Not sure if serious...Internet Celebrity Found Dead in Roseville Home
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA - Catherin Gomez, known to her friends as Cate and to millions of Internet users around the world as “Boxxy” was discovered dead in her Roseville home Monday evening.
Catherin achieved fame overnight when her YouTube videos became viral hits, reaching close to two million views before hackers took over her account and shut it down. These hackers are believed to be part of a group calling themselves Anonymous, who then posted much of her personal information including her home address on the popular web forum 4chan. Sacramento Police Department chief Rick Braziel suspects that there is a connection between the hackers and her death, but they have not disclosed any further information.
Details on Catherin's death are being withheld for the sake of police investigation while Sacramento police collaborate with the FBI in hopes of getting more information from website administrators. “These kids really get worked up into a strange fervor on sites like this,” Braziel commented, “[They] get to this point where they think they can do anything and not get caught. That will not be the case this time.”
Catherin's parents and siblings have been put into a protection program for the time being but declined to comment on their daughter's death.
Last edited by Finray (2009-01-20 15:11:00)
