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posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday February 13 2018, @07:04PM   Printer-friendly
from the celebrity-has-its-shortcomings dept.

Late last month, a YouTube celebrity couple hid in their closet and called police while an armed, deranged fan ransacked their home.

Christopher Giles, who police described as "single, lonely and disturbed," had made the 11-hour drive from Albuquerque, according to documents filed in the 2nd Judicial District Court. And his phone was full of notes suggesting he had "developed a fondness" for the woman, Megan Turney, and a dislike of her boyfriend, Gavin Free.

Turney, 30, was made famous through her video blogs on anime, relationship advice and her life. Free, 29, is the co-host of a YouTube video series of slow-motion videos.

[...] According to that search warrant affidavit, around 3:40 a.m. on Jan. 26, Turney and Free awoke to the sound of breaking glass and a gunshot. They hid in their bedroom closet and called 911 while Giles searched their home for them.

When he couldn't find the couple, Giles left, encountering Austin Police Department officers on his way out.

The officers found Giles backing out of the driveway in his Lincoln sedan with a New Mexico license plate and ordered him to stop.

Instead, they heard a single gunshot coming from the car. An officer returned fire.

Giles was pronounced dead on the scene, a .45 caliber handgun near his hand, according to the affidavit. Turney and Free were not harmed.

[...] "Based on the footage seen it was apparent that Giles' sole intent was to cause harm to someone who resides there," the detective wrote in the complaint.

[...] Albuquerque Police Department detectives who executed a search warrant on his home in Albuquerque said Giles lived alone and was "an avid player of video games and was known for watching YouTube videos that were centered on his hobby."


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 15 2018, @01:06PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 15 2018, @01:06PM (#638211)

    I've attempted suicide, I've been where the poison guy was. Saying he wanted attention was both correct and incorrect. I wasn't looking for publicity, I wanted someone to tell me I was worth it. I knew I was a scummy worthless piece of shit who didn't deserve to live. Everything I tried ended in failure and constantly being depressed only made the people around me uncomfortable. I needed someone I respected to tell me "Nope, you're actually ok and you won't be wasting a shrink's time if you talk with one nor would you be preventing them from saving someone who mattered instead of wasting time on you." I never got that so I poorly tried to kill myself. I didn't have enough enthusiasm in anything to do a good job at it.

    The energy to kill yourself comes and goes, but the depression stays around (unless you're bi-polar).

    So yes, may suicidal people crave some attention, but don't mistake attention for publicity. We'd more prefer a deeper connection than 15 minutes of fame. Of course everyone is a little different...