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MySpace Suicide Case Goes to Jury

Missouri mom accused of bullying neighborhood teen with fake persona

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(Newser) – Lori Drew’s fate is in the hands of a California jury as the case of the “MySpace bully” goes into deliberations, Wired reports. After forceful closing arguments yesterday, the jury will decide whether the mother committed computer fraud by creating a false online identity used to bully a neighborhood teen into suicide in 2006.

Lori Drew with her attorney, Dean Steward, in Los Angeles.
Lori Drew with her attorney, Dean Steward, in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo)
Lori Drew.
Lori Drew.   (AP Photo)
Tina Meier, mother of internet suicide victim 13-year-old Megan Meier.
Tina Meier, mother of internet suicide victim 13-year-old Megan Meier.   (AP Photo)
Tina Meier holds two pictures of her daughter Megan.
Tina Meier holds two pictures of her daughter Megan.   (AP Photo)
Lori Drew, left, and her daughter Sarah, arrive at federal court in Los Angeles.
Lori Drew, left, and her daughter Sarah, arrive at federal court in Los Angeles.   (AP Photo)
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