The Webkinz Killer

The Webkinz Killer was a hoax about the popular online game Webkinz. The rumor sprouted during 2007 and was about multiple instances in the game where the player's virtually pet would die. There were multiple ways that the player's pet could die, either by an object in the game or a character killing the pet.

Dr. Quack
In Webkinz, the character Dr. Quack was supposedly a killer in the game. If you visited Dr. Quack's office and clicked the poster in the background 32 times, Dr. Quack would decapitate the player's Webkinz with a chainsaw. The picture that claimed to be "proof" was a poorly edited photo of Dr. Quack wielding the chainsaw with a cut in a Webkinz pet's belly.

The Black Box
A item known as the "Black Box" would supposedly appear inside the Webkinz house. Then, an abandoned pet would appear with a knife in hand, and kill the Webkinz. This was proven false because the Black Box was actually just a glitch that would happen randomly. Later, a virtual item that could be obtained by buying the Black and White Friesian would appear that looked similar to the Black Box.

Ms. Birdy
Ms. Birdy wasn't that popular in the rumor. The only two rumors about the character Ms. Birdy being a Webkinz killer was that she would send blackmail letters about your Webkinz. Or that she would pop up on screen and your Webkinz would be immediately dead.