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Man Charged With Ex-fiance’s Murder, Facebook Posts Could Tell The Story
A fight between a couple in the midst of a break up escalated to a tragic end on Sunday. Joie Lordi, 20, was found strangled to death in the residence she shared with her ex-fiance Keith Wolfrey, 23. Now Wolfrey is being charged with her death and could face the death penalty. The police are also investigating his Facebook activity, since both Lordi and Wolfrey were... Read more »
28-year-old Man Pretends To Be 13-year-old Boy on Facebook, Rapes 12-year-old
This story is so wrong on so many levels. A 28-year-old man began an online relationship with a 12-year-old girl he met on Facebook by pretending to be a wheelchair-bound 13-year-old boy. Nicholas Bull also duped the girl's parents into believing he was a former Disney On Ice skater. Bull groomed the girl and her family for six months before finally meeting her in... Read more »
Sheriff Suspended After Posting Offensive Comments to Facebook, Resigns Days Later
It's one thing to post to Facebook references to President Barack Obama as "towel headed" and "camel jockey" if you're a complete nobody. Far be it of me to deny a moron the right to express his or her ignorance publicly. But when you're the captain of Barrow County Sheriff’s Office in Georgia, maybe you should consider keeping your views to yourself - before you... Read more »
Man Charged With First Degree Murder Of Girlfriend, Posts Possible Confession To Facebook
A West Virginia man is charged with first degree murder for the shooting death of 18-year-old Ayana Patton, the mother of his child. Police are also investigating Facebook posts he made on the day of Patton's death. According to reports, Marcus "Swiss" McKinley, 26, posted what could be interpreted as a confession a few hours before Patton's body was found in her... Read more »
Teen Girl Sexually Assaulted In Home Of Man She Met On Facebook
A New Jersey man was charged with second degree sexual assault and fourth degree criminal sexual conduct after he invited a teen girl he met on Facebook to his home. The young girl says that when she arrived, 18-year-old Jahki Alford forced himself on her even though she resisted. Alford is still in police custody. The 17-year-old high school student began... Read more » 5 Teens Arrested On Rape Charges, Threatened To Post Sex Video On Facebook If Girl Refused
Police have arrested 5 teenage boys in Niles, Mich., following an investigation into a variety of sex crimes -- including threats to post a video on Facebook of one of them engaging in sex with an underage girl. The teens -- Parnell Martin, Leon Murphy, Martise Washington and Trey Nichols, all 18, and Martell Miller, 17 -- face several criminal charges, ranging... Read more » Man Uses Wife’s Facebook Account To Ambush, Shoots At Victim 10 Times
Facebook has been used to reconnect with long lost friends, even long lost loves in some cases. But the social network has also been the cause of romantic strife, such as in the case of a Texas man who used his wife's Facebook account to lure a man he was suspecting of having an affair with her to their home and then shooting at him. According to reports, Matthew... Read more »
Facebook Restores Mark Zuckerberg’s Account
Mark S. Zuckerberg's week didn't have a great start. His Facebook account was terminated on Monday because he shares a name with the social network's CEO. However, it looks like his weekend is going to be much better because his account has finally been reinstated. Zuckerberg is now free to Facebook as much as he wants, but please, don't call him asking for Facebook... Read more »
