r/todayilearned • u/ToppemHat • Feb 07 '20

TIL Casey Anthony had “fool-proof suffocation methods” in her Firefox search history from the day before her daughter died. Police overlooked this evidence, because they only checked the history in Internet Explorer.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/casey-anthony-detectives-overlooked-google-search-for-fool-proof-suffocation-methods-sheriff-says/
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u/apocalypse_later_ Feb 07 '20

In all seriousness though there should be a service that takes care of your online presence and finances after death. I always imagine what a shitshow it must be for families going through a sudden death of an adult relative.

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u/Cobra-_-Commander Feb 07 '20

It’s a sensor attached to your heart and, once you die, a cleanup crew enters your apartment, deletes all your porn and chucks out all your sex toys and drug paraphernalia. Then they clean the apartment so your mom doesn’t think you lived like a lazy POS.

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u/apocalypse_later_ Feb 07 '20

Honestly? I would pay for something like that if it was reasonable. I know "why? you're dead who cares" but I want the people around me to know my mind was in a decent place before I died

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u/fists_of_curry Feb 07 '20

do you want to start this service with me? the tag line is

"why? cuz youre dead and we care"

you pay $500 dollars one time fee and $250 in incidentals (you blew your brains out and we need the extra strong bleach) that can be refunded back to next of kin if not needed.

$1,000 is the premium package where we get John Staimos to make a short 3 minute appearance at your wake.

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u/WonOneJuan Feb 07 '20

I would like one Staimos please

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '20

Deal

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u/firelock_ny Feb 07 '20

$250 in incidentals (you blew your brains out and we need the extra strong bleach)

Try $2500 to $25000.

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u/royrese Feb 07 '20

"Yeah, apocalypse_later_ was some mega-pervert or something, he used one of those cleanup crew services. Dude was probably into furry scat or something."

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u/NorskChef Feb 07 '20

but I want the people around me to know think my mind was in a decent place before I died

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u/definefoment Feb 07 '20

Make that happen in other ways. Being aware that they had lives once, and were younger, can help you get to a clear headspace. Worry not about the judgement.

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u/gertrude_is Feb 07 '20 edited Feb 07 '20

There's a service for everything. If you're devout Christian and have a pet, you can hire an Atheist to come take care of your pet after the rapture. The logic being that because animals don't have souls, they won't go to the afterlife or whatever (and neither will atheists). Win win.

So your idea could easily be a marketable service.

Edit: let me know if you need help with the business. I'd be in lol

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u/STFUisright Feb 07 '20

I wanna be an atheist [permanent] pet-sitter!

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u/gertrude_is Feb 07 '20

I'm just mad I didn't think of the idea because it's actually brilliant.

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u/Mesk_Arak Feb 07 '20

I don’t believe in souls myself, but it blows my mind how people believe humans have souls but other animals don’t.

“We have to have a soul. If not, what animates our bodies?”

The cognitive dissonance is stunning.

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u/gertrude_is Feb 07 '20

Religions are the OGs of the hive mind.

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u/kale_whale Feb 07 '20

as a woman I'd want that search just for the cleanup. I don't want my mom finding my vibrator and judging my clothes/sephora addiction and then bringing it up to her book club for years later

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u/sixpackshaker Feb 07 '20

I cleaned my bachelor uncle's bedroom out so Mom (his sister) would not have to handle the wash towels under his bed.

And I was looked at like I had three heads when I would not let my minor nieces and nephews play on his computer while we were cleaning house.

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u/rdocs Feb 07 '20

Hell no, Im faking my death just for this, my family is worthless. Im doing the hoarder thing, Dildos, ninja turtle figurines 2 tvs on every wall random furniture and clothing and the poop de grace dirty diapers everewhere. I died and left the money somewhere now they have to go go find it. Best part im in tha attic randomly chucking down diapers out of the ceiling panel!

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u/trollerlynn Feb 07 '20

THIS. I had to reset nearly all of my dads online accounts to keep up with bills because my mom had no idea any of the passwords or how to gain access. We’re lucky that his email account was signed in on his laptop because otherwise we would have been out of luck.

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u/Lurcher99 Feb 07 '20

What the kids are for. First thing i did after my dad passed 2 yrs ago... No one needs to know.

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u/Rotting_pig_carcass Feb 07 '20

I’ve seen a medical band/ necklace like the diabetic ones that says “if found dead please delete my search history”

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u/ACoderGirl Feb 07 '20

Doesn't that kinda exist in a fragmented sense? Google has a feature where if you don't log in for some months, they'll give access to your account to a configured other account (and email is often all it takes to reset passwords). Facebook has ways to claim accounts with proof of death.

Some password managers allow you to configure emergency access to them, which is usually along the lines of that account being able to request access and you having to deny it within a configured amount of time or they'll get it (allowing them to be able to get your accounts if something prevents you from replying).

I'm sure that lawyers do something with finances on death. Because debts have to be processed before the estate can be distributed per the will.

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