#10 - Thomas Scully-Powers
In the middle of a live Alcoholics Anonymous Zoom meeting on May the 21st of 2020, 32-year-old
Thomas Scully-Powers suddenly began stabbing his father, Dwight, repeatedly while in the nude. The
other 20 members of the meeting frantically began calling 911, but it reportedly took them several
minutes to establish the Powers’ exact location. In the meantime, Scully-Powers stabbed his father
over 15 times, killing him in the process. It was eventually determined that the incident was
unfolding at Dwight’s apartment in Amityville, New Jersey. When police arrived at the home,
Scully-Powers rushed to the second floor and jumped out the window. Inside, officers discovered
72-year-old Dwight’s nearly decapitated body, as well as evidence that his son had used a mop
and bucket to try and clean up the crime scene. Scully-Powers was ultimately apprehended a mile
away from the apartment, where law enforcement found him trying to wash his father’s blood
off of his body with several bottles of Dr. Pepper, which he’d stolen from a nearby deli.
The young man allegedly confessed to the crime during police questioning, and was consequently
charged with murder, for which he faced a possibile prison sentence of 25 years to life.
#9 -
Vuzby
On January the 14th of 2022, a Canadian video game streamer known as Vuzby was recording a session
of Apex Legends when police officers suddenly barged into his room. The Twitch streamer had been
struggling with the game, and had loudly requested help from his teammates multiple times. His
screams concerned the neighbors, who immediately contacted the authorities, believing there to be
someone in urgent distress. Police officers made their way into the apartment as they, too, heard
the agonized yelling, and were captured on Vuzby’s webcam approaching him from behind. Startled,
the young Toronto resident jumped up as one of the officers placed a hand on his shoulder. The gamer
apologized for creating a disturbance, and assured the officers that he required no assistance.
8 - Belle Grace
In 2022, British Onlyfans model Belle Grace saved one of her regular subscribers’ life
after noticing a growth on his testicles, which turned out to be cancer. 27-year-old Belle, who
worked as a carer for autistic children and adults before the COVID pandemic, had begun offering
her erotic services over the online platform in 2020. Over the course of several intimate video
calls with Grace, the client in question, whose name wasn’t disclosed to the public,
revealed that his genitals had been getting increasingly bigger. The young woman realized that
one of the man’s testicles was roughly four times larger than the other, and encouraged him to book
an appointment with a doctor. Although the man was embarrassed by the abnormality and initially
hesitant to seek professional help, he eventually heeded the model’s advice. He subsequently told
Grace that the doctor had discovered an aggressive form of testicular cancer. The
prompt diagnosis allowed the man to undergo successful surgery and become cancer-free.
#7- Donald J. Williams On the morning of August the 11th of 2020,
27-year-old Donald J. Williams gunned down his ex-girlfriend, Maribel Rosado-Martinez,
as was captured on her daughter’s webcam . Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, schools in Martin County,
Florida, where 32-year-old Rosado-Martinez lived with her six children, were closed. Classes thus
took place over Zoom. While Rosado-Martinez’s 10-year-old daughter was online for her morning
lesson, loud screaming and profanity prompted her teacher to mute the meeting’s audio. The
young girl then covered her ears before the screen abruptly went black. It later emerged
that Williams had broken into the house, and opened fire on his ex, whom he’d been separated
from for over a year and a half at the time. One of the bullets missed Rosado-Martinez and
shattered her daughter’s laptop screen instead, which accounted for the blackout. Fortunately,
none of the 6 children suffered any injuries during the shooting. Williams fled the scene
before being tracked down and arrested about 40 minutes later. A Martin County grand jury indicted
the man on capital murder charges in February of 2021. As of the case’s latest developments,
the legal proceedings were still ongoing. #6 - Nicola Madden
On January the 11th of 2022, Nicola Madden died suddenly during a work Zoom meeting attended by
her daughter and several colleagues. Subsequent reports indicated that Madden had suffered a
massive heart attack at her home in Waterloo, Liverpool. The incident, which happened so
suddenly that emergency services couldn’t arrive in time to render her aid, reportedly took place
the day after her 43rd birthday. Madden’s daughter immediately called her father, Stuart McDougall,
who, in turn, dialed 999. McDougall, who’d been amicably separated from Madden at the time of her
death, set up a GoFundMe page to help pay for the resulting funeral expenses, managing to raise over
$6,000 within the first 24 hours. #5 - MichaeJay22
A female Tik Tok user identified only as MichaeJay22 sparked furious online debate after
posting several videos in which she explained why she’d been fired from her home office job.
In July of 2022, the woman told her followers that she’d used her laptop to work online, but
was locked out of the system after her employers had caught her cooking while on the clock. Her
contract reportedly stipulated that she was not allowed to leave her desk during work hours,
and also mandated that the webcam remain activated to allow her activity to be monitored. MichaeJay22
complained about how her employers dealt with the situation, as they’d first told her she was fired
before relenting slightly and opting to suspend her instead. Then, they restored their original
decision and fired her once again. Several viewers posted comments in support of the woman. Many were
quick to point out the apparent hypocrisy of the fact that an employee working at an office could
take a snack break but those working from home weren’t afforded similar privileges.
#4 - Alexandria Morra Alexandria Morra was arrested by the police in
Ontario, Canada after live streaming intimate acts from a public library. At the age of 21, Morra,
known online as Lilsecrett, reportedly published over 50 videos beginning in the fall of 2014,
all of which were recorded at either the Riverside or Fontainebleau branches of
the library. During the salacious recordings, she exposed her genitals on camera, and even employed
certain adult toys on a number of occasions. On December the 29th of 2014, Morra was reportedly
caught in the act by a library worker, who demanded she leave the premises. The discovery
prompted an official police investigation, but Morra wasn’t arrested until March the 6th,
when she went to the authorities of her own accord. She pleaded guilty to her criminal
charges during a pre-trial hearing, and was later sentenced to a year of probation plus a $250 fine.
She was also forbidden from accessing local public libraries and required to provide a sample of her
DNA to the Canadian registry. #3 - Jason Marshall
On January the 7th of 2013, UK man Jason Marshall murdered his lover, 58-year-old Peter Fasoli,
before setting his appartment on fire and fleeing the country. The entire episode was recorded
on camera, beginning with an intimate encounter between Fasoli and Marshall, who was in his 20s at
the time, before the situation quickly escalated. Marshall, posing as a policeman, began physically
overpowering Fasoli and threatening him with a knife. The latter was then dragged out of the
camera’s purview as Marshall proceeded to fatally strangle him. Audio recording revealed that the
man then spread a flammable liquid around the apartment and set it ablaze to destroy evidence
of the crime. Marshall used the victim’s credit cards to purchase a plane ticket to Italy. He
also began sending concerned messages to Fasoli, in an attempt to divert suspicions away from him.
The house fire was initially ruled an accident, but in November of 2014, webcam footage of the
grisly incident surfaced when the victim’s nephew decided to research his family history. After
reviewing his late uncle’s hard drive, which had been recovered from the flames, the nephew came
upon a 7-hour recording that included the murder itself, and immediately contacted the authorities.
Investigators subsequently learned that Marshall had been imprisioned in Italy since July the 9th
of 2014, serving a 16 year sentence for the murder of 67-year-old Vicenzo Lale in Rome. For Fasoli’s
killing, Marshall was extradited to the UK and sentenced to life, with a minimum of 39 years
before he could be considered for parole. #2 - Brian Dickson
On April the 15th of 2011, 32-year-old Brian Dickson gained access to a Chinese exchange
student’s apartment while she chatted with her ex-boyfriend via webcam. 23-year-old Qian Liu,
a foreign student enrolled at New York University, was strangled by the intruder as her ex,
Xian Meng, watched in helpless horror. Liu was then dragged away from the camera and Dickson
assaulted her. Meng eventually saw an unclothed Dickson appear on Liu’s camera before the screen
abruptly shut off. By the time the police arrived at the scene, Liu was already dead. Although the
ensuing autopsy’s results were inconclusive, medical examiners listed mechanical asphyxiation
as the most likely cause of death. DNA found on the victim’s body was linked to Dickson, who,
it subsequently emerged, had a documented history of violence. On April the 7th of 2014, Dickson
was found guilty of murder and consequently sentenced to 25 years to life behind bars.
#1 - Joshua Kaufman
California resident Joshua Kaufman used his Macbook’s remote camera capabilities to aid the
police in capturing a thief who’d broken into his Oakland apartment and stolen the device. Kaufman,
who worked as a designer, reported the incident to the authorities in March of 2011,
listing his laptop, kindle and jewelry as the items stolen by the intruder. Dissatisfied with
the police response, Kaufman decided to use a security app called ‘Hidden’, to try and locate
the computer himself. The app allowed him to track his device, as well as use the webcam
to take pictures when it was activated. It took a few days for the thief to turn on the laptop,
but when he did, Kaufman immediately contacted the police, sending them pictures of the man as well
as personal information he’d typed, including his work email address and Facebook account. Officers
initially disregarded the creatively obtained evidence, prompting Kaufman to post the photos
online. He immediately garnered the attention of the press, at which point the police took
action. The thief was ultimately identified as 27-year-old Muthanna Aldebashi. The latter was
arrested at his Oakland home, allowing Kaufman and his laptop to be reunited at long last.
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