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(#9) Schizophrenic Man Uses Facebook To Lure His Ex Into A Trap
Sarah Elston, 22, was reportedly excited to see her ex again. For the first time in months, 28-year-old Danial Garcia contacted her on Facebook to set up a meeting. While Elston, an artist in Brisbane, was looking forward to the reconciliation, her former boyfriend's intentions were sinister. Elston was unaware of Garcia's pre-existing mental health conditions, and Garcia had recently confessed his desire to commit homicide to a counselor.
In June 2008, the police were called to a disturbance at Elston's flat and then found her mutilated body. Neighbors reported that they had heard loud noises coming from the unit but didn't report it sooner because such commotion was common in their neighborhood. Garcia was arrested but found mentally unfit to stand trial. Reportedly, Garcia is a paranoid schizophrenic and will be permanently institutionalized for his crimes.
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(#12) Teen Takes Girlfriend's Life Over MySpace Comment
It was New Year's Eve in 2009, and most teens were busy spending time with their loved ones, ringing in the new year. In Burien, WA, seasoned 16-year-old criminal Matthew Dubois was arguing with his 15-year-old girlfriend, Mikarah "Tinky" Sanders, over a comment another boy had posted to her MySpace page.
Dubois had a youthful record already spotted with theft, burglary, assault, and witness intimidation. He was so utterly thrown by the MySpace comment that, by midnight, he'd taken a .547 handgun and shot his girlfriend in the face.
It was then that Dubois had the idea to shoot himself in the shoulder so that he could blame Tinky's passing on an imaginary "gang member." His plan backfired, and Dubois - charged as an adult - was sentenced to 14 years in prison.
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(#10) Ex-Girlfriend Gets Vengeful Over MySpace Photos
Sarah Ludemann, 18, and Rachel Wade, 19, had a particularly vicious Internet battle. In the months leading up to her murder in April 2009, Ludemann kept boasting photos of herself with her new boyfriend, Josh, even though his ex-girlfriend, Wade, repeatedly asked her to stop posting them. The two girls were harassing each other for months, including dropping threatening F-bombs into each others' voicemails. This particular voicemail transcript was played during the 2010 trial:
Please tell me Sarah why you would be a dumb-[donkey brat] and put a brand new picture of you and Josh at the beach on your MySpace. Seriously, I told you to watch your f*cking back and not to f*cking chill with him. I'm guaranteeing you that I'm going to f*cking murder you, I'm letting you know that now.
So following-up on her promise, Wade went over to Ludemann's house to continue taunting her. After an altercation, Wade stabbed Ludemann in the chest with a kitchen knife and watched her bleed out. After being sentenced to 27 years in prison, Wade revised her stance on cyber exchanges: "It's almost like you can threaten something or say whatever you want and possibly scare them and you don't have to face them at that moment."
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(#16) Dolphin Dies During Mob Selfie
In 2016, two Franciscana dolphins were pulled out of the ocean in Argentina. The rare dolphins were then passed around by a bunch of people on the beach at the Santa Teresita resort and used as props in the group's selfies. According to conservation specialist Vida Silvestre, the species of dolphin is susceptible to dehydration and heat. Reportedly, only 30,000 Franciscana dolphins exist.
At least one of the dolphins passed during the reckless ploy for Instagram likes by this irreverent group of tourists.
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(#14) Woman Passes In Car Crash After Posting A Smiley Face On Facebook
In 2014, 32-year-old Courtney Ann Sanford of North Carolina fatally crashed her car into a highway median moments after updating her Facebook status. Reportedly, Sanford posted: "The happy song makes me HAPPY." KTLA 5 reported that one of the drivers involved in the collision saw Sanford's car cross the median but was unable to maneuver out of the way.
Authorities believe that Sanford had been updating her status and taking pictures while operating her vehicle.
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(#18) Teen Loses Life Over Twitter Beef
In 2016, a few weeks away from graduation, an 18-year-old Indiana teen's life was taken as the result of a feud on Twitter. The tension started when Jerrold Parker tweeted at his soon-to-be assailant Devin Leggett, 19, saying that he "couldn't rap."
Not too long later, Leggett shot Parker multiple times, according to several witnesses. Leggett was charged with murder and carrying a handgun without a license.
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