FL. TEEN COMMITS SUICIDE LIVE ON WEB CAM
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Ripperlog (2003)
"I told u I was hardcore." - Brandon Vedas Live reenactment of Brandon Vedas' 'online' death that occured in a chatroom. Brandon, nicknamed 'ripper', was joking about drugs and actually killed himself. Those online had no idea, and were joking the whole time. Seen only a few times, video installation from 2003.
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Kevin Whitrick
| Name | Kevin Whitrick |
|---|---|
| Caption | Kevin Whitrick |
| Birth date | August 17, 1964 |
| Birth place | Cross Houses, Shrewsbury |
| Death date | March 21, 2007 |
| Death place | Wellington, Telford, Shropshire, UK |
| Occupation | Engineer |
| Spouse | Paula Whitrick |
| Children | One son, one daughter |
Kevin Neil Whitrick (August 17, 1964 – March 21, 2007) was a British citizen and an electrical engineer. Whitrick's death was highly publicized for his live, online webcasted suicide.
Biography
Marriage and children
At the time of his death, he was married to his wife Paula, and had 12-year-old twins, one male and one female, but lived apart from his family after the breakdown of his marriage two years previously.
Suicide
On the day of his death, Kevin Whitrick was in a chatroom on PalTalk and was joined by about 60 other users in a special "insult" chatroom where people "have a go at each other". the possibility of the webcam footage being made available on the internet, and discussions over the culpability of web users who encouraged the man.The police detectives traced about 100 chatroom users to question them about their role in the cyber suicide. The Crown Prosecution Service has stated that none of the chatroom users will face criminal charges.
Similar incidents
Brandon Vedas died of a drug overdose while engaged in an Internet chat, as shown on his webcam. Abraham Biggs, 19, committed suicide by consuming significant quantities of pain killers and temazepam, and streaming his suicide live on Justin.tv under the name feels_like_ecstacy . Before he fell unconscious and subsequently died, Biggs was also chatting on a body building forum, where he had reportedly threatened to commit suicide on numerous occasions.
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