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November 2008
- MySpace Bully Not Guilty on Key Felony Charge
  
  Associated Press | Nov 26, 08 2:13 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - A federal jury has rejected felony charges against cyberbully Lori Drew, convicting her instead of accessing a computer without authorization, a misdemeanor, the AP reports. The Missouri mom violated MySpace terms by creating a fake teen-boy profile to harass a neighborhood girl, but was found not guilty of using a computer to inflict emotional distress on 13-year-old Megan Meier, who committed suicide in 2006. More »
- MySpace Suicide Case Goes to Jury
  
  Wired | Nov 25, 08 1:34 PM CST
  
  (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. More »
- Cyber-Sneak Mom 'Bullied My Baby to Suicide'
  
  Associated Press | Nov 20, 08 3:28 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - A mother tearfully recalled in a Los Angeles court yesterday how her 13-year-old daughter hanged herself shortly after receiving a hateful online message from a neighbor woman posing as a teenage boy, AP reports. Lori Drew allegedly created a MySpace persona named Josh to first woo then harass Megan Meier, prosecutors argued as the nation's first-ever cyber bullying case got underway. More »
September 2008
- MySpace Hoaxer Drew Bragged About Deadly Prank
  
  The Smoking Gun | Sep 24, 08 3:33 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Missouri mother Lori Drew proudly boasted to her hairdresser and others about her MySpace prank before it led to Megan Meier's suicide, reports the Smoking Gun. Drew “denied any untoward purpose and dismissed concerns over her ‘prank,’” court filings say. But after Meier died, Drew tried covering her tracks, denying to the FBI and Meier’s mother that she helped create the fake “Josh” account used to fool the teenager. More »
May 2008
- MySpace Bully's Case Sets Risky Course: Experts
  
  Wired | May 16, 08 2:43 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A criminal indictment over MySpace bullying that led to a Missouri teen's suicide sets an unusual and perhaps dangerous legal precedent, experts say. Because her activities violated the site’s terms of use, Lori Drew faces charges of computer fraud and abuse related to the death of Megan Meier, Wired reports—and the charges involve a contract that few users even bother to read. More »
- Woman Indicted in MySpace Suicide Case
  
  Associated Press | May 15, 08 3:39 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A Missouri woman has been indicted in the case of a teenage girl who killed herself after receiving cruel messages on MySpace, the AP reports. The woman, Lori Drew, is charged with pretending to be a teenage boy on the site and having a helper taunt the 13-year-old victim. Drew faces up to 20 years in prison on counts of conspiracy and accessing protected computers. More »
- Alleged MySpace 'cyber-bully' indicted in teen's suicide - Los Angeles Times
  
  Los Angeles Times | May 15, 08
  
  A federal grand jury in L.A. accuses Missouri resident Lori Drew of using the social networking website to torment the girl into thinking she was being dumped by a boy.
April 2008
- You Hate Me, You Really Hate Me!
  
  Radar | Apr 15, 08 7:43 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Critics in cyberspace can stay incognito, which makes them especially nasty. Radar lists the 10 most-scorned players on the web: Lori Drew: Her comments on a MySpace account drove a 13-year-old girl to suicide. John Fitzgerald Page: An online dater whose cruel remarks got world-wide coverage. Julia Allison: A sassy sex columnist who worked the web for a 6-figure gig. More »
December 2007
- No Charges in Cyberbullying Suicide Case
  
  Wired | Dec 4, 07 4:00 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - No charges will be filed in the cyberbullying case that led a young girl to commit suicide, Wired reports. A Missouri prosecutor found there was not enough evidence to prove criminal intent on the part of mother Lori Drew and others who launched an online bullying campaign against 13-year-old Megan Meier through a hoax MySpace persona called "Josh." More »
November 2007
- Online Suicide Brings Fury of Neighbors
  
  Los Angeles Times | Nov 22, 07 10:33 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - The two parents who used MySpace to harass a teenage girl so relentlessly that she committed suicide are now the target of internet vigilantes, the Los Angeles Times reports. When prosecutors could not mount a case, angry neighbors posted the family's address, photos, and phone numbers on blogs. Their workplaces have been flooded with calls, protesters gather outside their house, and people shout "Murderer" as they drive by. More »
- Anger Brews Over Cyber Suicide
  
  Chicago Tribune | Nov 17, 07 4:00 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Police fear a "mob mentality" is brewing in a St. Louis suburb after a 13-year-old girl killed herself, and the hoaxers who allegedly prodded her have gone free. Two adults—parents of the girl's friend—badgered Megan Meier online until she hanged herself in her closet last October. Cops say they've been getting angry calls since the story broke last week, but insist that no law can corral the cyber-bullies. More »
- A real person, a real death
  
  St. Charles Journal | Nov 10, 07
  
  His name was Josh Evans. He was 16 years old. And he was hot."Mom! Mom! Mom! Look at him!" Tina Meier recalls her daughter saying.Josh had contacted Megan Meier through her MySpace page and wanted to be added as a friend.Yes, he's cute, Tina Meier told her daughter. "Do you know who he is?""No, but look at him! He's hot! Please, please, can I add him?"