The crime inspired a wave of copycat poisonings. Yesenin's suicide triggered an epidemic of copycat suicides by his mostly female fans. York, now rescued, reveals that he believes the copycat raincoat killer is George. These markets have spawned the emergence of a tribe of widely available copycat brands. The cover received international airplay and spawned many other copycat acoustic versions. Copycat suicide is mostly blamed on the media. Within one week, three teenage fans had died in copycat suicides. The Kerch Polytechnic College massacre appears to be a copycat crime. The book reputedly also led to some of the first known examples of copycat suicide. We're not a deliberate copycat of Hell in any way though. Hence the term "Werther effect", used in the technical literature to designate copycat suicides. The police had also warned that the show might inspire copycat acts. Blake Lindsley guest-starred as Shara Carlino, another attempted copycat and admirer of Ryan. The series' release outside Japan was met with a wave of copycat crimes. Gracie comes to believe Kathy is a "Citizen" copycat.