Press, Blogosphere Included 25 quotes from the people involved in the Megan Meier MySpace Suicide story and the media. Megan, the 13-year-old daughter of Ron and Tina Meier, was the victim of harassment by “Josh”, a boy she’d met at popular social site, MySpace. Upset at his ...
Megan Meier: One More Prayer for Megan
2007-11-24 17:29:00 A Candlelight Vigil for Megan Meier Tonight Message from Tina Meier, Megan’s Mom The Choice of How She is Remembered Tonight’s candlelight vigil held for Megan Meier in the town where she died, is to honor her memory after her story became known nationwide. The vigil’s announcement was received by us and was held for a few hours ...
Megan Meier MySpace Suicide: A Message From Tina Meier, Megan?s Mom
2007-11-24 07:31:00 Candlelight Vigil for Megan Meier Announced Tomorrow Night is the Night A Peaceful Remembrance We received this message post to our website within the last few hours. It was signed “A Message from Tina Meier” and the heading was the same. It is an announcement of a candlelight vigil tomorrow night at 6 pm to honor the ...
Megan Meier Moms (5 xxx)
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Megan Meier MySpace Suicide: Town Cracks Down on CyberBullies
2007-11-22 07:50:00 Town Aldermen Declare Online Harassment a Crime Future CyberBullies Face Up To 90 Days in Jail Teen’s Suicide Prompts Action The fallout over the Megan Meier’s MySpace incident continues: DARDENNE PRAIRIE ? City officials declared online harassment a crime Wednesday, fewer than two weeks after they learned of a 13-year-old girl who killed herself after receiving hurtful messages on ...
Megan Meier MySpace Suicide: Reaction Roundup
2007-11-21 18:50:00 MySpace Suicide Story Sparked Many Reactions Story Continues to Develop Along Those Lines Story Reached Most of the U.S. Late Last Week Many Conclusions Megan Meier’s MySpace Suicide story sparked a host of reactions and then, reactions to those reactions. It’s been ten days since the Megan Meier MySpace suicide story came over the horizon into the public’s perception. ...
Megan Meier Suicide : Too Easy to Play the Blame Game
2007-11-20 02:50:00 The recent tragic suicide of 13 year old Megan Meier of Dardenne Praire, Missouri, demonstrates the power of the internet ... a power that has at times proved to be lethal.Megan Meier faced the hurdles common to many teens her age. She experienced bullying at school and had challenges with weight issues, depression and attention deficit disorder. Personal trials of this sort can make a teen vulnerable, especially when it comes to the need for attention.A female neighbor believed Megan was spreading gossip about her child. Her way of dealing with this was to disguise herself as a boy in order to establish an online relationship with Megan on the latter's MySpace account. The neighbor used the ID of a fictitious 16 year old named 'Josh Evans'. Once she began chatting with Megan, the ongoing dialogue lasted for about a month.The neighbor has told police she set up the connection in order to get Megan's confidence. She claims her intention was to discover what was being said abou...
By: Aidan Maconachy
Because Everyone Should Know Of Megan Meier
2007-11-20 01:10:00 A few months ago I read a story about a woman on a subway train in Asia who let her dog do it’s business on the subway car, much to the dismay of her fellow passengers. After she refused to clean the mess up, some people took it upon themselves to take pictures with ...
By: U Suxxors.com
Megan Meier MySpace Suicide: Blogger Says ?Megan Had it Coming?
2007-11-19 01:21:00 More Evidence of Internet’s Dark Side Blogger Calls Dead Girl “Slut” Anonymous Blogger Brags She “Covered Her Tracks Well” A Sick Afterthought to a Sad Case “You guys are totally wrong about Megan. I’m sick of all the news putting the blame on the lady. I knew Megan and what really went on you can read about it here: ...
Megan Meier MySpace Suicide: Cruel Hoaxers Outed, Let The Lesser Outrage Be
2007-11-17 01:26:00 Megan Meier’s MySpace Suicide Was Outraged We first wrote about Megan last Monday. The reactions to the story were those of disgust, horror, anger, and outrage. Outrage over the death of Megan Meiers, a girl targeted by vicious adults. Outrage at the perpetrators of the hoax. Outrage that no charges have been filed. Lastly, outrage at the paper ...
MySpace Suicide: Megan Meier?s Story May Prevent Others Like It
2007-11-15 17:08:00 MySpace Suicide Story of Megan Meier May Prompt Discussion Do Teens Know How Many Fake Characters Inhabit the Internet? What Can be Done The tragedy of the “MySpace Suicide” of Megan Meiers could prevent others like it from occurring in the future. As news of the tragic story spreads across the nation, perhaps an event calamitous for one ...
Megan Meier Myspace Suicide
2007-11-13 20:53:00 Megan Meier Myspace Suicide? Megan Meier was a young girl at only 13 years of age. She had met this boy named Josh through Myspace. Megan Meier had become good friends with this boy and he had helper her to really cheer up her outlook on life. That all changed one day when he started saying cruel things to her. Things that were so cruel that Megan Meier was crying a lot and very upset. Her mother had been trying to get her to sign off of Myspace and she wouldn’t. She started to argue back in attempt to defend herself. Later that day Megan Meier went up to her room and ended up ending her life by hanging herself. The tragic event was all caused because people were being mean to this girl. She had been struggling in life with her weight and her self-esteem. When kids are in that situation it doesn’t take much for the to feel completely worthless. Let’s hope something like this never happens again. You wonder if kids will ever learn to...
By: TheNewsLeak
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