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If this doesn't qualify as "stupid, vicious adults," I don't know what does: Mom: Web Hoax Led Girl to Kill Herself

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.

As Megan's mother put it, this is absolutely vile.

Posted on Nov 17, 2007 at 12:46:45 AM EST.