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RIP Purple Aki (lemmy.world)

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[–] NickwithaC@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Aki

I've never heard of this man.

This has been... educational?

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[–] steeznson@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 1 year ago

He was an urban legend / boogieman for my pals and I at uni. The way the story gradually came out on socials and then the mainstream news was a captivating drip feed.

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