[huskerlug] Re: Murder mystery?

I had a friend who's computer's cdrom drive door would open mysteriously.

Of course it turned out that happened because I was connected remotely to the 
computer and issuing the "eject cdrom" command.

On Wednesday 23 July 2003 09:38 am, you wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to write a mystery involving a haunted computer. Here's the
> basi= c outline of the story:
>
> 1. CS Instructor: had relationship with student. She threatens to go to
> aut= horities. Trying to stop her he accidentally kills her.
>
> 2. Police find crime scene in apartment, but are unable to find body,
> suspe= ct foul play but are unable to find any real suspects. Landlord,
> fellow stu= dents and instructors investigated, but without body or weapons
> no case can= be made against anyone. Crime remains unsolved.
>
> 3. After a year or so the landlord refurbishes the apartment and rents it
> t= o POV (Point Of View character who is the center of the story, a new CS
> gra= d student.)
>
> 4. POV has computer problems and dreams which lead him to the place where
> t= he body is hidden, and investigation is reopened.
>
> 5. POV gets more data from his computer and from dreams perhaps. Leading
> to= eventual solution of crime.
>
> What I'd like from you is some ideas for spooky things that have happened
> w= ith computers, so I can use them in the story. Urban legend type stuff
> is f= ine. If you'd like I can maybe use your name in the story, but I make
> no gu= arantees, and of course I'll give you the opportunity to read the
> story and= approve the use of your name in the final draft before it's
> submitted. If = somebody comes up with a lot of good stuff, I might even
> make them an assis= tant or friend of the main character who helps in the
> investigation. Again = you would have the right of approval in the final
> draft. No fair nominating= instructors you don't like for the villain. That
> will have to be completel= y fictional.
>
> I plan to submit the story to an online magazine, and if it gets accepted,
> = I will certainly post the address here. --gk
>
>
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