E-mail Message and Chat Transcript After receiving an e-mail message from Tania Hotchkiss earlier in the week, Detective Terrence Nelson contacted her and obtained her permission to use her America Online screen name (TaniaKiss) to contact Chambers. Nelson sent Chambers the e-mail message below and was met at the appointed time for chat. Chambers left the chat abruptly approximately five minutes after it began. E-mail message: Terrence Nelson to Christian Chambers Subj: Let me help you! Date: 98-03-18 02:37:28 EST From: TaniaKiss To: Galahd6580 My love, Where have you been? I'm beginning to worry, to imagine all kinds of frightful disasters ... Please, let me help you. You know I can give you relief and release and escape. Meet me at midnight this Friday/Saturday. If you don't come, I will be forced to assume the worst and seek new solace; if you come, I will do whatever you ask of me. Tania Chat Session Log Beginning 11:58:08 p.m., 3/20/98 OnlineHost: *** You are in "Wandering Knight's Haven". *** TaniaKiss: Are you OK? I've been so worried Galahd6580: No. Galahd6580: I've gotten into TaniaKiss: tell me Galahd6580: gotten into a lot of trouble. Galahd6580: God, Tania - Galahd6580: I've been contemplating everything under the sun - Galahd6580: running away, suicide, everything. Galahd6580: I don't know how I'm going to escape this. Galahd6580: I don't even know if I want to. TaniaKiss: What is it? School stuff again? Galahd6580: No, worse! Galahd6580: Blood - so much blood! I can't wash it clean Galahd6580: my mind is full of images - horrible images - so much trauma Galahd6580: and yet they won't go away, can't clean them away. Galahd6580: No way to escape TaniaKiss: Tell me - I know about Dale and Crystal - I'm so sorry - TaniaKiss: is it because of that? TaniaKiss: If you're grieving I know Galahd6580: What do you know about Dale and Crystal? TaniaKiss: how difficult Galahd6580: I've never told you about them TaniaKiss: I just read what's on the site. It's been in the papers too. Galahd6580: Don't look at the site Galahd6580: Where did you know to look at it? TaniaKiss: I just found it one day, I don't understand TaniaKiss: why this matters - I mean the site, it doesn't matter. TaniaKiss: Is it because of them you've been upset? Galahd6580: Stop trying to turn the conversation Galahd6580: What are you trying to get out of me? TaniaKiss: Nothing - want to help TaniaKiss: Christian TaniaKiss: Don't do anything to hurt yourself Galahd6580: Did I say that? I don't think I said I was Galahd6580: going to hurt myself. How do you know I'm TaniaKiss: You just said Galahd6580: going to hurt myself? Why would I want to do that? Galahd6580: Who are you? Galahd6580: No Galahd6580: Forget it - this never happened Galahd6580: Forget I ever happened OnlineHost: *** Galahd6580 has left the room. ***