Florida Teen's Suicide Streamed Live On Internet

Some thought the event was a hoax until Abraham Biggs Jr.'s body was found by police.

By K.C. Jones
InformationWeek
<NOBR>November 21, 2008 03:26 PM </NOBR>

A Florida teen who intentionally overdosed streamed his death on the Internet while it occurred Wednesday.

Others watched online as 19-year-old Abraham Biggs Jr. died. The Broward County Medical Examiner's Office told The Miami Herald that he took a deadly mixture of prescription drugs.

Media reports and comments on discussion boards -- including some posts from those who claimed to have witnessed the incident -- vary on whether Biggs actually ingested the drugs on camera. Accounts also vary as to whether people may have encouraged him to kill himself.

While some members of online discussion boards posted chat messages showing that at least one person encouraged Biggs, the timestamp and corresponding video archives seem to indicate that it was after Biggs fell unconscious or died.