Joel P.

Joel Patterson (September 11, 1946 – September 13, 1999), was an American white supremacist and Internet personality who gained notoriety after his webcam live streams in the mid- to- late 1990s. He is considered one of the earliest live streamers ever.

Internet
Joel found the internet via a KkK member in 1994. According to himself, a website dedicated to deceased white nationalists, was created awhile later which sparked curiosity. Joel did some digging and created LiveRise.com on January 1, 1996. His first live stream initiated on 20 December 1996 ca. 3:41 pm. Only five people showed up during the twelve hour stream. A month later, Joel had amassed over five hundred viewers per week?.

Death and investigation
After Joel's last live stream on September 11, 1999, he went to a bar in Flowood, Mississippi. A friend of his, Frederick Simmons, drove Joel home. Ten hours later, he was murdered by stabbing. Police investigated and Simmons was apprehended but acquitted in 2000. To this day, the case is unknown.