Diana Napolis

Diana Napolis
Born
Diana Louisa Napolis

1955 (age 68–69)
La Mesa, California, U.S.
Other namesCurio, Karen Curio Jones
OccupationFormer social worker
Known forCelebrity stalking, conspiracy theorist regarding mind control and satanic ritual abuse

Diana Louisa Napolis (born 1955),[1] also known by her online pseudonym Karen Curio Jones[2] or more often simply Curio,[3] is an American former social worker. Between the late 1990s and 2000, Napolis posted a series of pseudonymous accusations alleging that individuals skeptical of the satanic ritual abuse moral panic were involved in a conspiracy to cover up the sexual abuse and murder of children. The pseudonymous poster's real life identity was confirmed as Napolis in 2000.[4][5]

In 2001, she was charged with stalking film director Steven Spielberg, and in 2002 faced more charges for making death threats against actress Jennifer Love Hewitt,[6] and was committed to a state hospital until fit to stand trial. After nearly a year in involuntary commitment and prison Napolis pleaded guilty to stalking and was released on probation.

  1. ^ MacKenzie, D (October 20, 2002). "Spielberg Stalker in Mind-Bug Game". Sunday Mirror. p. 16.
  2. ^ Sauer, M (September 24, 2000). "A Web of Intrigue: The search for Curio leads cybersleuths down a twisted path". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
  3. ^ Bocij, Paul (2004). Cyberstalking: harassment in the Internet age and how to protect your family. New York: Praeger Publishers. pp. 33–35. ISBN 0-275-98118-5.
  4. ^ Andrew Schanie (September 29, 2010). Movie Confidential: Sex, Scandal, Murder and Mayhem in the Film Industry. Clerisy Press. pp. 230–. ISBN 978-1-57860-477-7.
  5. ^ Coates, Ashley (August 13, 2013). "Obsessed: The scariest stalker experiences". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
  6. ^ Sauer, M (December 31, 2002). "Stalking suspect to undergo more psychological tests". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved October 30, 2008.