Charles T. Booher

Charles T. Booher (July 30, 1959 – January 14, 2005), was an American engineer.

In November 2003, he was indicted by the United States for threatening to injure and kill employees of a Canadian company, DM Contact Management Ltd., who he believed were responsible for sending him large amounts of spam, and causing pop-up ads every few minutes on his work computer, many touting penis enlargement, and refusing to stop. He was released on $75,000 bond, and faced a possible sentence of 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.[1][2][3][4][5]

On January 14, 2005, he committed suicide by asphyxiation with helium.[6][7]

References
  1. "Male Enlargement Ads Prompt Spam Rage", Reuters, November 24, 2003. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  2. Hulme, George V. (November 24, 2003). "Move Over Road Rage—Here Comes Spam Rage", InformationWeek. Retrieved January 12, 2015.
  3. Haines, Lester (November 24, 2003). "U.S. Man Threatens Anthrax Attack on Spammers", The Register. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  4. Pulcrano, Dan (December 4, 2003). "Raging Against the Machine", Metro Silicon Valley. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  5. Swartz, Jon (February 11, 2004). "Spam Rage Drives Some E-Mailers to Extremes", USA Today. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  6. Pulcrano, Dan (January 26, 2005). "Death by Internet", Metro Silicon Valley. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  7. Mitchell, Anne P. (January 31, 2005). "Spam Victim Takes Own Life", The Internet Patrol. Retrieved September 12, 2015.


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