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Von Brunn's Digital Trail Disappears

Web page, message board rants removed after suspect named

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 12, 2009 5:40 AM CDT

(Newser) – James von Brunn's online presence began to vanish within hours after he was named as the suspect in the Holocaust Museum shooting Wednesday, the Washington Post reports. Users trying to access his personal website received an error message, his user bio on Wikipedia was pulled,... Read full story »

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