The following is an abbreviated history of the Santa Barbara Suicide Shack incident and the events that lead to the development of the motion picture "Suicide Games".
October 24, 2004
Fred Anderson contacts authorities after finding corpses in his home upon returning from vacation. Supieror Court issues a gag order on all evidence and correspondence related to the investigation.
October 27, 2004
Police discover that a tenth person was present at the crime scene, but without an accurate timeline.
October 28, 2004
Fred Anderson is taken into protective custody after receiving death threats.
November 5, 2004
Family members and friends of victims discover website links on Bobby and Claire's personal computers.
November 20, 2004
Police officially label Fred Anderson's house as the Santa Barbara Suicide Shack, the first of its kind in the USA for organized group suicides.
December 7, 2004
Fred Anderson is cleared of all charges, but still considered a person of interest.
December 8, 2004
Fred Anderson goes missing.
January 29, 2005
Santa Barbara Sherrif's department closes the case indefinitely after deaths ruled as suicides.
March 31, 2005
JAPAN - In the first 3 months of 2005 there were 20 cases reported of group suicides after individuals met on the web, resulting in 54 deaths, an alarming increase from the previous year.
February 18, 2007
Private-i TV producers obtain rights to the victim's stories from their families.
November 9, 2007
Private-i TV releases 2 videos containing interviews with Sergio Rivera and Claire Penderson's friends.
December 10, 2007
Pabla-Hazelett Productions obtain the rights to the victim's stories from Private-i TV and announce the motion picture "Suicide Games".
January 5, 2008
Private-i TV starts to receive anonymous Suicide Request Submission Videos from all over the globe.
March 17, 2008
Pabla-Hazelett Productions' Christopher Hazelett and Sukhi Pabla conceptualize the first draft of the screenplay for "Suicide Games" and shoot a teaser trailer for the film.
May 14, 2008
The teaser trailer proves to be an instant hit, resulting in over 100,000+ hits on youtube.com in a short period of time, with word of mouth alone.
July 6, 2008
The economic crises in the US results in a rise in suicides, with some finding suicide as the only exit from the economic hardships.
September 10, 2008
Private-i TV discover a rise in organized suicide pacts in the US, with many families losing loved ones, primarily due to underground websites or predators that promote group suicides.
September 27, 2008
Fred Anderson's house goes on sale for 2.3 million dollars.
October 1, 2008
Pabla-Hazelett Productions begin to receive queries from various film production companies, showing interest in bringing awareness of "Suicide Games" to the public eye, via creating a bigger film, which will only help the public understand how these underground suicide websites and pacts operate.