﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Bored, Lori Drew? from Newser</title><description>Lori Drew admitted in a police report that she created a fictitious MySpace account and pretended to be a boy with a romantic interest in Megan. According to the police report, Drew created the profile to find out what Megan was saying online about her teenage daughter.</description><link>http://www.newser.com/</link><copyright>2008 - Newser</copyright><language>en-us</language><generator>Newser Feed Generator</generator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 3:24:39 CST</pubDate><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/38306/myspace-hoaxer-drew-bragged-about-deadly-prank.html?refid=rss_all_default</guid><title>MySpace Hoaxer Drew Bragged About Deadly Prank</title><description>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.</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/38306/myspace-hoaxer-drew-bragged-about-deadly-prank.html?refid=rss_all_default</link><pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:04:47 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/27661/myspace-bullys-case-sets-risky-course-experts.html?refid=rss_all_default</guid><title>MySpace Bully's Case Sets Risky Course: Experts</title><description>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.</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/27661/myspace-bullys-case-sets-risky-course-experts.html?refid=rss_all_default</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 21:13:46 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/27609/woman-indicted-in-myspace-suicide-case.html?refid=rss_all_default</guid><title>Woman Indicted in MySpace Suicide Case</title><description>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.</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/27609/woman-indicted-in-myspace-suicide-case.html?refid=rss_all_default</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 16:07:26 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/91261/alleged-myspace-cyber-bully-indicted-in-teens-suicide-los-angeles-times.html?refid=rss_all_default</guid><title>Alleged MySpace 'cyber-bully' indicted in teen's suicide - Los Angeles Times</title><description>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.</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/91261/alleged-myspace-cyber-bully-indicted-in-teens-suicide-los-angeles-times.html?refid=rss_all_default</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 15:52:00 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/24073/you-hate-me-you-really-hate-me.html?refid=rss_all_default</guid><title>You Hate Me, You Really Hate Me!</title><description>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.</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/24073/you-hate-me-you-really-hate-me.html?refid=rss_all_default</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 16:07:26 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/13225/no-charges-in-cyberbullying-suicide-case.html?refid=rss_all_default</guid><title>No Charges in Cyberbullying Suicide Case</title><description>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."</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/13225/no-charges-in-cyberbullying-suicide-case.html?refid=rss_all_default</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 16:07:26 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/12329/online-suicide-brings-fury-of-neighbors.html?refid=rss_all_default</guid><title>Online Suicide Brings Fury of Neighbors</title><description>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.</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/12329/online-suicide-brings-fury-of-neighbors.html?refid=rss_all_default</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 17:05:14 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/11958/anger-brews-over-cyber-suicide.html?refid=rss_all_default</guid><title>Anger Brews Over Cyber Suicide</title><description>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.</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/11958/anger-brews-over-cyber-suicide.html?refid=rss_all_default</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 17:05:14 CDT</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.newser.com/story/91283/a-real-person-a-real-death.html?refid=rss_all_default</guid><title>A real person, a real death</title><description>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?"</description><link>http://www.newser.com/story/91283/a-real-person-a-real-death.html?refid=rss_all_default</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 17:10:43 CDT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>