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Police say months of AI-generated murder 'fantasies' preceded the deaths of a mother and her younger son in Acton.
Published Aug 13, 2026, 12:40 PM EDT | LehighValleyLive
Police say a Massachusetts teenager’s months-long habit of asking ChatGPT to write stories about murdering his family turned into reality when his mother and brother were found dead in their Acton home.
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