3 Disturbing Posts Found on Forgotten Websites

In December 2007, a small corner of the internet disappeared. Advanced Wars Bunker, an online community devoted to Nintendo's colorful turn-based strategy series, had collapsed after its administrators walked away. To most players, it was simply another dead forum. But for British couple, Matthew Pike and Joanna Whitten, it was the place where they had

first met 2 years prior. Now 20 and 21, they were living together in a one-bedroom flat above a pub on North Sherwood Street, right in the heart of Nottingham. Matthew had a talent for computers and web design. So rather than let the community disappear, the couple joined forces with their friend James Miller,

known online as Eggy, and built a replacement. They called it Wars Central, a site where players could exchange strategies, read walkthroughs, publish comics and fanfiction, or simply talk to people who shared their interests. There, Matthew went by the username Shade, or Joanna was Jojo. They hoped that in time they would create one

of the largest Advanced Wars resources on the internet. Though several hundred people did register an account, only around 40 visited regularly, giving the forum an intimate atmosphere of a group of close friends. Among those regulars was a user called Eagle the Lightning. Real name David or David Heis. David was 21 years old and was a

peculiar character in many ways. He lived with his grandmother in Lindberg, Germany, and still slept in a bunk bed in a room decorated with children's wallpaper and Mr. Mebooks. Although academically gifted, he couldn't afford to attend university and so briefly attempted to join the German army. He was discharged after only 2 weeks, having been deemed mentally