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Grisly Beheading Blamed On Hitman

18-year-old Jean Pierre Orlewicz is currently on trial for first-degree premeditated murder, after he and a friend ambushed 26-year-old Daniel Sorenson last November, stabbing him multiple times in the back before sawing off his head and burning his body. After the prosecution spent the better part of yesterday describing a young man fixated on committing a crime, the defense revealed the real reason behind the teen's murderous drive. Hitman. A CNN reported had obviously never played the game.

They dealt with it with a videogame called Hitman that he used to watch, and it was a video game where you got impressions that you would kill somebody - hit them from their backside, where they were not aware that they were being killed.
If he wore a snappy suit and tie and shaved his head bald before committing the crime, then maybe - just maybe this would have a chance in hell of working. As it stands I suspect the defense attorneys got Hitman and Manhunt mixed up and were forced to run with it. Ridiculous.

CNN Video Report On Trial [CNN via GamePolitics ]

6:00 PM on Fri Apr 11 2008
By Mike Fahey
6,616 views, 164 comments

Latest by keiichimorisato: Honestly, isn't it common sense to sneak up behind someone for a clean and unsuspected attack? Maybe it's all those ninja cartoons....lol more »

tragedy

15-Year-Old Killed For Not Passing Game

When 15-year-old Olivier Baptiste refused to hand over the video game he was playing to his 18-year-old friend William Suarez, Suarez pulled out a .32-caliber Smith and Wesson from his waistband and shot Baptiste in the head. This according to police, who have charged the alleged killer with manslaughter, illegal possession of a firearm, assault with a dangerous weapon, and discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling.

Witnesses told authorities that Suarez then put the gun down on the kitchen counter and began saying, "This just didn't happen," according to court documents.
Sounds like one seriously screwed-up individual right there.

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9:40 AM on Thu Mar 27 2008
By Mike Fahey
92,364 views, 318 comments

Latest by freespeech: why was he friends with an 18yr. old????? more »

crime

Mortal Kombat Murder A Misnomer

Some may remember the horrific murder of a seven-year-old girl last December. Supposedly, her death was caused by the girl's 16-year-old babysitter, Heather Trujillio, and her 17-year-old boyfriend, Lamar Roberts, when they acted out "Mortal Kombat style" fighting moves on her after having played the game, eventually killing her. Now, a statement from Garcia's aunt and former stepmother has suggested that video games had very little to do with the death, and it was the negative influence of Roberts that led her to commit such a heinous crime:

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11:07 AM on Mon Mar 10 2008
By torif
14,768 views, 99 comments

Latest by Billkwando: @ZWarren69: Agreed in this case. more »

crime

Game Obsession Blamed in Xbox Baby Murder Trial

Video game obsession is what lead to the beating death of 17-month-old Alayiah Turman, an Assistant District Attorney said yesterday in the closing arguments of Tyrone Spellman's murder trial.

"(Spellman's) entire life and daily routine is about playing (Ghost Recon).

"What do you think someone with that kind of obsession is going to do when it gets knocked over? What do you think is going to happen?

"The skull fractures on that baby are what happened."

Prosecutors say that Spellman was obsessed with video games, that he played them up to six hours a day. They say that in September 2006 Spellman beat his daughter, Alayiah Turman, to death after she knocked over his Xbox 360 while he was playing Ghost Recon.

Spellman's defense attorney cast blame on the child's mother and said that the confession was coerced. The case was handed to the jury yesterday afternoon, but they had still not reached a verdict last night and were set to return today to continue deliberation.

Jury talking in infant-death case [The Philadelphia Inquirer]

9:00 AM on Tue Jan 29 2008
By Brian Crecente
7,945 views, 159 comments

crime

GameStop Manager Killed During Robbery

A robbery at the GameStop on Cobb Parkway South in Marietta, Georgia left the store manger dead. A man apparently entered the store around closing time, waited for the last of the customers to leave, and then pulled a gun. Using duct tape the suspect tied up the store manager, Matthew Chery, as well as a fellow employee, as well as the employee's father who arrived during the robbery to pick up his child from work. The suspect escaped with video games, DVDs, and consoles, leaving the three bound with tape over their mouths. Between the time the robber left and the police arrived, the 21 year-old store manager had died, possibly as a result of the duct tape gag, though police are still investigating. The suspect fled the seen with his loot, stealing Matthew Cherry's red 2004 Honda Civic LX in the process. More »

9:20 AM on Mon Oct 22 2007
By Mike Fahey
16,147 views, 156 comments

Latest by DJNotorious: As a Assistant Manager of a GameStop on the East Coast, I was saddened when I learned of this news upon getting to work. This was a down right senseless act. No ones life is worth it. Over some videogames? more »

law and order: ps3

PS3 Kills Xbox 360


Like a bad Sunday afternoon rerun of a Poroit, this mystery starts off with the usual suspects: kids, a confined PS3, an exposed XBOX 360, and mucking around on a typical morning. This, of course, becomes a recipe for murder and as John Davidson finds out that the motive was simply one entertainment unit wasn't big enough for the both of them. As one child accidently turns on the PS3 while the Xbox is being actively played, unforeseen events unfold: More »

9:40 AM on Thu May 3 2007
By Kim Phu
4,831 views, 61 comments

Latest by carlogz: fatality more »

moscow times

Lineage II Gamer Kicks Player to Death

A 22-year-old Ukrainian gamer, considered one of the top Lineage II players in Europe, stomped another gamer to death after the man tried to stop a fight between rival clan members, The Moscow Times reports. More »

10:00 AM on Wed Jan 31 2007
By Brian Crecente
10,617 views, 35 comments

murder

EB Clerk Murdered

A San Antonio EB Games Clerk ws found dead in the store Monday afternoon, police there said. More »

6:52 AM on Tue Jan 30 2007
By Brian Crecente
1,737 views, 65 comments

contest

Criminal Investigation Into Radio Wii Death

A criminal investigation has been launched by the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department into the tragic water intoxication death of Jennifer Strange (left, with her family), who died hours after participating in KDND-FM's "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" contest. This follows the firing of 10 of the radio station's employees, including the three morning DJs, and the cancellation of the morning show. More »

1:40 PM on Thu Jan 18 2007
By Mike Fahey
1,569 views, 167 comments

crime

Trial Set For Xbox Baby Killer

Tyrone Spellman, 25, will stand trial for the September murder of Alayiah Turman whom he beat to death after the 17-month old girl knocked over his Xbox 360. While playing a game of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, Alayiah pulled the console down with the attached controller. Spellman then "popped her in the face and then tossed her in the chair", killing her. More »

9:40 PM on Fri Dec 15 2006
By Michael McWhertor
825 views, 57 comments

ps3

PS3: Strange as Fiction

An already short in supply, high in demand product gets even less stock than expected and all hell breaks loose. Sound familiar? More »

6:00 PM on Wed Nov 22 2006
By Brian Crecente
556 views, 22 comments

kimveer gill

Montreal Gunman Played Super Columbine Massacre

It's a pretty distressing day for gaming. First, Tyrone Spellman beat a 17 month old child to death when she knocked over his console. And now, news reports indicate that Kimveer Gill — the gunman responsible for yesterday's Montreal shooting spree — was influenced by the home-brew game Super Columbine Massacre. More »

11:40 AM on Thu Sep 14 2006
By kotaku.com
4,664 views, 82 comments

crime

Philadelphia Man Kills Baby Over Video Game

This story is really astonishingly sad. More »
valve

John Mark Karr and The G Man: Separated At Birth?

After a few days of being sufficiently creeped out by alleged murderer/confirmed whack ball John Mark Karr, I finally realized who he reminded me of: the mysterious G Man from first-person shooter Half-Life. Since we're talking about the disturbing murder of a 6-year old girl we'll refrain from anything even remotely related to light-hearted discussion. We will however give credit where credit is due: Valve clearly has some of the best character artists in the business. They know creepy. More »

11:20 AM on Sat Aug 19 2006
By Michael McWhertor
1,107 views, 12 comments

Latest by SuperPope: It's the freakish pencil neck. more »

Breaking: Xbox Murder Verdict In The three men accused of planning the revenge killing of six people over an Xbox video game were convicted of first-degree murder a few minutes ago. Check here for the full story.

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xbox murders

Jury Selection On for "The Xbox Murders"

This is the stuff urban legends and horror movies are made of: four young hobos in Florida, one with a hilarious tanline, murdered a house full of defenseless people in order to recover an Xbox taken from their illegal squat: More »

4:40 PM on Wed Jul 5 2006
By egauger
455 views, 16 comments

gta

GTA Defense Rejected

Thank God the people are as reasonable as you and I. A jury of them just convicted a 20-year-old of capital murder for killing three Alabama police officers, rejecting his idiotic claims that GTA made him do it. Good for them. More »

1:40 AM on Wed Aug 10 2005
By Brian Crecente
89 views