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Internet Detective Only Destroys Three Innocent Peoples’ Lives Before Never Actually Solving Case (thehardtimes.net)
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[–] BenVimes@lemmy.ca 12 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

They harassed the guy's family on the Facebook page they had set up to look for him because he had gone missing.

EDIT: Also, once the actual perpetrators were identified, some users tried to excuse their appalling behaviour by blaming the innocent man for "acting suspicious."