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NEWS ABOUT: stalking

stalking stories: 8 news summaries


 Erin Andrews' 
 Alleged Stalker 
 Makes Bail  

Michael David Barret must submit to home confinement

Oct 5, 09 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - The traveling salesman who allegedly taped Erin Andrews in her hotel room and attempted to sell nude images of the ESPN reporter will be released on bail but confined to his home and forbidden to use the Internet. Michael David Barrett appeared in federal court in Chicago today and will... More »

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ESPN • federal courts • Michael Barrett • Federal Court • TMZ • US magistrate • stalking • ESPN scandal

(Newser) - It looks like Erin Andrews' peeping tom has been caught. FBI agents arrested a Chicago man at O'Hare airport last night and accused him of making nude videos of the ESPN reporter after altering peepholes in two hotel rooms. He tried to sell them to TMZ, then posted clips online,... More »

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ESPN • online videos • reporter • hidden camera • stalking • Erin Andrews • peeping tom • ESPN scandal

(Newser) - Marion Barry’s lawyer says the woman he was arrested for stalking on Saturday is his ex-girlfriend, and that the two had been together earlier that day, the Washington Post reports. Police say they took Barry into custody after a woman said he was “bothering her”; ex Donna... More »

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Washington DC • police • arrest • city council • stalking • Marion Barry • ex-girlfriends

DC Cops Charge Marion Barry With Stalking

Woman says scandal-plagued councilman was 'bothering' her

Jul 5, 09 1:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Washington DC's most-wanted politician, Marion Barry, has again found himself on the wrong side of the law, reports the Washington Post. Police busted the 73-year-old councilmember and former mayor last night after a woman complained he was "bothering her" as the two traveled in separate vehicles in a... More »

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Washington DC • mayor • arrest • city council • stalking • Marion Barry

 Intern in the Twilight Zone: Pattinson's Stalking Me!

She pretends to be 'so over it,' but dreams of their eventual romance

Jun 29, 09 2:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - When Robert Pattinson, heartthrob of the tween set, just happens to pop up everywhere a certain BlackBook intern goes, there’s only one conclusion: “There is nothing blasé about it, but Robert Pattinson is stalking me,” writes the unnamed intern, herself a Pattinson stalker. And with his latest... More »

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entertainment • stalker • celebrity • Twilight • Robert Pattinson • stalking

(Newser) - The restraining order against Shawn Johnson stalker Robert Michael O’Ryan has been extended to 3 years, E! reports today. The Johnson family is “pleased with the decision,” their lawyer said. O’Ryan is being held in a California jail for trespassing on a studio lot—guns, duct... More »

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Dancing with the Stars • stalker • 2008 Beijing Olympics • gymnastics • Shawn Johnson • restraining order • stalking • Robert Michael O'Ryan

 Alleged Facebook Stalker Found Hanged 

Cops call off hunt for suspected murderer

Feb 13, 09 6:01 AM CST
(Newser) - A suspected murderer believed to be stalking potential victims on Facebook has been found hanged, reports the Independent. The body of George Appleton, 40, was found in a deserted building in Manchester. Police had been hunting him since his former girlfriend was found murdered and burned last week. Several women... More »

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crime • murder • Facebook • Manchester • stalking

Stalkers Terrorize 3M Americans a Year: Study

Statistics prompt new calls for updated laws

Jan 14, 09 4:36 PM CST
(Newser) - More than 3 million Americans, mostly women aged 18-24, are stalked each year, but it’s an abuse rarely prosecuted, the Chicago Tribune reports. The staggering figure from a first-ever Justice Department study highlights the need to strengthen laws and enforcement, especially with technology now making it easier for stalkers... More »

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Department of Justice • law • crime • stalker • domestic violence • Illinois • cybercrime • intimate partner violence • stalking

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