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Is this a real murderer on Twitter? Or just some twisted soul? [Updated]

Picture 4Our friends over at Techcrunch Europe have dug up a nasty twitter account this afternoon.

The account, under the name dinner_guest, is only followed by 3 people (at this time) but seems to describe actions of a Brighton (UK) based murderer.

Irrespective of its truth, it’s an extremely dark account to read and your imagination can’t help but consider the consequences of this were it true.

The odd thing is that there appears to be no humor attached to any of the tweets either which can’t help but lead your mind to the darkest of conclusions.

Of course, as a few people have already pointed out – this could just be some rather clever publicity stunt. We’ll wait and see.

Ironically the account seems to have appeared on the scene just as the UK police have announced they are to begin using the tool as a means of communication and surveilance.

We’ll keep you updated.

Update 1. He seems to have replied in the comments below, replying to another commenter we compared him/her to Madonna. The IP address on the comment is definitely Brighton based – although it can be spoofed. We have no way of determining exact location of an IP address but the police (with the help of the ISP) can.

Update 2: It’s Fictional. Thank god. Details here.

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Is this a real murderer on Twitter? Or just some twisted soul? [Updated]

 

  • Long ago, as a media stunt for a band we created a serial killer profile (and video) for a band that convinced many it was a real thing. -stunt


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  • (either that or Rob Carter ought to be VERY worried)


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  • BHFeed (a feed retweeting all #brighton tagged news) is also retweeting some of his tweets


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  • Ironic that @BHFeed (a feed retweeting all #brighton tagged news) is also retweeting some of his tweets


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  • @BHFeed (a feed retweeting all #brighton tagged news) is also retweeting some of his tweets


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  • At least he shows an effort have good Twitter etiquette - I noticed he thanks his new followers!
  • My guess is it's a publicity stunt for a movie. The police comment just happened to have good timing.
  • Sounds like Dexter to me..


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  • @Maxamad sorry, how do you mean?


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  • No it is not real. It is some wanna be writer's wasted time. A demonstration of how easy it is to proliferate garbage. And "you'll keep us informed" huh? Without bothering to think about how worthy a task that would be. Pathetic.
  • http://twitter.com/BHfeed/status/5764400108


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  • Looks quite interesting, any details?


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  • Digging


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  • @Can Koklu, I had the same thought. Maybe a Dexter-ish prequel?


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  • It is about as true as Madonna following me on twitter. I mean it sounds like her, so it must be her.
  • me
    Madonna is a bitch. i am not Madonna
  • Well, who are you then?
  • You know the guys from Scotland Yard are going to be following @dinner_guest now. They can't ignore him now that he and they are on Twitter at the same time, and after this... ;)
  • Michael
    This sounds like a PR stunt... (maybe for a new film, computer game, TV show)

    I'd also suggest its a US marketing agency behind it... As "he" tweeted "Need some gum. Never a newstand open", Now there aren't many "news stands" in the UK, never mind Brighton!

    If I wanted chewing gum I would go to a corner shop or petrol station!
  • News stands are common in New York City. Or really any major US city. Good point you made there.
  • Anonymous
    Reminds me of twitter.com/imaybeabducted
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