Gabby Petito’s Mother Tells Brian Laundrie To Turn Himself In
Murder
Petito’s mother, in her first tweet ever, tells Brian Laundrie she’s ‘getting angry.’
Court
February 19, 2020
George Zimmerman sues Warren, Buttigieg for $265M over ‘defamatory’ tweets honoring Trayvon Martin
Zimmerman is not named in either of the tweets he claims were defamatory
Technology and Crime
December 17, 2019
Hackers spam flashing, strobing pictures on Epilepsy Foundation’s Twitter page: Report
Hackers reportedly gained access to the Epilepsy Foundation’s Twitter account and used it to post strobing or flashing images, presumably to trigger seizures in epilepsy suffers. The Maryland-based organization announced in a statement on Monday that they have filed criminal reports in light of last month’s incident. In addition to hacking their Twitter account, officials …
College Crimes
December 3, 2018
College student threatened to kill professor for scheduling 7 a.m. exam: Police
A Florida man is facing criminal charges for allegedly threatening to kill his college professor for scheduling an early morning final exam. Rafael Decomas, 20, a student at Florida Atlantic University, reportedly threatened his data structure professor through Twitter over the scheduled 7 a.m. exam. According to WPLG, authorities managed to trace the tweet back to …
Viral hoax
February 16, 2018
WARNING: Fake reports of violence at ‘Black Panther’ movie spread on social media
Several media reports are urging social media users to share with caution any images purportedly showing race-based violence at theaters showing the new film “Black Panther.” According to Oxygen, the images of at least three battered women have been used out of context to inaccurately report violence at the screenings of the latest Marvel superhero …
Teacher Scandals
April 9, 2017
Former Miss Montana wins “Most Snarky’ after bitter tweets emerge
A West Fargo, North Dakota, special education teacher is under investigation by her school district for insensitive social media posts about her job and her students. Sheridan Tihista, a former Miss Montana beauty pageant winner and teacher at Liberty Middle School, is accused of calling mothers of autistic children “monsters” and students “Satan” on Twitter, according to …
Violent Crime
February 17, 2017
Man live-tweets murder discovery after roommate shoots boyfriend dead
The suspect marked the planned murder on the calendar, but no one noticed
Politics and Crime
January 23, 2017
Burlesque dancer investigated by Secret Service over tweet
Heather Lowrey has been fired after suggesting President Donald Trump should be assassinated
Celebrity Justice
January 5, 2017
Actor James Woods continues $10M suit against Twitter user’s family
Death won’t stop multiple Emmy Award winning actor James Woods, 69, from pursuing a defamation suit against the family of the now-deceased man who accused him of cocaine addiction. Woods filed the $10 million suit in July 2015 after a man identified only as “Abe List” tweeted the accusation. In February 2016, the court ruled …
