Overview
David Kalac’s 4chan Murder Confession refers to a 33-year-old Washington state resident’s alleged confession to murdering his girlfriend, Amber Lynn Coplin, on 4chan’s /b/ (random) board in early November 2014.
Background
On November 4th, 2014, an anonymous 4chan user submitted several photos of what appeared to be a woman’s corpse, along with a confession that he strangled her to death and would be attempting to taunt police into shooting him upon their arrival at his home (shown below).
The same day, the Kitsap County, Washington news site Kitsap Sun[1] reported that police were investigating a suspected homicide involving the death of a woman in her early 30s, who was found dead by her 13-year-old son at her home in the Port Orchard area. That evening, KOMO 4 news anchor Russ Bowen tweeted a photo outside the house where the woman was found dead (shown below).[3]
Notable Developments
News Media Coverage
In the coming days, several news sites published articles about the murder and suspected 4chan confession, including The Daily Dot,[2] The Huffington Post,[7]CNN,[8] The Daily Beast,[9] The Washington Post,[10] The Daily Mail[11] and Gawker.[17]
Arrest
On November 5th, Kalac was taken into custody by police 20 miles southwest of Portland, Oregon. That evening, the @WilsonvillePD[4] Twitter feed tweeted a photograph of Kalac seated and handcuffed, noting that he had been taken into custody “without incident and cooperative” (shown below).
On November 6th, NBC News[5] reported that Kalac had surrendered to police after previously evading them during a chase by swerving into oncoming traffic.
Search Interest
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External References
[1]Kitsap Sun – Police investigating suspicious death in Port Orchard-area apartment
[2]The Daily Dot – 4chan had photos of gruesome murder before it was reported to police
[3]Twitter – @RussBowenKOMO
[4]Twitter – @WilsonvillePD
[5]NBC News – 4chan Murder Suspect David Michael Kalac Surrenders in Oregon
[6]Reddit – Anon murders someone
[7]The Huffington Post – David Kalac Man Who Posted Photos Of Strangled Woman On 4chan
[8]CNN– Suspect arrested after photos of slain woman posted online
[9]The Daily Beast – Did the Amber Lynn Coplin Murder Photos Sicken the Creeps of 4Chan?
[10]The Washington Post – Those photos of a naked woman’s dead body on 4chan were real
[11]The Daily Mail – Boyfriend turns himself in after
[12]Gawker – I Just Wanted to Share the Pics