Twitter Argument Leads to Alleged Murder [REPORT]

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11 Jan 2010

A Twitter argument allegedly resulted in murder last month, and New York police may subpoena Tweets as evidence in the case, according to a newspaper report.

Jameg Blake, 22, is accused of fatally shooting Kwame Dancy (pictured), also 22, in a shotgun blast to the neck – he pleaded not guilty this Wednesday.

The Harlem murder case, which allegedly took place in an apartment building on W. 132nd St. on December 1, may turn out to be the first in which Tweets are used as evidence in a murder trial.

The NY Daily News writes:

It started as a simple Twitter beef, 140-character spurts of anger by two young men who grew up together.

Hours before the shooting, Dancy may have taunted Blake with a tweet: “N—–s is lookin for u don’t think I won’t give up ya address for a price betta chill asap!” … Blake’s Twitter account is also full of online disses, though only one tweet mentions Dancy by name: “R.I.P. Kwame” on Dec.3.

A police source said the messages may be subpoenaed to bolster the theory that there was bad blood between the two old pals.

It’s not clear to what extent the Tweets are being implicated: certainly Twitter provides a juicy angle for newspapers at this point, and the relationship between the two appears to have been strained in the past. With the press quickly latching on to stories like the “Craigslist Killer”, it’s also worth reiterating that Twitter is simply a platform — how people use the service is not something under their control.

The Daily News quotes the victim’s mother, Madeline Smith, expressing her disbelief: “That’s not a reason to shoot somebody, that’s crazy. I don’t know what’s going on with that Twitter thing.”


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6 Responses to Twitter Argument Leads to Alleged Murder [REPORT]

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King Of London

February 2nd, 2010 at 10:59 pm

Metropolitan police- Police the 32 Boroughs of Greater London
City of London Police- Police the City of London City only.
City of London Police mainly investigate Fraud throughout London while Metropolitan Police solve and prevent all other forms of crime.

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blue eyed jay

February 15th, 2010 at 9:53 pm

You're never too old to get baby pals! I think it is a horrible game, though! Everything is very unamusing and it isn't worth the money! It plays cowboy music, too, and it doesn't make sense. Also, the sound effects sound like someone giving birth!

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Jack J

March 15th, 2010 at 3:38 am

Blame his mother and father for his genes. He simply does not have the talent. Don't blame Kobe, in this case he was right. Kobe was out there taking a beating and Kwame is daydreaming.

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Tsukasa Amoe

March 19th, 2010 at 11:23 pm

Firefox by a mile.

Google Chrome is nice, but just doesn't have the amount of support Firefox has yet. IE8 is supported as well as Firefox, but the plugin system in Firefox is superior to IE8. The best way to avoid trojans from the internet is to browse without enabling scripts or cookies. Plugins like NoScript, and CookieSafe make that much easier to manage in Firefox then IE………….

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Ashley

March 25th, 2010 at 8:21 am

WWII Registration Card
Name: Waldo Franklin Manning
Residence: 13 Morton Ave, Saugus, Essex, Massachusetts
Age: 64
Date of Birth: April 9, 1878
Place of Birth: Derry, New Hampshire
Name and address of person who will always know your address:
Madeline L. Manning, 13 Morton Ave, Saugus
Employers name and address: Unemployed

1930 Census – Saugus, Essex County, MA
Address: 8 High Street
Waldo F. Manning – 52 – NH-NH-NH
Madeline L. Manning – 48 – MA-MA-MA
Edna M. Manning – dau – 16 – MA-NH-MA
Ethel J. Manning – dau – 15 – MA-NE-MA
Robert A. Manning – son – 13 – MA-NH-MA

1920 Census – Saugus, Essex County, MA
Address: 8 High Street
Waldo Manning – 45 – NH-NH-NH – Shoe Cutter, Shoe Shop
Madeline Manning – wife – 38 – MA-IRE-FRA
James Manning – son – 14 – MA-NH-MA
Marion Manning – dau – 8 – MA-NH-MA
Edna Manning – dau – 6 – MA-NH-MA
Ethel Manning – dau – 4 yrs 6 mos – MA-NH-MA
Robert Manning – son – 3 yrs 1 mos – MA-NH-MA

WWI Draft Registration Card – Sept 12, 1918
Name: Waldo Franklin Manning
Address: 8 High Street, Saugus, Essex, Mass
Age: 40
Date of birth: April 9, 1878
Occupation: Shoe Cutter
Employer: John R. Donovan
Employer’s address: 198 Market St., Lynn, Essex, Mass
Nearest Relative: Madeline L. Manning, 8 High Street, Saugus, Essex, Mass
Height: Short
Build: Medium
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brown

Massachusetts Death Record
Name: Agnes Eleanor Manning
Residence/Place of Death: Saugus, 8 High
Date of Death: March 19, 1911
Age: 2 years, 10 days
Date of birth: March 9, 1909
Place of birth: Saugus
Father: Waldo F. Manning, born Derry, NH
Mother: Madeline M. Smith, born South Boston
Cause of death: Tuberculosis Peritonitis
Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Saugus

Massachusetts Death Record
Name: Madeline M. Manning
Residence/Place of Death: Saugus, Mass, 8 High Street
Date of Death: Feb 1, 1908
Age: 8 months, 26 days
Place of birth: Saugus, Mass
Father: Waldo F., born Derry, NH
Mother: Madeline M. Smith, born South Boston
Cause of death: Bronco Pneumonia
Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Saugus

Massachusetts Death Record
Name: Waldo F. Manning
Residence/Place of Death: 79 Adams Ave, Saugus
Date of Death: May 6, 1907
Age: 1 hour
Place of birth: Saugus
Father: Waldo F. Manning, born Derry, NH
Mother: Madalaine L. Smith, born Boston
Cause of death: Internal Hemorrhage
Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Saugus

Can't find them in 1910.

1900 Census – Saugus, Essex County, MA
Address: Adams Ave
John S. Smith – born Feb 1850 – 50 – IRE-ENG-IRE – Carpenter
Elizabeth V. Smith – wife – May 1850 – 50 – FRA-FRA-FRA
George J. Smith – son – May 1874 – 26- MA-IRE-FRA – Bookkeeper
Victor N. Smith – son – Dec 1876 – 24 – MA-IRE-FRA – Floor Layer
Madeline L. Smith – dau – Oct 1882 – 17 – MA-IRE-FRA
Agnes C. Smith – dau – Nov 1884 – 15 – MA-IRE-FRA
Sylvester A. Smith – son – Sep 1887 – 12 – MA-IRE-FRA
John and Elizabeth had been married 27 years. Both immigrated in 1865. Elizabeth is the mother of 9 children, 5 currently living.

Can't find Waldo in 1900.

1880 Census – Pittsfield, Merrimack County, NH
James F. Manning – 24 – Works in Factory – MA-MA-MA
Emma T. Manning – 21 – wife – VT-VT-VT
Waldo F. Manning – son – 2 – NH-MA-VT

1880 Census – South Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Jno. S. Smith – 33 – Carpenter – IRE-IRE-IRE
Lizzie Smith – 30 – Keeps House – FRA-FRA-FRA
John Smith – 6 – At School – MA-IRE-FRA
George Smith – 6 – At School – MA-IRE-FRA
Victor Smith – 4 – MA-IRE-FRA
Arthur Smith – 2 – MA-IRE-FRA

1870 Census – Merrimack, Hillsborough County, NH
Joseph Manning – 46 – Painter – MA
Hannah Manning – 41 – Keeping House – ME
Joseph H. Manning – 23 – Painter – MA
Charles L. Manning – 18 – Farm Laborer – MA
James F. Manning – 14 – At Home – MA
Ida M. McCoy – 2 – At Home – MA

1860 Census – Needham, Norfolk County, MA
J. S. Maning – 35 – Painter – MA
Hannah Maning – 30 – MA
Joseph Maning – 14 – MA
Charles L. Maning – 7 – MA
James F. Maning – 4 – MA
Eliza Snow – 26 – Widow – MA

1850 Census – 12th Ward Boston, Suffolk County, MA
Joseph S. Manning – 26 – Painter – MA
Hannah Manning – 21 – ME
Joseph Manning – 3 – MA
Edwin F. Manning – 3 mos – MA

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Felix

March 25th, 2010 at 4:44 pm

sorry, no..

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