Posted on 02/10/2005 4:39:23 PM PST by 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
Is it possible to bring in the mother who was willing to kill her children? Maybe not in Oregon, I don't know the law....
Yeah - I thought the local news would lead with it because it has all the bizarre human factors of a 'big' story... but they are leading with the Supreme Court lifting of the Pierce smoking ban. I'm thinking about just going to a bar in Tacoma and lighting a bunch of cigarettes all at once. :~D
This mother who would threaten her children, could use a time out.
Well, it is for them that I am glad they took action ~before~ the event.
Kerry Voters?
That's odd... since the Pierce smoking ban was effectively lifted months ago. Judge put a stay on the ban while waiting for the WASC to do their thing. I think pretty much everybody expected this ruling. It was a slam dunk.
Has their been word of a political angle on this suicide thing? I'm picturing a bunch of over-the-top DU types that have convinced themselves that the world is coming to an end because Dubya won the election.
Weird freakiness from Oregon. I'm not surprised.
They didn't hint at all about what brought them together or what kind of chat site it was.
So if someone put out a contract to kill you, you'd want the police to wait until after someone killed you to do something about it?
Jimmy Jones Kool-Aid alert!
GMTA (see my post above...)
I hope her kids are taken away from her and that she's sterilized!
I live in Oregon, and sadly have to agree! Weird freaking stuff indeed.. The last weird one was the Nazi party adopts a road, and now we are soliciting suicides on the internet..
I was thinking more in line of dopes taking out contracts on themselves.
I am glad innocent lives were protected.
The creep is a sadistic sicko who sought out fragile personalities. He found them. I'm glad he's locked up now.
It always baffles me that sicko's like him can influence others to do such bizarre things. *sigh*
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http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_021105_news_mass_suicide_pact_.9a87bbb8.html
maybe this will answer a few questions.
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