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  • 28
    Jun
    2012
    12:04pm, EDT

    FBI: Los Angeles model Kourtney Reppert is victim of stalker, harassment

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    By Robert Kovacik and Angelo Simone, NBCLosAngeles.com

    Los Angeles model Kourtney Reppert has nearly 200,000 Facebook fans, one of whom is now in federal custody, charged with Internet stalking, according to FBI officials.


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    Luis Plascencia, 47, of Chicago was arrested Tuesday by Chicago’s Violent Crimes Task Force.

    "A random threat on the Internet is something we've all experienced, but this was a specific targeting with death threats to a victim and the family," said FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller.


    According to the complaint, Plascencia stalked Reppert by sending numerous threatening and harassing messages via e-mail and Facebook.

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    Some of the messages indicated that Plascencia possessed detailed personal information about the alleged victim, including her home address and the address of several of her friends and family members.

    According to authorities, one of the messages read: "I hope you die in an automobile accident and crush your ugly face through the windshield and a large piece of glass cuts your throat."

    According to the FBI, those messages were traced back to Plascencia’s personal email account. The accused used at least 10 different e-mail accounts, according to investigators.

    Placscencia is being held without bond. His next court appearance is Friday.

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    52 comments

    And this is national news why? Why isn't the FBI concentrating on little things like, oh I don't know. Maybe scumbags in Chicago killing 7 year old girls outside of their home at night?

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  • 8
    Mar
    2012
    8:39pm, EST

    Police: Washington stalker planned wedding for man

    By msnbc.com staff

    Authorities say a Washington state woman planned a wedding for a man that she was obsessed with, and she's been charged with felony stalking, the SeattlePI.com reported.

    Madaline Ann Desmet, 64, of Des Moines, Wash., met the man she pursued in 2010 at a church group, the Seattle Times reported, citing a police investigation report. She soon proclaimed her “undying love” and, in the span of about a year, sent the man 57 letters, the report said.

    He repeated that he was not interested in her, but Desmet picked out a wedding ring and reserved a courtroom for their nuptials, the P-I reported. On Feb. 29, she was arrested. She faced a judge, but not one who asked her to say “I do.” This judge placed her in King County Jail in lieu of $50,000 bail.


    Desmet is a real estate broker who, according to her website, sells condos in the Seattle area. It's alleged that during the year that the stalking is alleged to have occurred, she sent him 57 letters and contacted him by phone and e-mail, the P-I reported.

    Washington court records indicate that she was charged with stalking in 2000, a case that was resolved in 2006.

    The stalking came to a head when, in December, Seattle Municipal Court staff called the man about their supposed wedding, the P-I reported.

    The police report said that the man also received a call from a Jared jewelry store – they wanted him to make good on the bill for the ring that Desmet had picked out.

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    83 comments

    Why in the world would Jared try to get money from him? If she was there, and obviously he wasn't, the bill should be on her otherwise anyone can say their 'fiancee' will foot the bill, fake or not.

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