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Old 18th Nov 07, 01:26 AM
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Mom: Web hoax led girl to kill herself
*Source: Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071117/...bjm_ys0NUE )*
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DARDENNE PRAIRIE, Mo. - Megan Meier thought she had made a new friend in cyberspace when a cute teenage boy named Josh contacted her on MySpace and began exchanging messages with her.

Megan, a 13-year-old who suffered from depression and attention deficit disorder, corresponded with Josh for more than a month before he abruptly ended their friendship, telling her he had heard she was cruel.

The next day Megan committed suicide. Her family learned later that Josh never actually existed; he was created by members of a neighborhood family that included a former friend of Megan's.

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