Online Fake Nurse Encourages Suicides on Forums
A fake nurse talked two people into committing suicide--with possibly twelve more--through online discussion groups.
Sunday a former male nurse, 47-year-old William Melchert-Dinkel, was charged in a Minnesota court with two counts of aiding suicides over the Internet. Malchert-Dinkel admitted to authorities that he posed as a registered female nurse using the aliases Falcongirl, Cami, and Li Dao, and lurked in discussion groups dealing with depression and suicide. His actions led to the death of 18-year-old Nadia Kajouji of Ottawa, Canada and 32-year-old Mark Drybrough of Coventry, England.
According to the AFP, Malchert-Dinkel indicated that he encouraged dozens more over on the discussion groups, and that he was propelled "by the thrill of the chase." Apparently the pretend Nurse of Death advised people on how to correctly hang themselves, and what they should experience before going black. Ultimately he believes that his "teachings" sent around five people off to their graves.
Police originally investigating Internet crimes against children were led to a woman who claimed an online predator was using "deception to manipulate people to commit suicide." Investigators eventually stumbled upon Malchert-Dinkel and his three aliases, posing as "a young, kind, sympathetic woman who worked as an emergency room nurse."
Melchert-Dinkel was detained and questioned in January 2009. He thus admitted to the three aliases, and his part in the death of Kajouji and drybrough. "He stated he had made a suicide pact with a woman from Ottawa, Canada and explained the woman had jumped into a frozen river," the police said in a statement.
Now for the creepy part.
"He also confirmed he had claimed to have watched a party in England hang themselves via web cam," the statement claimed. "However, he denied watching anyone's suicide, though in his suicide pacts with others he would agree to view through a web cam."
Melchert-Dinkel said that he stopped the suicide aid hotline after December 2008 "due to moral, ethical, and legal reasons." He now faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted.
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Umm O_O yea 15 years he needs life or worse seriously
As a Nurse I am deeply appalled by such inhumane behavior. I hope this f**k tard gets the maximum punishment the law can legally hand down. The scary thing is being in the medical field is the new 'it' thing. Schools let just about anybody in if they can write a one paragraph letter of why they want to be a nurse. Should be stricter requirements and psych profile done on people wanting to be in a profession where human lives are at stake. Just my two cents.
Good, he should go to prison. It's like leading a blind man off a cliff. He should get life.
Have they heard of 4chan? Just about every thread recommends killing oneself.
Have they heard of 4chan? Just about every thread recommends killing oneself.
Beat me to it, humans are capable of despicable deeds, and I'd say to a greater extent when they believe they are anonymous.
Not very often do I suggest a person is better off dead, but he deserves his own advice.
15 years, that's it? This dude is a FREAK!
Depending on his actual influence on the people he "aided", I would think he deserves a minimum of 30 years as well as a trip to the psych ward...
Umm O_O yea 15 years he needs life or worse seriously
Seriously. +1000.
Out justice system is broken. We send people who pirate music for 30+ years but let rapists,pedophiles, murderers out in 20 years or so?!?!? WTF?!?!
Sentence him to suicide...
He will find joy to that, we ll find too...
THAT is a fair deal...
The best part about everyone's comments is that a strict reading of the First Amendment (in the United States Constitution) would imply that this "nurse" legally did nothing wrong.
I guess this falls under the exemption of "screaming fire in a crowded theater when there is no fire"
Oh right. Like you dimwitted, hypocritical neocons give a shit.
Fuck Nanny laws.
I don't condone what he did but there should be no punishment for this.
1st Amendment ftw
I am actually surprised that he can be convicted in America seeing how his victims were not American nor in America at the time of their suicide. Though I must say I am all for him going to prison.
F**k(ED) Nanny laws.I don't condone what he did but there should be no punishment for this. 1st Amendment ftw
Talking someone into harming themselves are others is not freedom of speech and is illegal. Not to mention 99% sure impersonating a Dr or nurse is illegal ( think it's illegal online also since he was "giving medical advice" at least that's how the article made it sound). I really once again gotta say 15 years come on dude needs life or death penalty there hard penalties for far less violent crimes and from the sounds of it the guy is proud of what he's done. So lets say he gets max 15 years gets off in 9 for probation what happens if he trys this again its been proven time and time again sick people like him like to repeat there crimes people like him just disgust me and the lack of solid online laws is just as disgusting
just proof of point I know wiki isnt always accurate but i dont know a better place to get this from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freed [...] ted_States
Fuck Nanny laws.I don't condone what he did but there should be no punishment for this. 1st Amendment ftw
Just wait until someone close to you get affected by this.
Then u talk, bitch.
1st Amendment blows btw.
Whats the point in killing ones self? It's not like your going to live forever anyway. Be patient you will get there eventually and who knows maybe along the way you get to see something cool. I myself want to live as long as possible I mean if I can live long enough to see aliens visit the earth that would be cool no matter what they do (The nihilist in me hopes they eat us.... the trek fan in me hopes they give us warp drive!)
So he stops after helping 5 people die, for "ethical and moral" reasons. Realize sooner, idiot!
I'm not condoning his actions, however, even if he never became involved things would have most likely turned out the same. People with that particular mindset are not very easy to turn back from the path they have taken.
As for the legality: I'm sure they are charging him here in the US since this is where his blogging originated.
major bummer!
Only 15 years...it should be at least lifelong of death sentence!
Lifelong of death sentence means....imprison him, sentence him to death row but postpone the death sentence until he died from aging without having him to know that you are postponing the shot/hang/injection or whatever..
The warden should tell him what to expect to experience right after the needle goes into his arm... Why we bother putting psychos like this in prison, at $30k+ a year of tax payer money, is beyond me. Bullets or rope cost less than a buck.
I don't think he deserves even 15 years. All he did was talk to some people online. Sure what he did was morally terrible, but 15 years for talking to people?? They still made their own decisions, there was no coercion, threats, etc, just advice.
so which is it? fake nurse or former nurse?
Hmm I remember the more recent Toms news item http://www.tomsguide.com/us/facebo [...] -6484.html and what I said about that and all the nasty, ignorant and destructive statements and responses in those comments on this very website.
Wow, it's scary to hear someone could do this.
so which is it? fake nurse or former nurse?
A fake former nurse.
A fake former nurse.
Well actually, now a former fake former nurse.
... Nurse-kun...
If you're depressed or suicidal, the internet is the LAST thing you need. You need a human right there to literally slap you upside the head.
CChick, since you are against the First Amendment rights (aren't you Chinese?) I have taken the liberty of revoking them for you. Here is your redacted post, have a nice day.
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