Matrix Misfits Murder Meople

Media Makes Murderers

Here we go again. This time it's The Matrix that is turning normal, well-adjusted, wouldn't-hurt-a-fly citizens into cold-blooded killers. Yep. The four people listed in this story of a string of slayings would never have done the damned deeds if not for the malovolent movie mayhem making them murder meople . . . umm, people.

Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Matrix films blamed for series of murders by obsessed fans

One of the attractions of The Matrix, the film whose sequel, The Matrix Reloaded, opens in Britain next week, was its blending of fantasy and reality. A series of murders in the United States suggests some people have been unable to distinguish between the two.

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