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10.23.08First Avatar Arrest for Virtual World Murder? The Hack JobIn what might be the first arrest for the murder of an avatar, Associated Press reports that a woman in Japan killed off her virtual husband when he divorced her. The police threw her in jail for 'hacking' because the murder was accomplished by using her 'ex husband's' log-in information to perform the act of revenge: " "I was suddenly divorced, without a word of warning. That made me so angry," the official quoted her as telling investigators and admitting the allegations. The woman had not plotted any revenge in the real world, the official said. She has not yet been formally charged, ...
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