In today’s digital age, obsessions can spital into existence through the vast expanses of the internet. They can even blur the lines between virtual fantasy and reality. In September of 2008, detectives in Nottingham, in the United Kingdom, were investigating a murder when their focus shifted to the online world of gaming.
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Sources:
National Policing Improvement Agency – The Journal of Homicide and Major Incident Investigation
Nottingham Post, 22 September, 2008 – “Murder Victim Was About to Start Degree”
Nottingham Post, 23 September, 2008 – “Stabbed Student May Have Known Killer”
Nottingham Post, 24 September, 2008 – “Murdered Student – First Picture”
MX, 25 September, 2008 – “Gamer May be Killer”
Nottingham Post, 25 September, 2008 – “Matthew Pyke Killing”
Nottingham Post, 25 September, 2008 – “Police Probe Games World Links”
Nottingham Post, 25 September, 2008 – “The War Games”
Nottingham Post, 26 September, 2008 – “Who is German Man Arrested?”
Nottingham Post, 29 September, 2008 – “Girlfriend’s Love for Student Murder Victim”
Nottingham Post, 3 October, 2008 – “Suspect Went Back to Work”
Nottingham Post, 8 November, 2008 – “Extradition Bid Decision by End of Next Week”
Nottingham Post, 26 November, 2008 – “German Charged with Matthew Pyke Murder”
Agence France-Presse, 28 April, 2009 – “German Killed British Student Over Girlfriend, Court Hears”
Daily Mail, 29 April, 2009 – “Obsessed Web Games Fanatic”
The Daily Mirror, 29 April, 2009 – “War Games Freak Killed Love Rival”
Daily Star, 29 April, 2009 – “Web Killer Crossed the Channel”
The Independent, 29 April, 2009 – “Online Stalker Killed Man out of Hatred”
Nottingham Post, 29 April, 2009 – “Girlfriend’s Horrific Find”
The Sun, 29 April, 2009 – “I Will Erase Him”
The Times, 29 April, 2009 – “Cyber Gamer Fell for Girl”
The Express, 30 April, 2009 – “My Boyfriend Was Killed by Man Who Fell For me Online”
Nottingham Post, 30 April, 2009 – “Accused Spoke of Going to Funeral”
Agence France-Presse, 5 May, 2009 – “Dying Briton Wrote Killer’s Name in Blood”
The Express, 6 May, 2009 – “Knife Victim Wrote Killer’s Name in Blood”
Agence France-Presse, 11 May, 2009 – “German Jailed Over Savage Murder of British Student”
Independent Television Network, 11 May, 2009 – “German Guilty of Student’s Murder”
The Birmingham Post, 12 May, 2009 – “Murder Victim was Modest, Easy Going”
The Times, 12 May, 2009 – “Cyber Killer Jailed”
Nottingham Post, 15 June, 2009 – “city Student Killer’s Wait for German Prison Switch”
