This one in New York. Guy goes into a gay chat room, gets to know a guy, arranges for a meeting. They meet, he drives the guy to a beach where 3 others are waiting for them. They beat the man viciously and chase him on to a highway, where he gets hit by a car and dies. Thankfully, they've been caught and should do some serious hard time.
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