10 bizarre deaths caused by social media

New Delhi: Social media has connected people all over the world and also made communication easier. While there are many advantages to the medium, there are disadvantages too. There are many incidents reported which have led to murders, deaths, only because of arguments on social networking sites. Here is a compilation of 10 ridiculous deaths due to social media.1. Auckland woman that preyed on school boys by creating fake girl profiles and killing them virtuallyThe craziest, most ridiculous social networking killer wasn't actually a killer at all — the only murders this woman committed took place in her own deranged imagination. A 28-year-old New Zealander woman spent months creating Facebook profiles for (fake) attractive teenage girls, going by the questionable names of "Jordz Williams", "Becca Maria Jullienne", and "Abby Jane Zoe William" with the aim of seducing dozens of teen schoolboys into online relationships.After creating an attractive new profile, the woman would sometimes kill the fictitious person, using some of her other personas to break the news on the girl's Facebook site.Boys were referred to a tribute-type blog spot for the dead young woman where they could leave messages.About 40 schoolboy victims of the female Facebook predator have now been identified as investigating possible grounds for charging the woman.These were discovered only when a 22-year-old woman found her own photographs in an online memorial video for that was supposed to be a girl named "Abby".2. Wife killed for changing Facebook status to singleEdward Richardson's wife, Sarah, 26, decided one day to change her relationship status from ‘married' to ‘single'.The couple had been separated and the lady had moved in to her parent's place when one day her husband came over to stab her to death. The reason being she had changed her Facebook status from married to single. After he committed this brutal crime, Edward ended up killing himself.3. Murderer rapped on MySpace before killingCalifornian man accused of slaughtering four people in central Virginia moonlighted before his arrest as a "horrorcore" rapper, recording songs about death, violence and mutilation and posting them to his MySpace page.Richard Alden Samuel McCroskey III, 20, who's suspected in the deaths of four people in the Virginia college town, was known as "Syko Sam" on his MySpace, where he was featured rapping to songs about brutally murdering people -- then watching them die.4. Facebook love triangle results in car chase, deathTorrie Lynn Emery, 23, and Alesha Abernathy, 21, had been fighting over for months over the same man. Torrie ran into Alesha with a friend she pursued them across town, ramming their car several times and eventually killed Alesha's passenger.The dude they were fighting over had been in jail for over a year.5. Being refrained from using MySpace, teen shoots his dadWhen 15-year-old Hughstan Schlicker's parents banned him from using MySpace, he killed his dad with a 12-gauge shotgun.6. Romantic rival stabs other over MySpace photos18-year-old Sarah Ludemann was stabbed to death with a kitchen knife by romantic rival Rachel Wade following a vicious internet battle. Both girls were engaged in a vicious internet battle over another teenager, Joshua Camacho.7. Deadbeat Father Murders Ex-Wife over Facebook TauntsWhen Chef Adam Dunn had enough of ex-wife Lisa Beverly's Facebook posts concerning his child-support payments and took a hammer as his weapon of choice to silence her. He then slashed her neck with a knife. The former couple's five-year-old son discovered his mother's dead body the following day.8. Facebook Death List kills off Colombian teensA facebook death list of 69 people were released which was initially found as a joke. But, as 3 Colombian teens were reported dead which had their names on the list, the authorities started investigation. A criminal gang operated in the area.9. Man tweets about killing his best friendChildhood friends Jameg Blake, 22, and Kwame Dancy, 22, had been exchanging heated 140-character insults on Twitter for days over a woman both men liked.Hours before their quarrel, Kwame tweeted Jameg with, "N****a is lookin for you don't think I won't give up ya address for a price betta chill asap!"Then, Furious Jameg killed Kwame with a shotgun.10. Teen kills girlfriend over MySpace commentIt was New Year's Eve, and while most teens were busy making out or being forced to dance with their parents, seasoned 16-year-old criminal Matthew Dubois— with a youthful record already spotted with theft, burglary, assault, and witness intimidation—was arguing with his 15-year-old girlfriend, Mikarah "Tinky" Sanders, over a comment another boy had posted to her MySpace page. By midnight, he'd taken a .547 handgun and shot her in the face.