Man arrested after mass suicide pact e-mail (Oregon, Washington)

Seattle Times ^ | February 10, 2005 | The Associated Press

[HairOfTheDog]

Man arrested after mass suicide pact e-mail

The Associated Press

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — A man who allegedly sent e-mails to solicit a mass suicide on Valentine's Day involving as many as 32 people across the nation and Canada has been arrested, officials said.

Gerald Krien, 26, faces charges of solicitation to commit murder, according to Klamath County sheriff's deputies.

The alleged pact was to take place Feb. 14 at Krien's home and involved one mother agreeing to murder her two children, said sheriff's Lt. Rod Dailey.

Deputies arrested Krien yesterday and seized his computer during a search of his house that resulted from a tip. He was being held without bail at the Klamath County Jail pending a grand jury review of the case expected next week.

Copyright © 2005 The Seattle Times Company

[HairOfTheDog]

Just saw an interview on CNN about the search for the other 'participants' who agreed to this upcoming suicide on Valentines Day. Interviewed was a King County WA detective, so there may be ties to Washington as well. It was not clear from the interview segment I saw.

The article above says email, but the detective said it was a chat room group of some kind, they are looking for the other participants in the chat room (wish they would tell us what chat room) including the woman who said she would murder her children.

[ClintonBeGone]

Gerald Krien, 26, faces charges of solicitation to commit murder, according to Klamath County sheriff's deputies.

That seems like a strange charge considering you were soliciting the solicitee to commit their own murder. And does the legal definition of murder fit a situation where you kill yourself?

[HairOfTheDog]

The alleged pact was to take place Feb. 14 at Krien's home and involved one mother agreeing to murder her two children, said sheriff's Lt. Rod Dailey.

This contradicts the interview on TV where they said the participants would participate via the internet, not at the guy's home.

[HairOfTheDog]

Pick a charge, any charge... Not sure, but I think the fact that there is a woman who is allegedly agreeing to involve her kids, that it's murder, not just a group suicide.

[Nitro]

Dead in Oregan...

sounds like a good thing.

[Danae]

"(wish they would tell us what chat room)"

Very good question!

[HairOfTheDog]

KOIN.com (Portland)

Alleged Mass Suicide Pact Uncovered

Klamath Falls Man Arrested

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. -- A suicide pact involving 32 people from across the nation and Canada was alleged to occur in Klamath Falls on Valentine's Day.

Klamath County sheriff's deputies uncovered numerous e-mails soliciting others to take part in a mass suicide. Deputies went to the Madison Street home of 26-year-old Gerald Krien Wednesday with search warrant in hand.

Lt. Rod Dailey says the solicitation allegedly involved one mother agreeing to murder her two children as part of the suicide pact.

Krien's computer was seized. He was arrested for solicitation to commit murder and is being held at the Klamath County Jail without bail.
     

2/10/2005

[Mark was here]

Sitting in jail for having bad thoughts?

Sounds scary to me.

I would rather jail folks after they did something.

[HairOfTheDog]

I would rather jail folks after they did something.

There's potentially some kids that would pay with their lives for that kind of "patience".

[pennyfarmer]

I believe they just passed a assisted suicide law in Oregon or maybe it was Washington. I think they are going to prosecute because they didn't want to take euthanasia this far yet (killing your kids after they are born).

Thats for next year.

[HairOfTheDog]

I didn't get any clue that this is a medical or assisted suicide in any way.... This is just some kind of group of friends with a strange hobby.

[Michael.SF.]

Purple Kool-aid BTT

[USP_357sig]

Where it involves murder, it should be stopped.

Where it involves suicide, I say let 'em. Just make sure they don't go Pharaoh and take unwilling victims along for the ride.

Forcing a person to stay alive should be considered an infringement on personal liberty. There are much worse things in this world than death.

[Dog Gone]

In order to protest the re-election of the Chimp President and to destroy the American imperialist economy, all Democrats are banding together to commit suicide in a national display of our intellect.

Join me in suicide, fellow leftists, on February 14.

[pennyfarmer]

He better hope the fashion police don't try to get a hold of him. I'd try to kill myself if I was beat that severe with the ugly stick.

Oh I almost forgot to give this loser and his pack of ultra losers the Freak Show award.

Congrats Gerald Krien you get the Freak Show award.

[blackie]

FYI

[HairOfTheDog]

Pretty guy, ain't he?

[HairOfTheDog]

Where it involves suicide, I say let 'em. Just make sure they don't go Pharaoh and take unwilling victims along for the ride.

I'd go along with that.

[pennyfarmer]

I didn't either but its all about baby steps.

Baby step to the sacrificial alter.

[Ramius]

Loony.