World Wide Dead: 25 Real Life Social Networking Murders

Let these 25 tragic stories be a warning: Be careful what you do and who talk to on the Internet.

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Internet has revolutionized how we interact with people. Anyone with a computer and high-speed connection can log onto a social network site and create a profile, exposing their private

life for the entire World Wide Web to view. But as these online communities become a primary channel of communication among family and friends, it’s also

becoming the go to outlet for serial killers, sexual predators, and other people of shady character. So before you accept a stranger's friend request or talk smack on someone's Facebook wall—think twice. What you type may be difference between life and death. Log on and take a look at 25 Real Life Social Networking Murders.

Matthew Dubois

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Brandon Kent

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Torrie Lynn Emery

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David Kelsey Sparre

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Christopher Dannevig

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John Albert Gardner III

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Jameg Blake

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Peter Chapman

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Adam Mann

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Korena Roberts

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Nathaniel Edwin Briscoe

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Edward Richardson

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Husband Kills Wife Over Status Update

Site: Facebook

Date: May 12, 2009

Backstory: Husband Edward Richardson became enraged after wife Sarah hadn't replied to his text messages concerning her new relationship status, and therefore paid a visit to her in-laws house where he viciously attacked her with a knife and attempted to take his own life. Failing in his attempt at suicide, the police arrested him on murder charges.

Punishment: He's been given a life sentence with a minimum term of 18 years.

Rachel Wade

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Philip Haynes Markoff

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Calvin Lawson

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John Katehis

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Clabon Terrel Berniard

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Brian Lewis

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Robert Hull Marko

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Bernard George Lamp

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Wayne Forrester

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Hughstan Schlicker

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Michael John Anderson

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Ulysses Handy

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David Ludwig

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