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Elijah Heacock AI image incident — May 2025
Elijah Heacock received a threatening text message with an AI-generated nude photo of himself, demanding $3,000 to prevent its distribution to his friends and.
- Incident date
- May 31, 2025
- Target
- Elijah Heacock
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
Elijah Heacock received a threatening text message with an AI-generated nude photo of himself, demanding $3,000 to prevent its distribution to his friends and family. He died by suicide shortly after receiving the message.