History Main / MurderDotCom

* After Facebook launched its Facebook Live livestreaming service, there were, with depressing inevitability, a number of cases of murders and suicides being livestreamed by their perpetrators. These included an American man livestreaming a random murder of a passer-by before later killing himself after a police chase, a Thai man livestreaming himself [[PaterFamilicide murdering his baby son and killing himself]] after a marital dispute, and most infamously, the Christchurch, New Zealand massacre in 2019, in which the killer strapped a [=GoPro=] camera to his helmet and livestreamed a [[SpreeKiller shooting spree]] in two mosques that claimed 51 lives. The last one in particular sparked widespread debates over livestreaming, as people reposted the video all over the internet despite the efforts of sites like Facebook and Website/YouTube to remove them all. New Zealand and Australia eventually had the video {{banned|InChina}} and blocked access to sites that refused to take it down.

* ''Film/Funhouse2020'': A group of minor celebrities are invited onto a Reality TV show at an undisclosed location to win 5 million dollars. They don't discover that they are fighting for their lives until the first guy who gets voted off by the global audience watching them is tortured to death in front of them and the rest of the world. The FBI does make a concerted effort to track down the signal or at least cut off the feed, but all their attempts prove fruitless and the entire thing is aired up to the end.

* ''Film/{{Funhouse}}'': A group of minor celebrities are invited onto a Reality TV show at an undisclosed location to win 5 million dollars. They don't discover that they are fighting for their lives until the first guy who gets voted off by the global audience watching them is tortured to death in front of them and the rest of the world. The FBI does make a concerted effort to track down the signal or at least cut off the feed, but all their attempts prove fruitless and the entire thing is aired up to the end.

* ''Series/{{Tracker}}'' had an episode that involved a kidnapped girl in a tank of water that was slowly filling up. Possibly a subversion in that the kidnap turned out to be a setup by the girl to get money from her father.

* ''Film/{{Funhouse}}'': A group of minor celebrities are invited onto a Reality TV show at an undisclosed location to win 5 million dollars. They don't discover that they are fighting for their lives until the first guy who gets voted off is tortured to death in front of them and the rest of the world. The FBI tries in vain to cut off the feed, but all their attempts prove fruitless and the entire thing is aired up to the end.

And to save [[LoggingOntoTheFourthWall the morbidly curious]] some time, [[http://www.murder.com murder.com]] is a site for fans of murder mystery books and games.

* The ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'' episode "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS9E16SixHours 6 Hours]]" provides the page quote. Wealthy 16½-year-old Heather Preston was kidnapped by her [[BodyguardBetrayal traitorous bodyguard, McNeely]], and about to be murdered with a [[RubeGoldbergHatesYourGuts shotgun rigged up to]] [[RaceAgainstTheClock a timer]] placed in front of an old broken electric chair she is strapped into unless her father paid a ransom [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin within six hours]], and her [[TearsOfFear painful]] [[TooYoungToDieLamentation ordeal]] was being broadcast on a live internet feed aptly named [=HeatherCam2001.com=]. Worse, [=McNeely=] had no plans to release Heather even after the ransom was paid, intending to flee the country afterwards, while everyone in the world, including the Rangers and her father, Tim, can only watch helplessly as she prays and screams for help. According to news reporters Angela Kane and Kelly Santos, it's the first televised kidnapping and attempted murder in history, which makes this episode all the more terrifying. [[spoiler:Luckily, Walker found them JustInTime and used [=McNeely=] as a BulletproofHumanShield to protect Heather from the bullet, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard killing him with his own murder weapon]]]].

* The ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'' episode "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS9E16SixHours 6 Hours]]" provides the page quote. Wealthy 16½-year-old Heather Preston was kidnapped by her [[BodyguardBetrayal traitorous bodyguard, McNeely]], and about to be murdered with a [[RubeGoldbergHatesYourGuts shotgun rigged up to]] [[RaceAgainstTheClock a timer]] placed in front of an old broken electric chair she is strapped into unless her father paid a ransom [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin within six hours]], and her [[TearsOfFear painful]] [[TooYoungToDieLamentation ordeal]] was being broadcast on a live internet feed aptly named [=HeatherCam2001.com=]. Worse, [=McNeely=] had no plans to release her after the ransom was paid, intending to flee the country afterwards. According to news reporters Angela Kane and Kelly Santos, it's the first televised kidnapping and attempted murder in history, which makes this episode all the more terrifying. [[spoiler:Luckily, Walker found them JustInTime and used [=McNeely=] as a BulletproofHumanShield to protect Heather from the bullet, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard killing him with his own murder weapon]]]].

* The movie ''Film/TheCondemned'' broadcasts a DeadlyGame over the internet.

* The ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'' episode "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS9E16SixHours 6 Hours]]" provides the page quote. Wealthy 16½-year-old Heather Preston was kidnapped by her [[BodyguardBetrayal traitorous bodyguard, McNeely]], and about to be murdered with a [[RubeGoldbergHatesYourGuts shotgun rigged up to]] [[RaceAgainstTheClock a timer]] placed in front of an old broken electric chair she is strapped into unless her father paid a ransom [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin within six hours]], and her [[TearsOfFear painful]] [[TooYoungToDieLamentation ordeal]] was being broadcast on a live internet feed aptly named [=HeatherCam2001.com=]. Worse, [=McNeely=] had no plans to release her after the ransom was paid, intending to flee the country afterwards. According to news reporters Angela Kane and Kelly Santos, it's the first televised kidnapping and attempted murder in history. [[spoiler:Luckily, Walker found them JustInTime and used [=McNeely=] as a BulletproofHumanShield to protect Heather from the bullet, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard killing him with his own murder weapon]]]].

-->-- '''Kelly Santos''', ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'', "6 Hours"

* The first season of ''Series/BronBroen'' had the "truth terrorist" websites set up by the killer, who livestreamed at least one murder.

* The ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'' episode "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS9E16SixHours 6 Hours]]" provides the page quote. Heather Preston, a wealthy 16½-year-old girl, was kidnapped by her [[BodyguardBetrayal traitorous bodyguard, McNeely]], and about to be murdered with a [[RubeGoldbergHatesYourGuts shotgun rigged up to]] [[RaceAgainstTheClock a timer]] placed in front of an old broken electric chair she is strapped into unless her father paid a ransom [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin within six hours]]. Worse yet, [=McNeely has set up a website known as HeatherCam2001.com=], which provided live coverage of her [[TearsOfFear painful]] [[TooYoungToDieLamentation ordeal]] and had no plans to release her after the ransom was paid, intending to flee the country afterward. According to news reporters Angela Kane and Kelly Santos, it's the first televised kidnapping and attempted murder in history. [[spoiler:Luckily, Walker found them JustInTime and used [=McNeely=] as a BulletproofHumanShield to protect Heather from the bullet, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard killing him with his own murder weapon]]]].

* The ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'' episode "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS9E16SixHours 6 Hours]]" provides the page quote. Heather Preston, a wealthy 16½-year-old girl, was kidnapped by her [[BodyguardBetrayal traitorous bodyguard, McNeely]], and about to be murdered with a [[RubeGoldbergHatesYourGuts shotgun rigged up to]] [[RaceAgainstTheClock a timer]] placed in front of an old broken electric chair she is strapped into unless her father paid a ransom [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin within six hours]]. Worse yet, [=McNeely has set up a website known as HeatherCam2001.com=], which provided live coverage of her [[TearsOfFear painful]] [[TooYoungToDieLamentation ordeal]] and had no plans to release her after the ransom was paid, intending to flee the country afterward. According to news reporters Angela Kane and Kelly Santos (who is providing the page quote while reporting outside the Preston Estate), it's the first televised kidnapping and attempted murder in history. [[spoiler:Luckily, Walker found them JustInTime and used [=McNeely=] as a BulletproofHumanShield to protect Heather from the bullet, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard killing him with his own murder weapon]]]].

* The ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'' episode "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS9E16SixHours 6 Hours]]" has [=HeatherCam2001.com=], which is named after the episode's VictimOfTheWeek, Heather Preston, a wealthy 16½-year-old girl who was kidnapped by that episode's VillainOfTheWeek, her [[BodyguardBetrayal traitorous bodyguard, McNeely]], and about to be murdered with a [[RubeGoldbergHatesYourGuts shotgun rigged up to]] [[RaceAgainstTheClock a timer]] placed in front of an old broken electric chair she is strapped into unless her father paid a ransom [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin within six hours]]. Worse yet, [=McNeely has no plans to release Heather after=] the ransom has been paid and he plots to flee the country afterwards. According to news reporters Angela Kane and Kelly Santos (who is providing the page quote while reporting outside the Preston Estate), it's the first televised kidnapping and attempted murder in history and it provided live coverage of Heather's [[TearsOfFear painful]] [[TooYoungToDieLamentation ordeal]] [[spoiler: and [=McNeely=]'s eventual defeat when Walker found them JustInTime and used him as a BulletproofHumanShield to protect her from the bullet, essentially [[HoistByHisOwnPetard creaming him with his own murder weapon]]]].

* The ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'' episode "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS9E16SixHours 6 Hours]]" has [=HeatherCam2001.com=], which is named after the episode's VictimOfTheWeek, Heather Preston, a wealthy 16½-year-old girl who was kidnapped by that episode's VillainOfTheWeek, her [[BodyguardBetrayal traitorous bodyguard, McNeely]], and about to be murdered with a [[RubeGoldbergHatesYourGuts shotgun rigged up to]] [[RaceAgainstTheClock a timer]] placed in front of an old broken electric chair she is strapped into unless her father paid a ransom [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin within six hours]]. According to news reporters Angela Kane and Kelly Santos (who is providing the page quote while reporting outside the Preston Estate), it's the first televised kidnapping and attempted murder in history and it provided live coverage of Heather's [[TearsOfFear painful]] [[TooYoungToDieLamentation ordeal]] [[spoiler: and [=McNeely=]'s eventual defeat when Walker found them JustInTime and used him as a BulletproofHumanShield to protect her from the bullet, essentially [[HoistByHisOwnPetard creaming him with his own murder weapon]]]].

->"''This morning, Heather Preston was kidnapped. Two hours and 20 minutes ago, the ransom call came in. As you can see, people keep arriving here to show their support. On our screen, we're carrying the live Web feed of Heather's ordeal in what may be the first kidnapping broadcast live over the Internet. We pray when Heather prays. We cry when she cries. Heather may not hear us, but we are with her. Kelly Santos, reporting.''"

->''This morning, Heather Preston was kidnapped. Two hours and 20 minutes ago, the ransom call came in. As you can see, people keep arriving here to show their support. On our screen, we're carrying the live Web feed of Heather's ordeal in what may be the first kidnapping broadcast live over the Internet. We pray when Heather prays. We cry when she cries. Heather may not hear us, but we are with her. Kelly Santos, reporting.''

->'''This morning, Heather Preston was kidnapped. Two hours and 20 minutes ago, the ransom call came in. As you can see, people keep arriving here to show their support. On our screen, we're carrying the live Web feed of Heather's ordeal in what may be the first kidnapping broadcast live over the Internet. We pray when Heather prays. We cry when she cries. Heather may not hear us, but we are with her. Kelly Santos, reporting.''

->''I don't know if you at home can see this, but we're being shown some sort of picture of a shotgun pointed right at Heather. We knew it could come to this, but we hoped it would be resolved by now. Our station has made the very difficult decision to continue carrying We do not know what that conclusion will be, but we want to prepare you for the worst. Every family must make their own decision as to whether or not to watch. But we warn you, it could be graphic.''

->''This morning, Heather Preston was kidnapped. Two hours and 20 minutes ago, the ransom call came in. As you can see, people keep arriving here to show their support. On our screen, we're carrying the live Web feed of Heather's ordeal in what may be the first kidnapping broadcast live over the Internet. We pray when Heather prays. We cry when she cries. Heather may not hear us, but we are with her. Kelly Santos, reporting.''

* The ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'' episode "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS9E16SixHours 6 Hours]]" has [=HeatherCam2001.com=], which is named after the episode's VictimOfTheWeek, Heather Preston, a wealthy 16½-year-old girl who was kidnapped by that episode's VillainOfTheWeek, her [[BodyguardBetrayal traitorous bodyguard, McNeely]], and about to be murdered with a [[RubeGoldbergHatesYourGuts shotgun rigged up to]] [[RaceAgainstTheClock a timer]] unless her father paid a ransom [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin within six hours]]. According to news reporters Angela Kane and Kelly Santos (who is providing the page quote while reporting outside the Preston Estate), it's the first televised kidnapping and attempted murder in history and it provided live coverage of Heather's [[TearsOfFear painful]] [[TooYoungToDieLamentation ordeal]] [[spoiler: and [=McNeely=]'s eventual defeat when Walker found them JustInTime and used him as a BulletproofHumanShield to protect her from the bullet, essentially [[HoistByHisOwnPetard creaming him with his own murder weapon]]]].

* The ''Series/WalkerTexasRanger'' episode "[[Recap/WalkerTexasRangerS9E16SixHours 6 Hours]]" provides the page quote. The episode has [=HeatherCam2001.com=], which is named after the episode's VictimOfTheWeek, Heather Preston, a wealthy 16½-year-old girl who was kidnapped by that episode's VillainOfTheWeek, her [[BodyguardBetrayal traitorous bodyguard, McNeely]], and about to be murdered with a [[RubeGoldbergHatesYourGuts shotgun rigged up to]] [[RaceAgainstTheClock a timer]] unless her father paid a ransom [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin within six hours]]. According to news reporters Angela Kane and Kelly Santos, it's the first televised kidnapping and attempted murder in history and it provided live coverage of Heather's [[TearsOfFear painful]] [[TooYoungToDieLamentation ordeal]] [[spoiler: and [=McNeely=]'s eventual defeat when Walker found them JustInTime and used him as a BulletproofHumanShield to protect her from the bullet, essentially [[HoistByHisOwnPetard creaming him with his own murder weapon]]]].

->''This morning, Heather Preston was kidnapped. Two hours and 20 minutes ago, the ransom call came in. As you can see, people keep arriving here to show their support. On our screen, we're carrying the live Web feed of Heather's ordeal in what may be the first kidnapping broadcast live over the Internet. We pray when Heather prays. We cry when she cries. Heather may not hear us, but we are with her. Kelly Santos, reporting.