Facebook Fugitive Found Dead

Yet another reason to jump on the SNR bandwagon...

Here's an update in case you haven't been following the story of George Appleton (aka "Facebook Fugitive"), key suspect in the brutal murder of ex-girlfriend, Clare Wood, whose body had been found strangled and burned in her UK home on Feb. 6th. Police's pursuit of Applewood ended on Feb. 12th when his body was discovered hanging from a rundown building in Manchester.

Appleton, who met Wood on Facebook, had a long history of sexual assault and had been jailed twice prior for offenses against women. Reports indicate that Appleton was introduced to internet dating in prison in 2005. Prior to the discovery of his body, police released a list of the dating websites and usernames used by Appleton as a warning to women that they should not arrange to meet him.

This story is nothing new. Since it's birth, the Internet has been a haven for creeps and sexual deviants. But you'd think after all these years of being warned by shows like "To Catch a Predator" us women would know better than to go looking for love online. Okay, okay so I know I'm being a flaming hypocrite since I met my honey bunny on Match.com, but at least I used some sort of screening process. There are some people out there- women AND men- who post their mailing addresses on sites like Facebook. Not only is this stupid but in the age of email, it's totally unneccessary. When was the last time you received an actual letter? That's so 1989! But in all seriousness people, learn from poor Clare and protect your identity!