American McGee's Sister has Gone Missing After Recieving Death Threats From Anti-Gamergaters
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My sister, Mercy Covington, has been missing since November 10th, 2015. She was last seen being dropped off at home after work on November 9th at around 8PM. Her home is in East Dallas (Casa Linda area), and her usual hangouts are in Downtown Dallas, East Dallas, and Oak Cliff. Mercy is 41-year old mother of three.
We have very little information to go on at this point, but do suspect foul play. One disturbing bit of evidence is an anti-Gamergate death threat made against me by an individual living in Dallas who mentions Mercy by name. While it's not unusual for me to receive death threats, it's never been the case that one contains the names and location of family members. We are uncertain what connection this person may have to Mercy, but the messages have been given to police. I have also added them to this post (be warned they contain graphic content).
Thus far the police have done little to investigate Mercy's disappearance and our family is quite desperate.[/quote]
[url=https://www.facebook.com/americanmcgee/posts/10153333812472075]Source[/url].
I hope Mercy is still alive and that they can find her. My thoughts go out to her family right now.
[b]UPDATE[/b]:
[quote]Yesterday, I posted news of the disappearance of my sister, Mercy Covington. There's been a tremendous outpouring of support and awareness in response. Online news sites and local news in the Dallas area have covered or are planning to cover the story. For this, I want to thank everyone, especially the game community, for rallying around the search for Mercy.
Unfortunately, local police have responded negatively to the increased attention. They believe Mercy ran off on her own and that there's nothing to be investigated, despite her being gone for nearly 30 days, the threats sent to me which included her name/location, and suspicious evidence discovered at her home after her disappearance. They've told Mercy's mother, "Go look for her on your own."
In my original post I shared death threats made against me in which Mercy was included. These were sent by a person with a clear history of being anti-Gamergate. What connection this person or those posts have to her disappearance, I don't know. I get death threats - but I've never received one in which my sister is mentioned by name.
To be clear: I do not wish to politicize the situation, only to share information that may be relevant to the investigation. Sharing that information would have been "easier" for everyone if the person making the threats had not included the word Gamergate. I wish that word had not been included, the threats had not been made, and that my sister were not missing.
At this point we're asking for one simple thing: That the Dallas PD take seriously the disappearance of my sister. They have leads, suspects, a potential crime scene, and death threats to investigate. So, please, do what you can to get the message to the Dallas Police Department
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[b]Second Update[/b]:
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Update on the disappearance of Mercy Covington. It's been several days since we began a campaign to raise awareness about my sister's case and the lack of attention being given it by Dallas PD.
As of this morning, Mercy's mother reports a complete turn-around in effort from Dallas PD. New detectives have been assigned, phone records are being pulled, a forensics team has examined several relevant locations, and genuine concern for the case and family are being displayed from all involved. The supervisor in charge of the case has also apologized directly to family members for the way the case was handled initially.
I believe much of the credit for this change in effort is directly attributable to the attention generated by concerned people on Facebook, Twitter, Reddit (with a special nod to KiA), and other online locations where news of Mercy's disappearance was shared. Your actions prompted Dallas PD to take the case seriously and to give it the attention it deserves.
Again, I want to say, Thank You, to everyone who helped spread the word and inspire action.
Going forward... Investigators say it will be days-to-weeks for certain records to be made visible and evidence to be analyzed. With that in mind, and with the knowledge that concerned people are now involved, I believe we can step back and let these people do their jobs.
I'll be back with updates when new information becomes available.[/quote]
[url=https://www.facebook.com/americanmcgee/posts/10153343647032075]Source[/url].
Based on the messages from the pictures, I wouldn't be surprised if that thundercunt turns out to be behind it. There's something about the way they're written that makes me think it's more than just online threats.
Terrible.
Holy shit. This is such cowardice.
And all because of fucking video games. These people need to grow a spine already.
Been following this guy for a while thanks to Otherlands, been getting flak from all sorts of people especially after he announced his support for PlayAsia.
Completely fucking disgusting, hope Mercy turns up and is all-right.
[QUOTE=OluapPlayer;49244368]Holy shit. This is such cowardice.
And all because of fucking video games. These people need to grow a spine already.[/QUOTE]
You see now this isn't about video games. This is just some cunt using the name gamergate and all that stuff to say inside his fucked up head that its ok to do this stuff now. Which means that this person is no different then another criminal scum
I thought American was a single child? Had no idea about this. Sucks massively though that people would do this just because of video games.
[QUOTE=OluapPlayer;49244368]Holy shit. This is such cowardice.
And all because of fucking video games. These people need to grow a spine already.[/QUOTE]
The GamerGate controversy isn't really about video games, it is the main focus or spark of the controversy, however the entire "war" has just been people using video games to further their own agendas.
sister probably couldn't stand being around that misogynist anymore
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Last seen November 10th.. you don't need to be a CI to know the stats on a positive outcome.
Why wasn't this publicly mentioned sooner?!
Why is someone who calls himself "american mcgee" living in china, though?
[QUOTE=CoixNiro;49244464]Why is someone who calls himself "american mcgee" living in china, though?[/QUOTE]
He was named American by his hippie mother.
wait what the fuck? this is really really messed up if its true, holy shit
[QUOTE=CoixNiro;49244464]Why is someone who calls himself "american mcgee" living in china, though?[/QUOTE]
It's his real name that was given to him at birth
Anti-gamergater.
I see one here. One that is pretty clearly incredibly disturbed. I see no reason to politicize this right now.
Remember when games were about having fun and not about political bullshit that got people possibly hurt
[QUOTE=NoobSauce;49244747]Remember when games were about having fun and not about political bullshit that got people possibly hurt[/QUOTE]
To be fair video games have always been used as a scapegoat and punching bag, this is just the latest disaster its been dragged into.
[QUOTE=NoobSauce;49244747]Remember when games were about having fun and not about political bullshit that got people possibly hurt[/QUOTE]
No?
wow, this guy who threatened American is posting in that very facebook thread.
Not just an utterly fucked sociopath, but an utterly fucked sociopath with balls of steel. Or maybe just as much regard for his/her life as they show for others.
[QUOTE=jihadi john;49244409]sister probably couldn't stand being around that misogynist anymore[/QUOTE]
idk who this guy is but why is he a misogynist, like what did he do
[QUOTE=HAKKAR!!!;49244914]idk who this guy is but why is he a misogynist, like what did he do[/QUOTE]
He is a game developer who has made games like [url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice:_Madness_Returns]Alice:Madness Returns[/url] and refused to pick a side on the Gamergate/Anti-Gamergate conflict.
[QUOTE=CoixNiro;49244850]wow, this guy who threatened American is posting in that very facebook thread.
Not just an utterly fucked sociopath, but an utterly fucked sociopath with balls of steel. Or maybe just as much regard for his/her life as they show for others.[/QUOTE]
What the fuck, that guy seriously needs mental help
Whether it has to do with the person making threats or not, those are some pretty fucked up messages that can surely land you in some trouble. I'm not jumping to any conclusions but the behavior that has been exhibited by some of these people is fucking crazy and it's only a matter of time before someone who is already a bad person acts out with this as their cause.
Wow I learned a lot today. I didn't even know American McGee was a real person, I thought it was just a character.
That's fucked up, and why aren't the Police helping anyway? If he knows the person who made the threat and that person is posting on the Missing Person page, they're at least worth questioning.
Hope she's alright.
[QUOTE=Antlerp;49245075]Wow I learned a lot today. I didn't even know American McGee was a real person, I thought it was just a character.[/QUOTE]
He lived a hard life.
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The question I get most often in life and in email is, "Is American your real name?" The answer is: Yes, my mother named me that. She claims a woman she knew in college, who named her daughter "America", inspired the name. She also tells me that she was thinking of naming me "Obnard". She was and always has been a very eccentric and creative person. No, I do not have any nicknames.[/quote]
He was also put out by himself when his mother finally settled down with a transgendered woman, sold the house to buy two plane tickets and the fee for the sex change operation, then just left without saying a word. He came home to find an empty house bar some of his stuff that was left behind.
[QUOTE=Steel & Iron;49245163]He lived a hard life.
He was also put out by himself when his mother finally settled down with a transgendered woman, sold the house to buy two plane tickets and the fee for the sex change operation, then just left without saying a word. He came home to find an empty house bar some of his stuff that was left behind.[/QUOTE]
Wow, what a thundercunt his mom is.
[QUOTE=Steel & Iron;49245163]He was also put out by himself when his mother finally settled down with a transgendered woman, sold the house to buy two plane tickets and the fee for the sex change operation, then just left without saying a word. He came home to find an empty house bar some of his stuff that was left behind.[/QUOTE]
Any chance the sister went her mom's way (hippy that is) and just left?
Probably just a coincidence or a really sick fuck hiding behind vidya game themes.
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