Crime
Crime Links
- Electronic Telegraph: Bad blood British news report on murderer Rod Ferrell's 'vampire cults' in rural Kentucky; mentions that Ferrell played 'Vampire: The Masquerade'.
- Eastside Journal: Slayings described in brutal detail Report on the opening statements in a Bellevue, Washington murder trial; the defendant's gaming was brought up by the prosecution.
- Eastside Journal: Assault suspect led group with accused killers Report about two gamers accused of two separate violent crimes in Bellevue, Washington.
- Seattle Times: Young defendants win separate trials in Bellevue murder case Report on developments in the case of teenage murder suspects in Bellevue, Washington; D&D mentioned as probable subject of upcoming witness testimony.
- Eastside Journal: Prosecutors seek 33-year sentence for Norris Report on the sentencing hearing of David Lee Norris, convicted of stabbing an ex-girlfriend (and fellow gamer).
- Ottawa Citizen: Alleged conspiracy 'just a game' Newspaper report about Canadian LARPers accused of plotting to murder police officers.
- Eastside Journal: Baranyi found guilty Report on the sentencing of a teenage murderer; the teen denies a connection between gaming and his crime.
- APBnews.com: DNA Report Rocks Teen Slaying Case Report of scientific evidence undermining a prosecutor's case in Escondido, California; prosecution reported as claiming suspects were warped by D&D.
- Danger, Daggers Key to Game Plan Report that a Columbia University student accused of torturing a woman he met online was also a RuneQuest fan.
- CNN Review: 'The Embrace' Review of Aphrodite Jones true crime book about the 1996 "vampire cult" case; VtM mentioned as the suspect's hobby.
- Christian Broadcasting Network: Vampire -- Not Just a Game Story implicating 'Vampire: The Eternal Struggle' in a series of molestations in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
- Seattle Times: Friends describe Baranyi's fantasy world Interview with a murder suspect's friends; fantasy roleplaying mentioned as one of his hobbies.
- Sunday Times: Spate of suicides linked to US game Report on Italian authorities investigation of live action roleplaying.
- Seattle Times: Trial in Bellevue's worst-ever slaying case moves closer Eve-of-the-trial profile of two murder suspects and the case against them; fantasy roleplaying mentioned as the suspects hobby.
- TeeVee: Ripped From Today's Headlines! Examination of television coverage of the Kentucky 'Vampire Cult' murders, and its parallels with anti-D&D media coverage in the 1980s.
- EFF - Steve Jackson Games v. Secret Service The Electronic Frontier Foundation records of the famous raid on the roleplaying company.
- APBnews.com: Trial Begins In 'Dungeons & Dragons' Killing Report on opening statements in an Escondido, California trial; prosecutors claimed that suspects are obsessed with D&D.
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