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Evidence Locker True Crime

132: Suicide Voyeur, William Melchert-Dinkel | USA

Evidence Locker True Crime

Evidence Locker True Crime

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary, History

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2021

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

A former nurse engaged in online conversations with people – and instructed them on how to take their own lives. Two online sleuths from the other side of the world tracked down the IP address, and no one would have guessed the identity of the person behind the online aliases…
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0:00.0

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0:27.0

And 31st of December, season season flight, smart me a required.

0:38.0

You are listening to The Evidence Locker.

0:41.0

Our cases have been researched using open source and archive materials.

0:44.0

It deals with true crimes and real people.

0:47.0

Some parts are graphic in nature and listener discretion is advised.

0:51.0

Each episode is produced with the utmost respect to the victims, their families, and loved ones.

0:57.0

This episode deals with details of suicide.

1:01.0

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1:05.0

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1:11.0

Retired schoolteacher, Celia Blay, lived in White Waltham, UK.

1:16.0

She was mourning the loss of both her parents and had a lot of extra time.

1:20.0

Time she spent surfing the internet.

1:23.0

During one of her searches, she stumbled upon a website for people contemplating suicide.

1:29.0

Celia never knew something like this existed and she was intrigued.

1:33.0

She read the open forms and felt encouraged to see how many people care and supported each other to find help.

1:40.0

As a former teacher, Celia knew how to communicate with young people and stepped in as a counselor of sorts.

1:48.0

On one form, she chatted with a 17-year-old girl from Central America.

1:53.0

The girl confided in her that things were not going too well.

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