A YouTube Web page created by someone using the screen name "NextKillerVirgTech" who posted threatening messages Wednesday and Thursday has been removed from the site.

A message stating "This account is closed" was posted on the popular video-sharing site late Thursday. Tech officials notified students, faculty and staff of the threatening messages by e-mail Wednesday night.

Virginia Tech Police, with help from Virginia State Police and the FBI, are investigating, officials said.

"While there have been no direct contacts with the university, we felt it important to apprise the university community because of the nature of the hateful comments and postings. ... The investigation continues to identify the responsible individual," according to an e-mail from Tech spokesman Mark Owczarski.

The page contained racist and skinhead videos, allusions to the April 16, 2007, shootings, photos of shooter Seung-Hui Cho and threats to kill law enforcement officials. Links to blogs and news coverage of the threats were also posted.

Officials wrote in an e-mail Wednesday they believe the posts may be coming from overseas. Before it was disabled, the YouTube page listed the poster as a 21-year-old from the United States.

-- Tonia Moxley