DARDENNE PRAIRIE, Mo. - Lori Drew will soon leave the neighborhood where she was accused of cyberbullying Megan Meier. Closing on the sale of the home on Waterford Crystal Drive was Thursday, Drew said.
Drew, 49, would not say to where she and her family are moving.
"We're going temporary for the next few days," she said. "I honestly don't know where we're going after that."
Two workers were loading household items into a moving truck parked in the Drews' driveway Thursday afternoon. The living room had been all but cleared out and the garage was mostly empty. The house was listed at $234,900 when it was put on the market in June but the price had been dropped to $229,900.
A federal judge in Los Angeles is expected to rule soon on whether to dismiss charges against Drew of conspiracy and illegally accessing MySpace computers "that she used to inflict emotional distress on a child."
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Drew's trial date is still set for Oct. 7.
Prosecutors say Drew and others schemed to gain the trust of 13-year-old Megan Meier, a former friend of Drew's daughter, inventing a teenage boy to befriend Meier on the social networking website MySpace. Then they used information they gained to humiliate Meier, prosecutors said, eventually leading or contributing to her suicide.
When the story of Megan's suicide became public, the quiet neighborhood was thrust into the spotlight and the Drews were targets of vandalism, including lawn damage, a brick through a window, threatening phone calls and paintball attacks. Bloggers posted their address and pictures of their home online.
Megan's father, Ron Meier, who lives a few houses down the street, said Thursday he was glad to see the Drews leave.
"I wish they would have left a long time ago," Meier said. "I can't believe they stayed there as long as they did."
Asked her feelings on leaving the Dardenne Prairie neighborhood, Lori Drew said, "It's 50-50," declining to elaborate.