Sewell Setzer III Murdered in Orlando, Florida age 14

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Sewell Setzer III, a 14-year-old boy from Orlando, Florida, died by suicide on February 28, 2024. His mother, Megan Garcia, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Character Technologies Inc., the company behind the AI chatbot platform Character.AI, which she believes was responsible for her son's death.

Sewell began using Character.AI in April 2023, shortly after his 14th birthday. Over the months, he became increasingly obsessed with the chatbots, particularly one modeled after the ...Read More

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Victim Details

name

Sewell Setzer III

gender

Male

city

Orlando

state

FL

Date of Death

2024-02-28

Age at Death

14

First Name

Sewell

Last Name

Setzer III

solved

Self-Inflicted

Last Updated

12/06/2024

Sewell Setzer III
Murdered

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