The HTTP Murders: 15 Cyber Killers You Never Want to Meet Online
The Internet, like the real world, is not a safe place. Lurking around completely unsuspicious websites are killers who want to know who you are.
This book profiles 15 of the worst cyber killers and tracks how they did and what became of them.
This book profiles 15 of the worst cyber killers and tracks how they did and what became of them.
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Introduction: The Bizarre World of Cyber Killers
We all know that the Internet is a bizarre place full of weird knowledge, strange happenings, and unusual characters. There are also many dangers lurking in the virtual world, including cyber predators, hackers, and criminals of all sorts.
The most dangerous characters found online are the cyber killers, monsters that bring their virtual violence into the real world. Some cyber killers are sexual predators that troll for victims in chat rooms or on Craigslist, which in recent years has become a popular hunting ground for all sorts of maniacs.
The most bizarre of the evil geniuses online create their own websites and false identities to lure victims to their doom. Hiroshi Maeue, the most prolific online killer, created a fake suicide chat room to entrap his prey. Others were able to lure the innocent to death with a simple Craigslist ad.
The proliferation of Cyber Killers shows that the Internet has become a very dangerous place. Many of its dangers can and will spill over to the real world in the bloodiest way imaginable.
Christopher Dannevig: Facebook and Social Media Sexual Predator
Christopher Dannevig of New South Wales, Australia was one Facebook friend nobody would want. The 22-year-old omitted a few details from his Facebook page, such as the two years he had just served in prison for kidnapping and rape. The predator had been out of prison for a little over a week in 2010 when he created his new Facebook account.
Even though Dannevig supposedly has a mental disability, news reports indicate that he was a clever and cunning cyber predator. Dannevig knew exactly what to post online to lure young women into his clutches. He was also smart enough to create a fake identity and a false web page to lure a young woman to her death.
Dannevig was also clever enough to steal enough information to be able to take money out of his victim’s bank account. The ease with which Dannevig was able to use social media to lure a victim was particularly frightening.
Luring Young Women into the Brush
Dannevig had attracted police attention in 2008 when he lured a young woman out into brushland and raped her. Dannevig was caught, arrested, convicted, and imprisoned. The court sentenced him to undergo counseling and arranged for his release in 2010.
At the same time he began the counseling, Dannevig used a social media site called Oasis Active to make contact with an 18-year-old college student named Nona Belomesoff. Dannevig learned enough about Belomesoff from Oasis Active to create a fake Facebook page designed specifically to lure her to her death.
Dannevig claimed to be an animal lover and a lover of the outdoors in order to share Belomesoff’s interests. This enabled him to lure her into the brush on camping trips, so he could be alone with her. He also talked her into sharing her ATM information and PIN number with him. Dannevig used to the PIN number to take money out of her bank account.
Dannevig displayed a considerable amount of patience in his efforts; his elaborate deception played out over a period of three months. He also created the fake identity of Jason Green to cover his tracks.
Camping Trip of Death
Dannevig put Belomesoff at ease by going on several trips into the brush near Campbelltown, New South Wales with her. Eventually, on May 12, 2010, he talked her into taking a camping trip to the remote Smith Creeks Reserve wilderness area, which is about an hour from Sydney. Jason Green was supposed to be training Belomesoff as part of an animal rescue effort. Dannevig even claimed that Green was a recruiter for a real-life group called WIRES (or the Wildlife Information and Rescue Education Service).
Court records don’t say what exactly happened to Belomesoff, but she didn’t come back from the brush. What is known is that Belomesoff’s body was found face down in a creek. She was fully dressed and suffered a blow to the head; it appears that Dannevig might have held Belomesoff’s head in the creek in an attempt to drown her.
Caught by his Closed-Circuit TV
Christopher Dannevig was caught by his own greed. When Belomesoff didn’t come home from the “training”, her father called the police. The father called WIRES and learned that the group didn’t offer online training or have a member named Jason Green. He told this information to police, who started investigating the case.
Police examined Nona Belomesoff’s bank records and discovered that somebody had used her debit card and PIN number to take $170 out of an ATM at a train station on May 12, 2010. Detectives examined closed-circuit TV footage of the ATM and saw Dannevig taking the money. The investigators were able to identify Dannevig from the footage and track him down.
Dannevig was arrested on May 14, 2010, and he led police to Nona Belomesoff’s body that afternoon. When police searched the crime scene, they discovered more evidence, including a piece of paper with Dannevig’s fingerprints on it lying on the ground near the body.
Deceiver Caught by Police Deception
Christopher Dannevig didn’t help his case by chatting with some friendly fellow inmates in jail. The inmates turned out to be undercover cops who were able to talk him into telling them how he had murdered Belomesoff. He claimed he had pushed her onto a rock, which knocked her unconscious in the stream. An autopsy indicated that Belomesoff had probably drowned, possibly because Dannevig held her face down in the water.
The deceiver had been deceived by some very clever police work. The man who had trapped Nona Belomesoff was trapped himself.
Christopher Dannevig pleaded guilty to murder on Aug. 31, 2011, and a year later, he was sentenced to 27 years in prison. Dannevig will be eligible for parole after 21 years in 2033 when he is 43 years old. Hopefully, he won’t lay a trap for another woman when he gets out.
Dannevig’s case should be a warning to anybody who makes friends on Facebook. Some Facebook friends are really robbers and sexual predators trolling for victims.
Bibliography
Dale, Amy. "Christopher Dannevig's in court for Nona Belomesoff murder after meeting on a dating website, court heard." 4 August 2012. dailytelegraph.com.au. The Daily Telegraph Newspaper Article. 9 May 2013.
Hall, Louise. "Facebook killer jailed for 21 years." 31 August 2012. smh.com.au. Sydney Morning Herald Newspaper Article. 9 May 2013.
Hoffberger, Chase. "Behind a "most heinous crime": How a killer used Facebook to court teen victim." 11 September 2012. dailydot.com. News Blog Entry. 9 May 2013.
Shears, Richard. "Australian girl, 18, 'lured to her death by bogus job offer from man she met on Facebook'." 16 May 2010. dailymail.co.uk. Daily Mail Newspaper Article. 9 May 2013.
Wells, Jamelle. "Cunning' Facebook killer jailed for 21 years." 3 September 2012. abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) News Article. 9 May 2013.
We all know that the Internet is a bizarre place full of weird knowledge, strange happenings, and unusual characters. There are also many dangers lurking in the virtual world, including cyber predators, hackers, and criminals of all sorts.
The most dangerous characters found online are the cyber killers, monsters that bring their virtual violence into the real world. Some cyber killers are sexual predators that troll for victims in chat rooms or on Craigslist, which in recent years has become a popular hunting ground for all sorts of maniacs.
The most bizarre of the evil geniuses online create their own websites and false identities to lure victims to their doom. Hiroshi Maeue, the most prolific online killer, created a fake suicide chat room to entrap his prey. Others were able to lure the innocent to death with a simple Craigslist ad.
The proliferation of Cyber Killers shows that the Internet has become a very dangerous place. Many of its dangers can and will spill over to the real world in the bloodiest way imaginable.
Christopher Dannevig: Facebook and Social Media Sexual Predator
Christopher Dannevig of New South Wales, Australia was one Facebook friend nobody would want. The 22-year-old omitted a few details from his Facebook page, such as the two years he had just served in prison for kidnapping and rape. The predator had been out of prison for a little over a week in 2010 when he created his new Facebook account.
Even though Dannevig supposedly has a mental disability, news reports indicate that he was a clever and cunning cyber predator. Dannevig knew exactly what to post online to lure young women into his clutches. He was also smart enough to create a fake identity and a false web page to lure a young woman to her death.
Dannevig was also clever enough to steal enough information to be able to take money out of his victim’s bank account. The ease with which Dannevig was able to use social media to lure a victim was particularly frightening.
Luring Young Women into the Brush
Dannevig had attracted police attention in 2008 when he lured a young woman out into brushland and raped her. Dannevig was caught, arrested, convicted, and imprisoned. The court sentenced him to undergo counseling and arranged for his release in 2010.
At the same time he began the counseling, Dannevig used a social media site called Oasis Active to make contact with an 18-year-old college student named Nona Belomesoff. Dannevig learned enough about Belomesoff from Oasis Active to create a fake Facebook page designed specifically to lure her to her death.
Dannevig claimed to be an animal lover and a lover of the outdoors in order to share Belomesoff’s interests. This enabled him to lure her into the brush on camping trips, so he could be alone with her. He also talked her into sharing her ATM information and PIN number with him. Dannevig used to the PIN number to take money out of her bank account.
Dannevig displayed a considerable amount of patience in his efforts; his elaborate deception played out over a period of three months. He also created the fake identity of Jason Green to cover his tracks.
Camping Trip of Death
Dannevig put Belomesoff at ease by going on several trips into the brush near Campbelltown, New South Wales with her. Eventually, on May 12, 2010, he talked her into taking a camping trip to the remote Smith Creeks Reserve wilderness area, which is about an hour from Sydney. Jason Green was supposed to be training Belomesoff as part of an animal rescue effort. Dannevig even claimed that Green was a recruiter for a real-life group called WIRES (or the Wildlife Information and Rescue Education Service).
Court records don’t say what exactly happened to Belomesoff, but she didn’t come back from the brush. What is known is that Belomesoff’s body was found face down in a creek. She was fully dressed and suffered a blow to the head; it appears that Dannevig might have held Belomesoff’s head in the creek in an attempt to drown her.
Caught by his Closed-Circuit TV
Christopher Dannevig was caught by his own greed. When Belomesoff didn’t come home from the “training”, her father called the police. The father called WIRES and learned that the group didn’t offer online training or have a member named Jason Green. He told this information to police, who started investigating the case.
Police examined Nona Belomesoff’s bank records and discovered that somebody had used her debit card and PIN number to take $170 out of an ATM at a train station on May 12, 2010. Detectives examined closed-circuit TV footage of the ATM and saw Dannevig taking the money. The investigators were able to identify Dannevig from the footage and track him down.
Dannevig was arrested on May 14, 2010, and he led police to Nona Belomesoff’s body that afternoon. When police searched the crime scene, they discovered more evidence, including a piece of paper with Dannevig’s fingerprints on it lying on the ground near the body.
Deceiver Caught by Police Deception
Christopher Dannevig didn’t help his case by chatting with some friendly fellow inmates in jail. The inmates turned out to be undercover cops who were able to talk him into telling them how he had murdered Belomesoff. He claimed he had pushed her onto a rock, which knocked her unconscious in the stream. An autopsy indicated that Belomesoff had probably drowned, possibly because Dannevig held her face down in the water.
The deceiver had been deceived by some very clever police work. The man who had trapped Nona Belomesoff was trapped himself.
Christopher Dannevig pleaded guilty to murder on Aug. 31, 2011, and a year later, he was sentenced to 27 years in prison. Dannevig will be eligible for parole after 21 years in 2033 when he is 43 years old. Hopefully, he won’t lay a trap for another woman when he gets out.
Dannevig’s case should be a warning to anybody who makes friends on Facebook. Some Facebook friends are really robbers and sexual predators trolling for victims.
Bibliography
Dale, Amy. "Christopher Dannevig's in court for Nona Belomesoff murder after meeting on a dating website, court heard." 4 August 2012. dailytelegraph.com.au. The Daily Telegraph Newspaper Article. 9 May 2013.
Hall, Louise. "Facebook killer jailed for 21 years." 31 August 2012. smh.com.au. Sydney Morning Herald Newspaper Article. 9 May 2013.
Hoffberger, Chase. "Behind a "most heinous crime": How a killer used Facebook to court teen victim." 11 September 2012. dailydot.com. News Blog Entry. 9 May 2013.
Shears, Richard. "Australian girl, 18, 'lured to her death by bogus job offer from man she met on Facebook'." 16 May 2010. dailymail.co.uk. Daily Mail Newspaper Article. 9 May 2013.
Wells, Jamelle. "Cunning' Facebook killer jailed for 21 years." 3 September 2012. abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) News Article. 9 May 2013.
