NEW YORK (AP) -- The mother of a Missouri teenager who killed
herself after an Internet hoax says the woman convicted on
misdemeanor charges in the case knew what was going on and allowed it to happen.

Tina Meier told NBC's "Today" show that she was disappointed
that Lori Drew, her suburban St. Louis neighbor, was not found
guilty on the more serious felony conspiracy charge connected with
the hoax.

It involved creating a fictional boy on MySpace who claimed to
take an interest in 13-year-old Megan Meier. The "boy" dumped
Megan in 2006, telling her: "The world would be a better place
without you." Megan hanged herself.

The forewoman of the jury at Drew's trial told "Today" that
she didn't believe Drew expected Megan to kill herself, but that
she showed poor judgment.