Reporter on Patrick Kane Story Kept from Work by Twitter Threats

Mean tweets and trolling haters often come with the territory for journalists covering high profile news, and we all know Chicago Blackhawks fans have ferocious love for their team, but one Chicago reporter following the Patrick Kane investigation was kept from work Friday after she was threatened on Twitter.

Julie DiCaro, anchor and contributor at 670 The Score, has been following the Kane case closely on social media. She recently called the Kane story the craziest thing she has ever seen during a guest spot on TSN Drive.

A former lawyer and a rape victim, DiCaro’s Twitter has been bursting with source tips, case facts and official statements from the investigation, but her stream is also speckled with responses to angry critics who believe she has taken the accuser’s side.

One user wrote that DiCario should be killed by a hockey puck.

A day away from work hasn’t kept DiCaro from live tweeting Friday’s address by the Erie County district attorney about evidence tampering, replying to dissenters and thanking her supporters.