The account, called rats215, had almost 7,900 followers before it was made inaccessible last week. Since February it has revealed the identity of more than 30 witnesses, including a shooting victim whose case was handled by a secret indicting grand jury subject to strict rules limiting the disclosure of witnesses’ statements.
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Instagram Account Used to Intimidate Dozens of Witnesses: Police
Police investigators in Philadelphia are trying to identify the owner of an anonymous Instagram account that over the last several months has posted copies of statements made by crime witnesses with their names—and sometimes their pictures—attached. So philly.com reports.
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