Canadian officials are investigating how an innocent man spent 18 months in prison after police missed an underscore in his Skyrim username.

Archived version: https://archive.is/20260807200424/https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/canada-investigating-how-skyrim-username-mixup-sent-innocent-man-to-prison-for-18-months-3396037/


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[–] 53 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

That was batshit crazy. His username was a universal phrase from the game. But they had possession of his device.

They weren't incompetent, they just didn't want to continue looking for a perp

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