Court Report

Suicide Party Planner Sentenced

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - A man who tried to organize a Valentine’s Day mass suicide has been sentenced to up to 20 years in a state mental hospital. Gerald Krein Jr., 27, had been charged with solicitation to commit murder after allegedly forming a Yahoo chat room to organize "Suicide Party 2005," asking women to hang themselves naked on Valentine’s Day. Krein was arrested Feb. 9, 2005, and was taken to a state hospital in October after a psychiatrist determined he suffered from "a myriad of mental health disorders." Read more...
Posted by Webmaster at June 22, 2006 08:26 AM