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Will Lori Drew, 49 be convicted for bullying on MySpace that led to Suicide?
Current forecast: Conviction of any charge. (46% chance
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Combining all predictions, the current most likely outcome is Conviction of any charge. with a probability of 46% (down 7% in last 1 day)
Lori Drew, 49, of O'Fallon, Mo., faces three counts of accessing protected computers without authorization to obtain information to inflict emotional distress on the girl and one count of conspiracy.
The case set off a national furor when it was revealed that 13-year-old Megan Meier was the victim of a hoax perpetrated by Drew, who was the mother of one of the girl's former friends.
The case set off a national furor when it was revealed that 13-year-old Megan Meier was the victim of a hoax perpetrated by Drew, who was the mother of one of the girl's former friends.
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Suspend date: Mon 15th Dec 7:59am PST (3 weeks to go)
Initial likelihoods: Conviction of any charge.: 50%, Outright acquittal.: 20%, Case dismissed.: 30%
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Created Thu 15th May 12:47pm PDT by mork
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Settlement requested Fri 16th May 4:35am PDT by 
quorny: http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/15/internet.suicide/index.html
quorny: http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/05/15/internet.suicide/index.html
Suspend date: Mon 15th Dec 7:59am PST (3 weeks to go)
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predicted Outright acquittal. (H$750 at 34%)
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score: 10
Mail Online UK 1 day ago
trial accused of taking part in a MySpace hoax that allegedly led to a 13-year-old girl's suicide. Lori Drew is accused of helping create a false-identity account on the social networking site and harassing her young neighbour, Megan Meier, with cruel
score: 10
San Jose Mercury News 1 day ago
indicated that about 80 percent had heard about the case and half had formed 'devastating' opinions about 49-year-old Lori Drew. He said he was particularly concerned about six people. 'These are the ones that drip with the most venom for my client,'
score: 10
San Jose Mercury News 2 days ago
A pool of about 75 jurors began fielding questions Tuesday from prosecutors and a defense attorney representing 49-year-old Lori Drew. She is accused of helping create a false-identity account on the social networking site and harassing her young
score: 10
CNN 2 days ago
girl who committed suicide after she was the target of a hoax on the Web site MySpace.com. Lori Drew, 49, of O'Fallon, Missouri, is accused of fraudulently using MySpace to pose as a teenage boy who feigned romantic interest in the girl, Megan Meier.
score: 10
The Scotsman 2 days ago
she hangs herself in her bedroom. But not all was as it seemed in the suicide of 13-year-old Megan Meier, of Dardenne Prairie, Missouri. Her online boyfriend and confidant, Josh Evans, was a hoax, a character created by others on the social networking
This should be an interesting one!
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9969969-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
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