Firstly, this is not about someone in IceInSpace, so don't panic.
My other half, Cheryl, is a member in a Forum which has about 10,000 members around the world (similar to IIS), and as with most Forums some of the members become good friends and contact each other by email, telephone etc.
Cheryl has a very good friend, Kelly, in Newport,Virginia USA and they have a very good friendship.
That all ended last night (our time).
Her husband shot & killed her in front of their 9 y.o. daughter
This news report was posted about an hour ago:
http://hamptonroads.com/2011/01/girl...g-newport-news
Obviously Cheryl is upset.
It makes me think about the online friends I have in Forums and how close I have come to some of them in the real world.
Bit of a shock.