The 19-year-old community college student from Florida posted thousands of messages to the site's "misc" forum — most were about girls, parties or other teen issues, but some dealt with his mental illness and forum’s role in his life.
"BB.com has become like a family to me (I know its kinda sad) but I find myself posting my life troubles and doubts on here, because I really don't want to talk to most ppl about stuff going on with me," he wrote in one post from August last year.
On November 19, Abraham took a fatal overdose of drugs in front of a webcam, while members of the same "family" watched on — some failing to intervene, others actively encouraging the teen to kill himself.
The incident has sparked much discussion of the moral obligations of online communities, as well as debate about the role online anonymity plays in allowing people to act in a callous manner.
This was not the first time Abraham had threatened to commit suicide online — he had previously taken large amounts of drugs in front of his webcam.
According to a timeline posted by one user who tried to alert authorities about the suicide attempt, members of the forum did not take the messages seriously.
The user, who was located in India, found the teen's phone number and sent it to the forum, requesting someone call the police, but was met with disinterest and cynicism.
"People tell me he's a troll and nobody calls. [Another user] especially is quite a huge cynic and says that he wasn't going to die on that kind of drugs, she insists nothing is going to happen," the user wrote.
By the time police finally arrived, it was 12 hours after the fatal overdose and the teen's body "was cold to touch", according to an official report.
r.i.p.