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Finally-An Indictment in the MySpace Suicide Case

By David Lohr

In a case that has been in and out of the news somewhat regularly since 13-year-old Megan Meier committed suicide by hanging herself on October 16, 2006 after becoming the butt-end of a cruel hoax that was allegedly perpetrated by an adult and a juvenile, the case appears to be moving forward-at last-with the indictment of Lori Drew, 49, on one count of conspiracy and three counts of accessing computers without proper authorization, handed down by a Los Angeles federal grand jury on Thursday, May 15, 2008. To recap for those readers who are not familiar with the story, when the case began some nineteen months ago young Megan believed that she had made a new friend in Josh Evans, described as a cute teenage boy who began exchanging messages with Megan on MySpace...continue to full post

Full post as published by Bizarre Crimes of the Week on May 19, 2008 (boomark / email).