Florida teenager Abraham K. Biggs committed suicide as he videotaped the act and streamed the live video over the Internet on Wednesday, November 19, 2008. Authorities say Biggs, a 19-year-old bodybuilder from Broward County, Florida, took an overdose of pills while broadcasting himself on the live video streaming website Justin.tv.

Cached discussion threads at bodybuilder.com reveal that Biggs had a history of starting threads about drug overdosing. Many posters simply disbelieved Biggs had overdosed.Los Angeles Times: Strange record of Florida teen's Web suicide persists online (November 21, 2008)

Abraham Biggs had announced his plan to commit suicide on a bodybuilding forum on November 19, 2008, reportedly inviting members to watch his death. Reports say Biggs also posted a suicide note, calling himself a "failure," shortly before turning on his webcam. Forum members, apparently believing his suicide was staged, continued to post for some time as Biggs lay motionless on his bed. When members realized that Biggs hadn't moved for several hours they contacted authorities, who are seen entering Biggs' bedroom, checking the teen's pulse and switching off the webcam.FOX News: Florida Teen Commits Suicide Live on Web Cam (November 21, 2008) News.com.au: 19-year-old Abraham K Biggs commits suicide live on webcam

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