San diego based website’s controversial “Death list” removed from Internet
Thursday, November 29th, 2001Press Release
For Immediate Release: November 29th, 2001
Hagmann Investigative Services, Inc.
Contact: Douglas J. Hagmann
Hagmann Investigative Services, Inc. investigating cyber-stalking, child pornography and sexual exploitation of children on the internet, identified the existence of a “death list” that included a North East, PA minister and former President Ronald Reagan on Saturday, November 24, 2001. The “death list” was posted on usqueers.com, an Internet site operated by convicted felon B. Allan ROSS, who is awaiting sentencing for a recent kidnapping conviction. Douglas J. Hagmann, President of Hagmann Investigative Services, Inc. discovered the list during an undercover Internet investigation. Upon assessing the site’s content, Hagmann notified the Erie Office of the FBI, the United States Secret Service, and advised the local minister of his inclusion on the list. When the site gained national attention through the involvement of Florida based attorney John THOMPSON, ROSS removed the “death list” from his site, citing “design changes” as the reason for the removal.
Hagmann described the list as a form of modern day domestic cyber-terrorism that is especially disconcerting following the events of September 11th and the recent anthrax attacks. “This agency is resolved to continue it’s efforts to identify potential threats of any kind, foreign or domestic, against the safety and security of American citizens.” “We will continue to offer our complete cooperation and whatever assistance we can provide to law enforcement.”
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