Even though he lived in this apartment with his girlfriend, he often took care of his older brother J who still lived at home. (We all walked over and did lunch/dinner there that day.) Anyway, the apartment was located in a rather run-down looking apartment high-rise, maybe 4-5 stories tall, located within walking distance of a Pizza Hut. I remember how the apartment looked in detail because it was the first time I had ever seen an 80 column screen. Anyway, the two rooms of this apartment were separated by a clothesline strung in a doorway, and a large rug hung over it-Practically every square inch with the exception of one corner was packed with systems working and some apparently non-working. I believe J and K were originally from Downers Grove, or Darien. J lived with his parents, and never moved out. K and his girlfriend lived in one half of the apartment, and M lived in the other half. K lived in an a shared apartment with his girlfriend, along with a roommate (also a fellow hacker) who we'll refer to as M. One of these get-togethers was in an apartment in a town called LaGrange, a suburb of Chicago, in the winter of 1987. Despite the lack of good grooming and social skills, there was the occasional party every so often, or at least a get together at somebody's place. They hang out at Denny's until they're asked to leave, they can quote Monty Python sketches from memory, and sleep with JRR Tolkien books under their beds where other guys stash porn.
People who were into the hacking scene back then were basically the same type of people who are into the hacking scene now.Guys who live in their parent's basements, charming/brilliant guys who don't think to bathe often, and often lacking in social skills pretty much across the board. I hope it's enough to show that i'm not making anything up here. I know people should be inherently skeptical here, so, i'll do my best to provide you with as much in the line of details as I can remember. Although i've tried recently to contact them to ask them privately (as a fellow Redditor suggested) with no luck.Īnyway, back to our charming childhood story. Secondly, the person who I believe did it, J, has moderate to severe autism, and, at least at the time, was being cared for by his brother, who we'll call "K". The FCC may still want to have a little talk with at least one of the two brothers, who we'll call "J", the one who I believe was behind it. There are a couple reasons, ones that I think most fair-minded people would agree with.įirst, there's the obvious.
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I still remember what their full names are, but I don't think it's a good idea to share them publically. This is the point in the story where you folks aren't going to be happy with me. In most cases, I only knew them by their handle, but a few I knew by name. Most of them were just casual acquaintances. In any event, I spent countless hours/nights over the ensuing years hanging out with them on local BBS'es and dial-up chat systems, and the occasional in-person get together. (This was suburban Chicago, from about 1985 until 1993 or so.) They were much older than me (high school and college age), but they put up with me as sort of a novelty I guess.They liked the fact I looked up to them as quasi-role models, at least. When I was in my early teens, a number of my friends were into the local phreaking/hacking scene. What I know about all of it in a nutshell: We've decided to leave the story here for those who have an interest in reading the case background. PLEASE READ: After 4 years, I'm happy to say that the two individuals mentioned in the article, J and K, have been formally excluded as suspects. Follow us on Twitter or Like us on Facebook!įacebook Twitter Instagram Calendar Please check out our Rules and FAQs.Email us at Step-by-step guide to doing an AMA.See more on our comment removals policy here.Attempting to bypass this rule by adding a ? to a non question will result in a permanent ban.All initial responses to posters must contain a properly punctuated question.Requests should be posted in /r/IAmARequests.See here for tips concerning proof and examples.If it must remain confidential, you can submit proof on our website so we can verify you and your claims. Proof should be included in the text of the post when you start your AMA.Explanation and examples of this rule can be found here.Something uncommon that plays a central role in your life, or.
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