 Halligan had scribbled over the face of the ringleader (the same boy who bullied Halligan, befriended him, and then started the gay rumor) so aggressively he had torn the paper.Halligan accessed his son's computer and first learned of the cyber-bullying when his son's friends told him.When he learned that Ashley was being blamed for Halligan's suicide, Halligan had her brought over to his house.