Woman to virtual ex: 'I won't be ignored!'

Courtesy CNET Tech blog  Mon, 08/25/2008 - 3:52pm

This has to be the weirdest and saddest, crime-of-virtual-passion story I've come across.

Kimberly Jernigan--a 33-year-old woman from North Carolina--was apparently distraught after her online relationship with a 52-year-old man from Claymont, Del., came to an end.

The pair apparently met through the online community Second Life and began a virtual relationship.

The two finally met in reality several months ago, and the alleged victim ended the relationship, sending Jernigan into a downward spiral. ...



 

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