Girl Commits Suicide after Myspace Hoax Options

[breakingdawn]

The parents of a 13-year-old Missouri girl who hanged herself after a failed MySpace romance — later uncovered as a hoax — say they have yet to receive an apology from the family they blame for their daughter’s death.
“They’ve absolutely offered no apologies,” Ron Meier told TODAY co-host Matt Lauer on Monday. “They sent us a letter in the mail, basically saying that they might feel a little bit of responsibility, but they don’t feel no guilt or remorse or anything for what they did.”

Rather, said Tina Meier, the people are upset with her for going public with their story. Last week, while shopping, she ran into the woman who invented the hoax, Tina Meier said.


“She asked me to stop doing all of this,” she told Lauer. “I told her that we would not stop, that we were going to continue for justice for Megan because we knew what they did.”

The Meiers’ daughter, Megan, hanged herself Oct. 16, 2006.

The Meiers have not named the people because they do not want to identify their teenage daughter, who had once been a friend of Megan’s.

After the two girls had a falling out, the mother invented a 16-year-old boy, “Josh Evans,” created a MySpace account for him, and made Megan believe he was new in town and thought she was cool.

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WTF? What kind of mother would ever do that?! Do you think the parents should press charges?

[Amaranthus]

No.
Although I so sympathize for the family, it's in no shape or form the other family's fault. She should nt have fallen in love with someone she met over the internet.

[arcanum]

I definitely don't think the parents should press charges, though I'm sure they could (and win).

That is the most ridiculous thing ever, but is that really all that she commited suicide over? Or was there something else that no one is aware of and the whole myspace thing just happened to be at the same time?
Either way, it really isn't the other family's fault.
It's the girls fault for taking things so seriously on the internet. Thats what I think.

Though, I don't understand how the other family couldn't feel sorry about it, or even a little upset. They definitely should apologize, its stupid that they didn't.

[Bonobo]

I believe it's ridiculous and unethical for a person to not feel sorrowful for what they have done, and not even appologize. In fact, I think it's even worse the mother took part of the issue even though it was a teenage fight, and by taking this situation of proportion made a faux person that made her happy, just to crush her in the long run. How ridiculous. This makes me pissed.

stupid ass families pissed me off! They are so f**ked up.

[StandardEdition]

No.
Although I so sympathize for the family, it's in no shape or form the other family's fault. She should nt have fallen in love with someone she met over the internet.

Yeah she shouldn't have.
But I do think that her parents should press charges.
I mean, wth type of mom is so immature to mess with some young girls love life? And then she goes and kills herself! Thats effed up.

[clarity]

What that family did was sick. They better get in some trouble.

[omgomgKATHY]

that's pretty cruel, and immature of the parent to do.

[RAWRstephishere]

I knew there would be a topic on this soon.


I think the mom should tried a child predator. The mom is freaking physco, she did all of that just to see if the girl was talking about her daughter behind her back. I hope she feels guilty for the rest of her life. The mom new she was on meds and was depressed and still did that. God, thats horrible.

[karmakiller]

It's pretty stupid that the mother did that. I could understand if it was Megan's friend... because kids are more likely to do that kind of thing. It's really immature for a grown woman to do something like that. Sick, in my opinion.

I think if the girls parents press charges they have a pretty good chance of winning (esspecially since it was an adult doing it).

Granted it's sad, in a kinda pathetic way, that the girl would hang herself over a myspace romance.

[Jennifer]

Firstly, I think the mother that created the hoax is just.. sick, I guess is the word. An adult, a mother, doing such things. It's horrible. It makes it even worse that the family feel no sympathy, and will not apologise. It is kind of sad but Megan did have other reasons to commit suicide, not just an online relationship breakdown. I guess this was just the one thing that pushed her over the edge.

If there were charges pressed, the family of Megan has an alright chance of winning IMO, considering it IS against an adult.

[Laughsalot]

wtf. the mom(tina meier) said she kept a close watch on her daughter's account and even had the password and shit. if this harrassment was going on they could have done something about it. they would have seen it and they being the adults would have been a step further than a 13 year old. wtf up with that. and the mom that created that josh character just cuz of some spat between two thirteen year old girls is just ridiculous. these ppl don't know how to raise kids. mother's shouldn't be involved in their daughters lifes in this type of way. stupid and immature. what a stupid and cruel person she is

[xtwitchyx]

What that family did was sick. They better get in some trouble.

I agree. That's really disgusting and the fact that the parents who did this don't seem to care at all is disgusting too. Parents like that are not parents in my opinion. They claimed that they made the account to see if this girl was talking shit about their daughter. They should have just stayed out of it and let the two girls resolve it on their own.

[*jeanna*]

monitor your children..
my mom had a tracker on my computer when i we first got one and till i was 15 and she left. i hate her till this day for doing that. so i dont think that is right. then again if you have a children with issues, you should like that girl who hung herself. my mom did it to just have control and rub in our faces. pathetic.

"The Meiers have not named the people because they do not want to identify their teenage daughter, who had once been a friend of Megan’s.

After the two girls had a falling out, the mother invented a 16-year-old boy, “Josh Evans,” created a MySpace account for him, and made Megan believe he was new in town and thought she was cool."
"She allegedly told the St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department she created Josh’s profile because she wanted to gain Megan’s confidence to learn what Megan was saying about her own child online."

they must have been really mean to each other or the mom has some issues on gossip..

[IVIike]

The girl was disturbed and I'm sure this was bound to happen from what the parents said. i don't think they should press charges it's their daughters fault.

[RAWRstephishere]

The girl was disturbed and I'm sure this was bound to happen from what the parents said. i don't think they should press charges it's their daughters fault.

The reason the daughter killed herself was because of the other mothers doing.

[Sandraaa]

I definitely feel the family should be sued. She was a 13 year old girl for the love of Satan! So what if she fell in love online? Is that a crime? Since when has that become 'disgusting' or 'prohibited'?

I also find the mother to be pathetic and mentally deranged. Involving yourself in a teenage drama? How low can you go?

I think they should be sued.

[karmakiller]

^ I agree. There'd at least be some defense/sympathy if it was the little girl herself who made it, but for a mom to do that. She cleary knew what she was doing.

[1angel3]

I don't care for what the people did in the first place but I think they should only be charge for making a hoax. I don't think the people should take the blame for the girls death. First, the girl parents should have monitor her more, and she is too young to be all free on the computer. Her parents should have paid more attention to what's going on in their daughters life, reasons, because some parents don't talk to their children enough(maybe that's the case, they probably could've prevented this).

I don't think the other people expected for it to go this far. She probably lied about her age. If they new her age maybe they wouldn't have done it but there is sick people in the world. Another, parents need to watch and look on their kids myspaces because of things like this. I think the whole situation went out of hand.

[Amaranthus]

The girl was disturbed and I'm sure this was bound to happen from what the parents said. i don't think they should press charges it's their daughters fault.

Exactly.

I don't care for what the people did in the first place but I think they should only be charge for making a hoax. I don't think the people should take the blame for the girls death. First, the girl parents should have monitor her more, and she is too young to be all free on the computer. Her parents should have paid more attention to what's going on in their daughters life, reasons, because some parents don't talk to their children enough(maybe that's the case, they probably could've prevented this).

I don't think the other people expected for it to go this far. She probably lied about her age. If they new her age maybe they wouldn't have done it but there is sick people in the world. Another, parents need to watch and look on their kids myspaces because of things like this. I think the whole situation went out of hand.

I almost agree whole-heartedly with you, but I don't thnik they should be charged for making a hoax. It's an internet profile: The majority of them are most like to be fake. But other than that, I totally agree with oyu.

[breakingdawn]

I don't care for what the people did in the first place but I think they should only be charge for making a hoax. I don't think the people should take the blame for the girls death. First, the girl parents should have monitor her more, and she is too young to be all free on the computer. Her parents should have paid more attention to what's going on in their daughters life, reasons, because some parents don't talk to their children enough(maybe that's the case, they probably could've prevented this).

I don't think the other people expected for it to go this far. She probably lied about her age. If they new her age maybe they wouldn't have done it but there is sick people in the world. Another, parents need to watch and look on their kids myspaces because of things like this. I think the whole situation went out of hand.

I think her parents monitored her more than enough. They knew her password and she wasn't allowed on unless there was a parent in the room. They pretty much took all the preventive measures they could have.

[RAWRstephishere]

I don't care for what the people did in the first place but I think they should only be charge for making a hoax. I don't think the people should take the blame for the girls death. First, the girl parents should have monitor her more, and she is too young to be all free on the computer. Her parents should have paid more attention to what's going on in their daughters life, reasons, because some parents don't talk to their children enough(maybe that's the case, they probably could've prevented this).

I don't think the other people expected for it to go this far. She probably lied about her age. If they new her age maybe they wouldn't have done it but there is sick people in the world. Another, parents need to watch and look on their kids myspaces because of things like this. I think the whole situation went out of hand.

Did you even read the whole article? The parents had the girls password and she couldnt get on unless her parents were in the room. I highly doubt the girl was lieing about her age.

[1angel3]

Did you even read the whole article? The parents had the girls password and she couldnt get on unless her parents were in the room. I highly doubt the girl was lieing about her age.

They may have had the password but the question is, did they even bother to look at her profile and look through the comments and messages she received? A parent can never monitor their child enough, imo. Now the lying about her age was a thought because that's what young kids do (I have back in my day, she had to lie). I think her parents shouldn't have allowed her to have a myspace profile because she too young. She not even old enough to have a myspace and that's where the parents fail. They should of read the terms and conditions. It clearly say in bold letters you have to be 14 year of age or older. They should read it or made her read too them out loud. My mother made me do that, I understand now, and I thank her for it.

[breakingdawn]

^It clearly states numerous times that her parents read the messages and were aware that she was befriending this kid.

[1angel3]

^It clearly states numerous times that her parents read the messages and were aware that she was befriending this kid.

They shouldn't have let it get so serious. She shouldn't have been on myspace in the first place.

[StandardEdition]

The girl was disturbed and I'm sure this was bound to happen from what the parents said. i don't think they should press charges it's their daughters fault.

Yeah it is her fault but I read somewhere that the mom was messaging her and suggesting that she killed herself.
Wth does that?
All they did was have a fight and then she goes and suggests that she kills herself.
That girl's mom has issues.