Neowin News Feed for: Murder

Norman is a psychopathic AI obsessed with murder, thanks to Reddit

Usama Jawad — Sat, 09 Jun 2018 15:18:01 +0000

Researchers at MIT have created the "world's first psychopath AI", which is obsessed with death and murder. The disturbingly morbid AI was trained using data from the "darkest corners of Reddit". Read more...

Facebook faces backlash after murderer uploads footage of his crime [Update]

Mina Esapa — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 14:52:01 +0000

On Sunday, 16 April, a man was killed in Cleveland. His murderer uploaded a video of the crime to Facebook, where it was shared thousands of times. Facebook has faced strong criticism as a result. Read more...

Teen allegedly shoots classmate, takes selfie and shares it

Steven Parker — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 09:20:01 +0000

Technology and always being online is a wonderful thing, although there are always people who can find the most baffling ways to make use of it, incriminating themselves in the process. Read more...

NeoBytes :) Police see funny side over fake murder scene on Google Street View

Andy Weir — Wed, 04 Jun 2014 03:51:00 +0000

After spotting a Google Street View car approaching, a British man decided to stage a fake 'murder' scene to be caught on cam - but a concerned user called the cops after seeing it online. Read more...

Google to remove image from Google Maps that shows a murder investigation

John Callaham — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 02:14:42 +0000

Google has agreed to quickly replace a satellite image on its Google Maps service that inadvertently showed the scene of a murder committed four years ago in Richmond, California. Read more...

John McAfee back in US; claims he was pretending to be nuts

John Callaham — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:03:49 +0000

McAfee founder John McAfee is now back in the US after being kicked out of Guatemala Wednesday night and now says he played the "crazy card" in order to get the media to notice his issue with Belize. Read more...

John McAfee reportedly suffers heart attack while in jail [Update]

John Callaham — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 23:22:44 +0000

McAfee antivirus company founder John McAfee may have suffered from a heart attack in Guatemala, where he was in jail awaiting possible deportation to Belize to answer questions in a murder case. Read more...

John McAfee video press conference and alibi posted to YouTube [Update: He's now arrested]

Steven Parker — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 10:28:26 +0000

In what seems like almost daily new twists in the John McAfee saga where he is being sought for questioning by the Belize government over a murder inquiry, now an alibi video has been posted online. Read more...

John McAfee admits escaping Belize to Guatemala

John Callaham — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 22:34:42 +0000

John McAfee, the eccentric founder of the McAfee antivirus company, has admitted he is now in Guatemala after escaping from the country of Belize where the police want to question him in a murder case Read more...

John McAfee arrested for murder on Mexico/Belize border [UPDATE: He wasn't arrested]

Christopher White — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 15:31:18 +0000

Has John McAfee finally been found after allegedly murdering his neighbor last month? According to his official blog, the answer is yes. Read more...

John McAfee, antivirus kingpin, wanted for murder in Belize

Paul Ferson — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 01:29:30 +0000

McAfee antivirus creator John McAfee is wanted in the Central American country of Belize in connection with the shooting of a builder on Saturday night, following recent history of being... well, odd. Read more...

Could Online acccountability have prevented murder?

Brian Donohue — Tue, 18 May 2010 08:33:20 +0000

Sydney teen, Nona Belomesoff, 18, was found slain south of Sydney after a stranger appealed to her personal sense of morality, reports ABC Australia. Faking his credentials, and fabricating a Facebook profile; Christopher James Dannevig, 20,... Read more...

Man murders GTA-addicted girlfriend, son overhears stabbing

James Hall — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:07:19 +0000

According to the Telegraph, Malcolm Palmer, 62, used two knives to stab his long-term partner Carol Cannom, 46, twenty times in the chest because she had become addicted to playing Grand Theft Auto 4. The... Read more...

Body of missing 15 year old Xbox 360 player found

Andrew Lyle — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:24:13 +0000

After a long exhausting search for a young missing boy, involving his gaming console being taken away, the search comes to an end with 15 year old, Brandon Crisp found dead. Even attempts by... Read more...

ReiserFS creator gets 15-to-life for murder

Michael Stanclift — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:35:51 +0000

Hans Reiser, creator of ReiserFS, a journaled computer file system used by Linux, was handed a prison sentence of 15-to-life Friday, putting a final capstone on a case that began as a murder mystery, and... Read more...

Thai youth imitates Grand Theft Auto in cab murder

Steven Parker — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:46:38 +0000

A Thai teenager has confessed to robbing and murdering a taxi driver after trying to imitate scenes from the controversial "Grand Theft Auto" video game, police said on Monday. The 18-year-old high school student, now... Read more...

YouTube clip leads to arrest in Canadian murder hunt

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:13:19 +0000

A video clip posted on YouTube has helped Canadian police in the investigation of a nightclub murder.Police in the southern Canadian city of Hamilton posted a clip from club surveillance cameras onto the popular naff... Read more...

Crime Scene Investigation: 3 Dimensions of Murder Demo

Marcel Klum — Sun, 16 Apr 2006 14:34:01 +0000

Join the famous CSI team in Las Vegas and investigate 5 all new cases using the latest forensic science. Work along side Grissom, Catherine and the entire cast as you utilize the latest crime-solving equipment.... Read more...

Thompson links GTA with US school murder plot

Mon, 11 Oct 2004 14:56:02 +0000

Florida-based lawyer Jack Thompson has launched his latest attack on the interactive entertainment industry, telling the media that Grand Theft Auto was used by a Massachusetts teenager to prepare for a planned massacre at his... Read more...

Video game blamed for boy's murder sells out across Britain

Thu, 05 Aug 2004 17:55:25 +0000

Sales of a violent video game, linked to the brutal murder of a British teenager, were soaring as buyers rushed to buy their copy before the game is banned. Publicity surrounding the "Manhunt"... Read more...

Retailer drops Manhunt after media frenzy over teen murder

Thu, 29 Jul 2004 17:50:28 +0000

Grand Theft Auto makers causing media trouble again. British electronics retailer Dixons has removed Rockstar's Manhunt title from stores, after newspapers and TV news shows reported allegations that the title had influenced... Read more...

Murder Victim's Family to Sue

Marcel Klum — Fri, 19 Sep 2003 09:33:43 +0000

The family of a man teenagers killed in Tennessee plans to file lawsuits against Sony and Take Two within a month. Attorney Jack Thompson said his clients will accuse the game publishers of being responsible... Read more...