One night, a boy was sitting in his bedroom, reading scary stories on the internet. His parents had gone out for the evening and he had the apartment to himself.
After a while, he got bored and started looking around for something to do. He decided to download a random chat app and installed it on his phone.
This is a transcript of his chat:
*** You are now chatting with a random stranger ***
*** Say Hi! ***
You: Hi
Stranger: Hey. Tell me about yourself.
You: 16 male
Stranger: I’m 15 female
You: Are you sure you’re really a girl? HAHA.
Stranger: Of course. LOL. Where do you live?
You: HAHA But… Can I really trust you?541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡri93PVAZlE
You: I just got fooled by a guy a minute ago LOL
Stranger: Well… if you can’t trust me, then just leave the chat…
You: No… It’s not that I don’t trust you LOL
Stranger: Well it sounds like ur calling me a liar
You: No I’m not.541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6nxwJpU7or
You: I just want to be sure you’re not a guy.
Stranger: HAHA Want me to prove it to you?
You: Yeah, sure… How?
Stranger: Just a sec…541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡciEtRDYaIa
Stranger: I’ll send u a pic541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ79hBdfD9W5
You: Wow!
Stranger: Believe me now?
You: Damn! You’re hot!
Stranger: Thanks LOL
You: OK, You wanted to know where I live.541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4cy7un67iO
You: Oregon.
Stranger: Wow! Seriously?541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqMdHzjMp9a
Stranger: Me too.
You: Really? What city?541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBx6fkDiqT7
You: I’m in Portland
Stranger: Me too.
You: What a coincidence. LOL541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt4dTyYENRU
You: We could be neighbors.
Stranger: Freaky LOL
You: So… We live so close…541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2sPNWxQZWL
You: Why don’t you just come over to my place and we can talk in person?
Stranger: Dream on. LOL
You: Well, anyway, I was just kidding HAHA
Stranger: Maybe I will come over.541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFwelCoyVP
Stranger: What would we do?
You: I’ll think of something.
Stranger: I’m sure you will. LOL
You: So are you coming over or not?
Stranger: Tell me the address.
You: Apartment 604, Worthington Apartments, Mulberry Road.
Stranger: I’m leaving right now.541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgEdjbaF5x
Stranger: See u in a while.
You: Cool
*** 30 minutes later ***
You: So are you on your way?
Stranger: I’m already here.
You: Where?
Stranger: Here with you.
You: Huh?
Stranger: Want me to prove it to you?541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5tNNIwBx4Y
You: Is this some sort of joke?541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSp0vb0iwJq
You: How did you get a picture of me?
Stranger: Want another?541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2qjw2v5w4T
You: Look, this is NOT funny!541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRLB58SOQmG
You: You’re freaking me out.
Stranger: And another?541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7VnauTrgKA
You: How are you taking these pictures of me?541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ17LgZr8QgK
You: WHERE ARE YOU?
Stranger: This is the last one I’m sending you.541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ3tqD3Tjo3
You: What’s this?541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9cidzgUcCF
You: Is that supposed to be me?541Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpxvSRDnqwg
You: WHAT IS GOING ON HERE???
*** You have disconnected from the chat ***
Minutes later, the boy’s dead body was found lying face down on the pavement outside his apartment building. His skull was split open and his brains were leaking out onto the road. His phone was still clutched in his cold, dead hand. He had apparently jumped from the window of his 6th floor apartment and taken his own life. No motive was found for his suicide.
When police traced the IP address of the Stranger in this chat log, it led them to a phone belonging to a teenage girl who had committed suicide two years before. Her parents said that no one had been using her phone and it had been switched off ever since she passed away. Police are baffled and the boy’s suspicious death remains an unsolved mystery…
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