This story discusses suicide.If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255).A video uploaded by YouTuber Randy Stair in 2016 prompted one of his online friends to cut off contact.
Less than a year later, Stair carried out a workplace shooting at a Pennsylvania supermarket, trapping and killing three co-workers before taking his own life."It was scary," Sammy told Fox News Digital."I don't want to say it was almost like a betrayal, but I couldn't believe someone so friendly with me, someone who was so close to me, could make something so personal and upload it publicly.
I blocked him for the last time after he released that video about me."'DATING GAME' SERIAL KILLER'S RISE TO FAME WAS KEY TO HIS DOWNFALL, ARRESTING OFFICER REVEALS FOR FIRST TIMESammy was Randy Stair's online friend before the 2017 Weis Markets shooting.(ID)The case is the subject of the Investigation Discovery (ID) true crime series "Deadly Influence: The Social Media Murders." The episode titled "Enter the Ghost World" explores Stair's online activity, escalating fixation and the warning signs leading up to the attack.In April 2016, Stair uploaded a video titled "A Promise Kept." It contained what several mutual friends described as graphic threats against Sammy.
In it, Stair described in detail how he intended to kill her.Sammy said she couldn't understand what had fueled his rage.The video included an animated "Teenage Girl Missing" poster bearing a drawing that resembled Sammy.
By the video's conclusion, Stair — depicted as Ember McLain from "Danny Phantom"— is shown holding what appears to be Sammy's severed head.WATCH: FOX NATION AND JACK CARR PARTNER TO UNCOVER HUNT FOR CARLOS THE JACKAL IN NEW SERIES"You're gonna pay for what you did to me," Stair is heard saying in the video."Mark my words ...
You're not safe....
You were once a sweet little girl in my eyes.But that was very short-lived.
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