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tulipsandroses

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4. Yeah, " Swatting"I'm familiar with. Killing

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 14, 2021, 12:39 PM

Jul 2021

Last edited Wed Jul 14, 2021, 04:36 PM - Edit history (1)

For domain names is what I am wondering about. This is like organized crime families killing for valuable property to make money. This is the 2nd time I have heard about violence against someone to take their “valuable internet real estate”

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'Swatting' call leads to death of Sumner County man targeted for his Twitter handle [View all] Jilly_in_VA Jul 2021 OP

So freaking scary and devastating to this family Docreed2003 Jul 2021 #1

Reminds me of another case - hit man was hired tulipsandroses Jul 2021 #2

There have been cases Jilly_in_VA Jul 2021 #3

Yeah, " Swatting"I'm familiar with. Killing tulipsandroses Jul 2021 #4

I think it's the first time Jilly_in_VA Jul 2021 #5

Social media influencer gets 14 years in prison for plot to 'hijack' website at gunpoint tulipsandroses Jul 2021 #6