Dad of Reporter Killed on Live TV Turns Video of Murder into NFT in 'Hail Mary' Attempt to Get It off Internet

Allison Parker and her father, Andy.Photo: Courtesy of the Parker Family

In his ongoing efforts to scrub footage of his daughter’s killing from the internet, the father of murdered journalistAlison Parkerhas turned the horrifying video clip into an NFT, or non-fungible token, PEOPLE learned.

Flanagan was live-streaming at the time of the ambush, which also killed Alison’s cameraman, 27-year-oldAdam Ward. Flanagan was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

For years, Andy Parker has been on a crusade to cleanse cyberspace of the disturbing footage.

Several social media outlets, where the footage has been viewed millions of times, have vowed to expunge the video from their platforms. Still, the video keeps popping up online.

In December, Parker transformed the footage into an NFT, offering it up to crypto investors throughRarible, a marketplace for digital art.

An NFT,according toNPR, is a unique digital identifier that cannot be reproduced in any way. It’s a unit of currency on the blockchain used to certify authenticity and ownership.

Alison and Andy Parker.Courtesy of the Parker Family

Speaking tothe Washington Post, Parker said the NFT was part of his latest effort to claim copyright ownership of the footage.

This, Parker explained to the paper, would allow him to sue any websites that host the video.

The media company’s chief legal officer, Kevin Latek, issued a statement tothe Post, noting the footage that aired “does not show the assailant or the shootings during the horrific incident.”

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Latek, in his statement, said Gray Television has “repeatedly offered to provide Mr. Parker with the additional copyright license” he needs to compel sites like Facebook and YouTube to remove the video “if it is being used inappropriately.”

Parker, who is currently running for Congress in Virginia, acknowledged tothe Postthis latest move “is the Hail Mary — an act of desperation.”

But having the copyright to the clip would not endhis family’s torment.

source: people.com