By: putionz
22/11/2008
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A Florida teenager has killed himself by overdosing on drugs in front of a live online audience, with some of the viewers egging him on, some debating his method and others trying to talk him out of it.
Abraham Biggs, 19, died on Wednesday at his home from a toxic combination of opiates and benzodiazepine, a drug used to treat insomnia and depression, said Wendy Crane, an investigator with the Broward County medical examiner's office.
Authorities say Biggs is not the first person to commit suicide with a webcam rolling.
It's unclear how many people were watching through the website Bodybuilding.com. Someone finally notified a site moderator, who pinpointed Biggs' location and called police, but they arrived too late to save him, Crane said.
Biggs, who used the screen name "CandyJunkie" on the bodybuilding website, started blogging about plans to kill himself 12 hours before he was found lying dead on his bed. He posted a link from Bodybuilding.com to Justin.tv, a site that allows users to broadcast live videos from their webcams.
Some users who read the blog told investigators they did not take him seriously because he had threatened suicide on the site before.
But Biggs' family was infuriated that neither viewers nor the site acted sooner to save him.
"When (police) came in, the webfeed stopped. So that's 12 hours of watching," said his sister, Rosalind Biggs, who said her brother struggled with bipolar disorder. "They got hits, they got viewers, nothing happened for hours."
Rosalind Biggs described her brother as a friendly, social, outgoing person who struck up conversations with Starbucks baristas and enjoyed taking his young nieces to the family restaurant Chuck E Cheese.
"It boggles the mind," she said. "We don't understand."
Authorities could not immediately verify the authenticity of a video posted online that shows a gun-wielding officer entering a bedroom where a man is lying on a bed, facing away from the camera. The officer ... |
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By: powley9
22/11/2008
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| is charlie building? |
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By: chrisandshellie@xtra.co.nz
22/11/2008
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| thats probably the sadest thing ive heard in days. Life is officially cheap now. Poor kid, and his poor poor parents. |
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By: cidermad
22/11/2008
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| no powley - this is on the news |
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By: cidermad
22/11/2008
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| shellie what about the boy that shot his father then himself cause he brought the wrong takeaway home? |
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By: gam.wilson@xtra.co.nz
22/11/2008
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Golly I read that..
the power of technology is mind boggling.. He was Bi-polar too. Its sad.. I wonder if God is going to be blamed for this...Sorry... sorry... did not mean to go there..lol!!..lol!!.. |
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By: powley9
22/11/2008
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| i know i know cider |
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By: cidermad
22/11/2008
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| helen clark will get the blame - just wait |
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By: cidermad
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| sorry powley - havin a senior moment I am |
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By: gam.wilson@xtra.co.nz
22/11/2008
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It gets crazier and crazier..the things people do..
His dad must of lost his cool first..You reckon?? |
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By: cidermad
22/11/2008
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| powley - thats a nice wee hoose you have there |
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By: cidermad
22/11/2008
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| yes gan - i think thats how it was reported |
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By: cidermad
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| sorry! gam |
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By: chrisandshellie@xtra.co.nz
22/11/2008
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| hey cider, yeah i heard about that one two. Again, im thinking poor kid. Obviously theres a lot more going on than just the wrong burger! |
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