Celebrity Stalking and Erotomanic Delusions | Christina Grimmie and Kevin Loibl Case Analysis

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  @matthewrocca4197 · 4 years ago

  This case always makes me so deeply sad. Seemed like such a genuinely kind, empathetic person and someone who truly was passionate about her art rather than about just being a celebrity. This is pretty rare, especially for such a young person today. She was even kind enough to want to talk to and embrace Kevin before he shot her, where everyone else wanted to avoid him. So deeply sad

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  @mamacito1795 · 4 years ago

  This kind of case is so sad. She was literally just living her life. Didnt know the guy, wasn't wrong place wrong time, literally just going about her business when she was hunted down and killed. Its scary and tragic.

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  @TH3F4LC0Nx · 4 years ago

  The fact that he killed her while she was trying to give him a hug makes this hella sadder. 😔

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• GI

  @ginger_nspice · 4 years ago

  I'm still disturbed by how easily he was able to bring three weapons into a concert venue.

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• KM

  @kmdn1 · 4 years ago

  Remember when the media gave Avril Lavigne so much flack about not allowing a random male fan to hug her? The media claimed she was &nbsp;&quot;mean&quot; and allowing fans to take pictures with you and get a hug just &quot;comes with the territory.&quot;<br>I don&apos;t like her music but I admired that she stood by her boundaries and wouldn&apos;t be pressured into interactions with fans that she wasn&apos;t comfortable with.<br>After things like this happen, it&apos;s no wonder why a young female celebrity wouldn&apos;t feel comfortable with total strangers to her coming up and wanting close contact or physical contact. No one would give Avril Lavigne any shit for that in today&apos;s world! they&apos;d be commending her for being a good influence for young female fans

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• OT

  @otisjacksonjunior9795 · 4 years ago

  This reminds me of &quot;Dimebag&quot; Darrell Abbott, the former Pantera guitarist who was murdered on stage by an obsessed, delusional stalker who snuck into a show that Dime was playing with his new band, Damageplan, and shot him dead in front of his brother, who was also in the band, and then began firing into the crowd after shooting the band&apos;s tour manager who had tried to tackle him. He apparently blamed Dimebag for the breakup of Pantera, and said as much before opening fire. A police officer who happened to be in the area at the time went into the club alone without waiting for backup and killed the gunman. Still one of the most shocking and tragic incidents in the history of rock music and metal.

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  @Pailers · 4 years ago

  I absolutely cannot imagine the trauma of witnessing this incident in person as a fan, let alone as her brother. It&apos;s a heartbreaking case.

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• LI

  @LibraUnlocked · 4 years ago

  Christina and I are from the same hometown. She only went to my high school for a short bit of time, but she was very loved by those who had known her. I remember my choir teacher being so, so excited when she got on The Voice, taking a majority of class time to talk about her and show us the clip of her (singing Wrecking Ball, I believe). &nbsp;While I never met her myself, there was a day that she visited after the school day ended and some people I knew did talk with her, all of them saying how incredibly sweet she was.<br>Our town was hit incredibly hard by the news of her passing, and she has a brick dedicated to her in the memorial garden at the school. Thank you for talking about this, Dr. Grande &lt;3

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• QU

  @quicktastic · 4 years ago

  For any other dude that has a crush on a celebrity, going to a show and actually having the opportunity to say hi and get a hug from her would be a lifelong pleasant memory. This psycho actually got that chance and took her life instead. smh

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  @TomikaKelly · 4 years ago (edited)

  This is DEVASTATING. I couldn&apos;t imagine being her sibling watching my sister be killed like that. Imgine being buried with all of your hopes and dreams at the young age of 22? Her poor parents. 💔

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  @mactei987 · 4 years ago

  &quot;The points of the show [The Voice] is to shatter the dreams of the singing competitors, and promote the sales of power rotating chairs.&quot; I do appreciate your humor when covering a horrible senseless tragedy.

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  @genievemcdonald9744 · 4 years ago

  I had an aggressive stalker many years ago. &nbsp;The police could do nothing. &nbsp;Eventually, I moved away and he turned his attention to a Cracker Barrel waitress. &nbsp;After the waitress&apos;s boyfriend confronted the stalker, the stalker went home and returned the next night. He shot and killed the waitress and seriously injured her boyfriend (head wound) when she was being picked up at the end of her shift. Scared me when I heard what had happened.

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