Blog Readers Out Anonymous Adults From Megan Meier MySpace Suicide Story
November 16th, 2007 | 
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On Tuesday the St. Charles Journal in Missouri published a sad story about cyberbullying that drove a 13-year-old girl named Megan Meier (pictured left) to commit suicide last year. Meier had been harangued by one of her MySpace friends named “Josh Evans” who sent her a barrage of hateful comments that sent her over the edge.
It turns out that Evans was a pseudonym created by two adults — one of whom knew the Meier family very well. The St. Charles Journal decided to protect the privacy of the two adults and declined to name them in the story. Their names are Curt and Lori Drew. (If you’re so inclined, you can find the address and phone number for Curt and Lori Drew in the comments section here. We don’t know if it’s real, but that’s the Internet for you.)
That didn’t sit well with incensed readers, who tracked down what they say is the identity of one of the adults and posted it online. Now the paper is being criticized for giving the adults anonymity.
To give you a little background:
Megan Meier, who had trouble controlling her weight and was self-conscious about it, was thrilled when a 16-year-old hottie calling himself Josh Evans approached her online one day and asked to be added to her MySpace friends list. The two became fast friends, though they never met in person. Then one day Evans turned on Meier and began sending her hateful messages. His negative comments grew in intensity and left Megan feeling deeply wounded. Already prone to depression and low self-esteem, she took the attacks on her worth to heart and hanged herself.
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(If you have not yet read this tragic story that has been featured on CNN, Fox News, AP and numerous other news outlets, read it here: http://stcharlesjournal.stltoday.com/news/sj2tn20071113-1114stc_pokin_1.ii1.txt) You can Google ‘Megan Meier’ and find other articles about it.
The woman who has been outed as the one who harassed Megan Meier of the MySpace suicide tragedy is Lori J. Drew. Her husband is Curt Drew. She owns an advertising/mailer business called ‘The Drew Advantage’ in O’Fallon, Missouri, on Highway K.
The businesses who do business with her are listed below. Her husband, Curt, is a real estate agent in O’Fallon (http://www.cbgundaker.com/search/agent/detail.jsp?publicid=CCUDREW). Perhaps, if Lori lost some business, she’d decide to move and let the Meiers’ grieve in peace without being sickened everytime they walk out the door.
The businesses below were posted on one of the blogs that outed them. The blog this was copied from is located here: http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/11/blog-readers-ou.html
LET THESE ADVERTISERS KNOW THAT IF THEY CONTINUE TO DO BUSINESS WITH LORI DREW, THEY WILL CONTINUE TO GET BAD PUBLICITY. THESE BUSINESSES ARE HELPING LORI PAY FOR THE INTERNET SERVICE THAT WAS USED TO HARASS MEGAN MEIER TO DEATH!!!!
Imo’s Pizza
2260 First Capitol Dr
Saint Charles, MO 63301
636-946-5040 or 636-281-4667
Slackers CD’s & Games
1313 Highway K
O’Fallon, MO 63366
636-240-9237
Frank Leta Honda
500 Auto Mall Dr
O’Fallon, MO 63368
636-336-5000
Tri-County Fence & Deck
1902 Service Rd
Wentzville, MO 63385
636-887-4030
McVicar the Trickster
(phone number only. This guy does kids birthday parties)
636-485-9803
Arcade Amusements Plus
11429 C Dorsett Rd
Bridgeton, MO 63044
314-401-9346
Kuhn’s Sports Cards and Collectibles
322 Fort Zumwalt Sq
O’Fallon, MO 63366
636-978-8665
TW Glass, LLC
(No physical address. Email only: trevorw6366@yahoo.com)
314-852-3056
Divine Nails
132 Mexico Rd
Flint Hill, MO 63346
636-281-2800
Gulliver’s Travel
204B W Pitman St
O’Fallon, MO 63366
636-379-2700
Michael-A’s Hair Studio
7825 Mexico Rd
Saint Peters, MO 63376
636-279-1999
Star Stamps & Coins
500 S 5th Street
St. Charles, MO 63301
636-949-2203
Monticello Dental Care
4122 Keaton Crossing Blvd
O’Fallon, MO 63368
636-300-4280
Curb Appeal
838 Midpoint Dr
O’Fallon, MO 63366
636-978-7588
Playtime Party Center
1225 Wentzville Pkwy
Wentzville, MO 63385
636-887-4244
A Pocketful of Toys
9987 Winghaven Blvd
O’Fallon, MO 63368
636-561-3222
Air Comfort Service, Inc.
(No address listed.)
St. Charles, MO
636-866-0248
St. Charles Fence & Deck Co.
8485 Veterans Memorial Pkwy
O’Fallon, MO 63366
636-240-4935
Custom Cleaning
211 Hughes Ln
Saint Charles, MO 63301
636-447-2299
The Vacuum Shop
380 Mid Rivers Mall Dr
Saint Peters, MO 63376
636-397-1566
Kirk’s Electric
1160 W Terra Ln
O’Fallon, MO 63366
636-240-1661
Show Me Blinds & Shutters
2561 Abbydale Dr
Saint Charles, MO 63303
636-928-2872
Lawn Authority
1004 Donner Pass
St. Peters, MO 63376
636-928-5296
David Anslinger MD, Auriculo-Staple
199 Feise Rd
O’Fallon, MO 63368
636-379-5934
Abilene’s Restaurant
275 North Service Rd
Wright City, MO 63390
636-745-7445
St. Louis Decks & Home Improvement
Wentzville, MO 63385
http://www.stlhomeimprovements.com/
636-359-0357
Patriot Sunrooms – St. Charles
1831 Scherer Pkwy
Saint Charles, MO 63303
636-916-1100
Curt Drew (Gundaker) (Lori Drew’s husband)
2 Crossroads Plz
O’Fallon, MO 63368
636-379-8500
Stefanina’s Pizzeria
8645 Veterans Memorial Pkwy
OFallon, MO 63366
636-272-3499
Leave it to Weaver Home & Commercial Improvements
304 Tcw Ct, O Fallon, MO 63366
http://www.leaveit2weaver.com/
636-561-8424
Surface Sealers
314-565-6144
El Patron Mexican Restaurant
8600 Veterans Memorial Pkwy
O’Fallon, MO 63366
636-281-8226
Seamus McDaniel’s
7434 Village Center Dr
O’Fallon, MO 63368
636-561-8089
Philly Grill
2508 Highway K
O’Fallon, MO 63368-6625
636-379-8646
El Azteca Mexican Restaurant
4265 Keaton Crossing Blvd
O’Fallon, MO 63368
636-300-1123
The Crooked Tree Coffee House
559 1 Capitol Dr
Saint Charles, MO 63301
636-669-5282
Max & Erma’s
2024 Mid Rivers Mall
Saint Peters, MO 63376
636-970-1900
Stumpy’s Barbeque
2924 Highway K
O’Fallon, MO 63368
636-978-6889 or 636-939-3555
Cecil Whittaker’s Pizza
2968 Highway K
O’Fallon, MO 63368
636-978-0001
Angelino’s Pizzeria
114 Triad Ctr W
O’Fallon, MO 63366
636-272-3339
Great Wall Buffet and Grill
2867 Veterans Memorial Pkwy
Saint Charles, MO 63303
636-724-8555
Dairy Queen
2675 Highway K
O’Fallon, MO 63368
636-240-0014
Talayna’s World Class Pizza
340 N Main St
Saint Charles, MO 63301
636-896-9447
JJ’s Restaurant
200 Fort Zumwalt Sq
O’Fallon, MO 63366
636-978-1737
Noll’s Restaurant & Lounge
519 S Service Rd W
O’Fallon, MO 63366
636-281-9228
Madison’s Café
2974 Highway K
O’Fallon, MO 63368
636-978-7355
Richbuilt Basements
1805 Everest Ave
O’Fallon, MO 63366
636-978-3479
Corgans Cleaning
Saint Peters, MO 63376
corganscleaning@charter.net
636-940-8334
It is a great idea to contact the advertisers, I think Curt Drew’s boss is Doug at dpollard@gundaker.com.
Since the justice system has failed in this case, I think it is just up to people to point out their unease with this kind of immorality. It would be good for us, as citizens, to signal how we feel about taunting children to death. And then calling the police over a fosball table.
Does anyone know Lori (Shreeves) Drew from her old school days? Do you think her classmates know that she is the same Lori Shreeves they went to school with? What was she like then? Was she as awful then as she is now? This info is from Classmates.com: (P.S. Her maiden name has been shared by a couple of people online – one being the current wife of one of Lori’s ex-boyfriends)
Lori Drew (Shreeves)
Big Shoal Elementary School, Kansas City, MO, 1964-1971
Linden West Elementary School, Kansas City, MO, 1965-1968
Winnetonka High School, Kansas City, MO, 1975-1977
Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, 1977-1981
Lori Drew has posted a blog of her own now. She titled it: “Megan Had it Coming”
meganhaditcoming.blogspot.com/
Lori Drew is one sick individual.
I really don’t blame Curt Drew because there hasn’t been any evidence that he had anything to do with the myspace page. Men typically avoid female catfight drama at all costs. I bet he didn’t even know about it until his foosball table ended up in his driveway. Wifey Lori probably carries his balls around in her purse.
I would like to see a story of Megan Meier airing on Dateline, and have already sent an email to them requesting that they consider showing what happened to Megan Meier in a future episode. For those of you who are interested in seeing this on this informative program, please email Dateline with your request. Their emails is: Dateline@NBCUNI.com
If you would like to write a review of the Drew’s business, Drew Advantage, you can do so at Yelp.com. You can also find the Drew’s email address on that site.
Here’s another website with a picture of Curt Drew:
http://www.minger.net/2007/11/18/picture-of-curt-drew/
They removed his picture at that Caldwell page. Hurry before they remove this one.
Also if you use ‘Find Associate’ and enter Curt Drew you will find his picture here:
http://www.coldwellbanker.com
Thank you anonymous! That is hysterical! I went back on the page CB page that I had saved and voila! his picture was gone! How funny! Can’t stop laughing.
I also tried to find him on the Coldwell Banker site, but it appears there is no agent Curt Drew. Hopefully, he got fired!
I did sent his real estate office an email yesterday, telling them that we would never deal with Coldwell Banker again because we would rather use Real Estate offices whose employees have not been involved in questionable, and unethical behavior. I sent it through the contact us part, where they want feedback. I gave them feedback!
Don’t forget to post your comments about their business, at Yelp.com. I am thinking that the Drew’s might like a printed copy of all the remarks in with their Christmas card this year! They deserve a bad business review–they made one of their employee’s set up the Josh Evan’s account in the first place. Abuse of power, or what? Like the employee could actually say no and still keep their job! Lori Drew is all to blame.
For anyone who may be interested, there is more about Lori Drew at Your Missouri Courts, and then go to Case.net. Type in her name and you get some info on her trafic ticket cause she ran a red light. She was probably rushing home to set up some fictitious Myspace account. LOL.
It is a different address that she has used there in 2003, and her birthday is 03/31/1959. I think she needs lots of special Birthday cards for her birthday next year, what do you think?
I read this story on our news site and I was just so saddened and appalled by the whole thing. Saddened that a young child has died, appalled because a supposed adult helped drive her to it.
I don’t understand what would motivate an adult to stalk and harass a child, particularly one who is depressed and medicated. These adults can’t be very smart can they? And to have no remorse because the girl was troubled? That says more about the adult than the girl and makes me very happy that I don’t live near these excuses for humanity.
May Megan find the peace in death that she failed to find in life.
OH MY GOSH, HOW IS THIS FOR AN IDEA!?!?
Since what Curt and Lori Drew did falls through the cracks as defined by our current law, why don’t we do something that falls through the cracks also?
There is no law against sending blank–yes, blank, unwritten on Christmas cards. (Well, okay, maybe you want to draw a line across the writing so that the sociopath doesn’t reuse them.) But there is no law against sending them a Christmas card from Josh Evans. It will be Christmas time and their will be other cards in there mailbox (or not). All that really matters is that they see the return address, which could be something like: Josh Evans, 123 Everywhere Street, Denver, Colorado, or whatever city it is mailed from.
Since Josh Evan was such an important character in Lori’s life, lets keep him alive in her mind!
I, for one, will be adding the Drew’s to my Christmas card list!
it is to late for the advertisers to stop december ad. you will have to wait till january ad to see who is still working with her magazine.
Hi! I work at Slackers, and I just want to let everyone know that we found out about the horrible things Drew did on November 17th, and stopped advertising with the company that very day, thank goodness.
On Wednesday, October 21st, city officials enacted an ordinance designed to address the public outcry for justice in the Megan Meier tragedy. The six member Board of Aldermen made Internet harassment a misdemeanor, punishable by up to a $500 fine and 90 days in jail.
Does this new law provide any justice for Megan? Does this law provide equitable relief for a future victim or actually weaken the current law?
I reject the premise of this new law and believe it completely misses the mark. The reasoning behind this opinion is that city officials have consistently treated this case as an Internet harassment case instead of a child welfare/exploitation case.
Classifying this case a harassment issue completely fails to address the most serious aspects of the methods Lori Drew employed to lead this youth to her demise. The Vice disagrees that harassment was even a factor in this case until just a couple of days before Megan’s death.
Considering this case a harassment issue is incorrect because during the 5 weeks Lori Drew baited and groomed her victim, the attention was NOT unwanted attention. It was not harassment at all. It was invited attention. Megan participated in the conversations willingly because she was lured, manipulated and exploited without her knowledge.
This law willfully sets a precedent that future child exploiters and predators can use to reclassify their cases to harassment issues. In effect, the law enacted to give Megan justice, may make her even more vulnerable. So long as the child victim doesn’t tell the predator to stop, even a harassment charge may not stick with the right circumstances and a good defender.
Every aspect of this case follows the same procedural requirement used to convict a Child Predator. A child was manipulated by an adult. A child was engaged in sexually explicit conversation (as acknowledged by Lori Drew herself). An adult imposed her will on a child by misleading her, using a profile designed to sexually or intimately attract the 13 year old Megan.
Lori then utilized the power she had gained over this child to cause significant distress and endangerment to that child. She even stipulated to many of these activities in the police report she filed shortly after Megan’s death.
We can go on and on here, but the parallels between this case and many other child predator cases that are successfully prosecuted bear striking similarities.
Child Predator laws do not require much more than simply proving that an adult has engaged a minor in sexually explicit conversation. Lori Drew has already stipulated that her conversations with Megan were sometimes sexual for a child Megan’s age.
City officials who continue to ignore this viable, documented admission and continue to address this issue as harassment are intentionally burying their heads in the sand, when the solution is staring them right in the face. Why?
On June 5th, 2006, Governor Matt Blunt signed into law stiff penalties for convicted sex offenders. The Vice believes that officials continually reject a child predator classification of this case in order to keep the penalty of this offense out of this harsher realm.
Opponents of this law are active in defeating this law not by changing it, but by disqualifying cases like Megan’s from ever being heard.
There are several other child exploitation laws on the books. To date, none of them have even been considered by City, State and Federal officials in this case. I’m outraged that a motion was never even filed, so that the case could at least be argued before a judge or jury.
Those satisfied with this response out of Missouri officials need to think through the effect this law will truly have. It quite honestly has the potential to directly undermine Jessica’s law. It quiet easily gives prosecutors a way out of prosecuting child endangerment and child predator cases in the future.
Beware the wolf in sheep’s clothing here.
Danny Vice
http://weeklyvice.blogspot.com
Company: Family Savings – Drew Advantage
Member Since: 2000-11-20
Name: Lori Drew
Address: 2977 Hwy. K #200
O’Fallon, MO 63368
Phone: (314) 520-7916
Fax: (636) 978-2670
Email: Contact This Member
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you people really need to get a life and go outside and breath fresh air for a while…instead of your own hot air. the authorities have investigated and made their ruling. let the embers fall and extinguish. i’ve known people like tina and megan meier, uncaring and manipulative both of them. yes, it is a tragedy. but her mother didn’t seem to be very much involved in her proper upbringing. maybe tina only interacted with her child only when tina wanted to. and don’t forget…all of this internet traffic, as well as the other media outlets, is making numbers of people lots of MONEY!
Hi,
I just want to say I work for one of the stores listed on this blog. I really have to say that this is absolutely crazy. Had we or I’m sure any of the businesses on this list known of the activities we would NEVER have agreed to do business with them. When you enter into an agreement with a company, small or large you take them at their level of business. If they do a good job, then they are worth the time. If they don’t then you get rid of them.
I assure you that if we knew what horrible things that they did in their spare time, we would have never ever done business with them.
To judge a business for having these people render service is just like judging Wal-mart for selling the bullet that kills a person. Somewhere personal responsibility has to come into play.
i’ll continue to pray for everyone who is involved.