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Television Appearances
February 21, 2003 - The Today Show (NBC)
February 21, 2003 - The John Walsh Show (NBC - Real Player needed)

Domestic News
February 1, 2003 - "He takes fatal OD as Internet pals watch" Source: New York Daily News
February 3, 2003 - "Phoenix man egged on by chat room has fatal overdose" Source: Arizona Republic
February 5, 2003 - "Dialogue of death on Net" Source: The Statesman
February 5, 2003 - "Net friends faulted in online overdose" Source: The Arizona Republic
February 9, 2003 - "Net result: Death" Source: The Arizona Republic
February 10, 2003 - "A life lost online is hard-to-face reality" Source: The San Diego Union Tribune
February 10, 2003 - "Anonymity brings out our dark sides" Source: The Miami Herald
February 10, 2003 - "Online Overdose" Source: PressDemocrat
February 11, 2003 - "That the virtual community failed 'Ripper' is hardly a surprise" Source: Pioneer Press

International News
February 3, 2003 - "Presset til overdose på nettet" Source: Dagbladet.no, Norway
February 3, 2003 - "Chattet seg til døde" Source: VG Nett, Norway
February 3, 2003 - "Presset i døden for åben skærm" Source: B.T. Online, Denmark
February 3, 2003 - "Mutprobe oder Selbstmord: 21jähriger stirbt vor laufender Webcam an Überdosis" Source: Come On, Germany
February 4, 2003 - "The night 'virtual friends' played internet suicide for real" Source: The Times, UK
February 4, 2003 - "Coded slang in dialogue of death on net" Source: The Times, UK
February 4, 2003 - "Unreal intimacy and a web martyr" Source: The Times, UK
February 4, 2003 - "Net grief for online 'suicide'" Source: BBC, UK
February 4, 2003 - "Internet dares lead to man's death" Source: Herald Sun, Australia
February 4, 2003 - "Nuorukainen kuoli yliannostukseen webbikamerassa" Source: MBnet, Finland
February 4, 2003 - "Hardcore internet death" Source: The Advertiser, Australia
February 4, 2003 - "Suposta morte por overdose transmitida via webcam" Source: Play, Brazil
February 5, 2003 - "Selbstmord vor der Web-Cam" Source: Blick Online, Switzerland
February 5, 2003 - Metro Newspaper article scan Source: The Metro, UK
February 5, 2003 - "Pals see chatroom suicide" - The Sun, UK
February 6, 2003 - "Chatters volgen live zelfmoord" Source: webwereld, Netherlands
February 7, 2003 - "Chatter die online zelfmoord pleegde massaal herdacht" Source: Nu, Netherlands
February 8, 2003 - "On-line chat, the good the bad and the ugly" Source: Globetechnology.com
February 9, 2003 - "Zelfdoding Op Webcam" Source: Doodgewoon, Netherlands
February 9, 2003 - "Chatmates watched internet suicide" Source: The Telegraph, UK
February 10, 2003 - "Toch geen vervolging na zelfmoordchat" Source: Fok, Netherlands
February 13, 2003 - "Presset i døden for åben skærm" Source: B.T. Online, Denmark
February 19, 2003 - "Brother's pain over online 'suicide'" Source: BBC, UK
February 19, 2003 - "Advarsel fra selvmorders bror" Source: Ekstra Bladet, Denmark
February 28, 2003 - "Självmord på nätet skapar debatt" Source: IDG, Sweden
February 28, 2003 - "Brandon tog sitt liv på Internet" Source: IDG, Sweden

Audio
February 4, 2003 - BBC Radio 5's Interview with Rich Vedas
February 11, 2003 - "Suicide En Direct Sur Internet" Source: Radio Canada
February 17, 2003 - BBC Radio 4's Outlook Interview with Rich Vedas
February 25, 2003 - Interview with Rich Vedas Source: London LBC Radio 97.3 FM, UK
February 26, 2003 - Interview with Rich Vedas Source: The Gerry Ryan Show RTE, Ireland

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