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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Private investigator: There is evidence Seth Rich had Wiki Leaks contacts
2017-05-16
[FOX 5 as posted in Drudge] WASHINGTON - It has been almost a year since Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich was murdered in the nation's capital. There have been no solid answers about why he was killed until now.

Rich was shot and killed last July in Northwest D.C and police have suggested the killing in the District's Bloomingdale neighborhood was a botched robbery. However, online conspiracy theories have tied the murder to Rich's work at the DNC.

Just two months shy of the one-year anniversary of Rich's death, FOX 5 has learned there is new information that could prove these theorists right.

Rod Wheeler, a private investigator hired by the Rich family, suggests there is tangible evidence on Rich's laptop that confirms he was communicating with WikiLeaks prior to his death.

Now, questions have been raised on why D.C. police, the lead agency on this murder investigation for the past ten months, have insisted this was a robbery gone bad when there appears to be no evidence to suggest that.

Wheeler, a former D.C. police homicide detective, is running a parallel investigation into Rich’s murder. He said he believes there is a cover-up and the police department has been told to back down from the investigation.

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Posted by:Besoeker

#8  The Dems are trying to keep the federal police in their pocket, because if Trump gets non Dem people in, they are in deep you know what.
Posted by: Maggie Bucket3348   2017-05-16 22:26  

#7  Perhaps some fiendish scheme involving note taking and alleged requests for suspension of Mike Flynn investigations will overtake this unsightly revelation about the Rich murder.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-05-16 21:58  

#6  Pretty complete assessment there, NoMo.
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-05-16 21:51  

#5  The key here seems to be the approximately 90 minutes between the know exit of the City Bar and the police report of shots fired. More than enough time for the 1 mile walk from the bar to his home. During that period, it is possible a prolonged conversation with person(s) regarding the leaked emails might have taken place. Shot twice in the back suggests perhaps the answers were unsatisfactory. Crime scene forensics about the distance from the shooter to the victim would be revealing about his pace at the moment of being shot, since running and walking produce different sprawl patters as the decendent falls, as well as powder burns and GSR. Most failed robbery victims are not shot in the back, and usually there is some attempt to take valuables even after the shooting. The Clinton trackrecord for coincidental fatalities does strain credulity after a time, so suspicion about leaks that might lose her the Presidency do seem reasonable, especially with fatal outcomes, however apparently coincidental.
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2017-05-16 12:55  

#4  There does not seem to be too much known at this point. If the grainy vids show anything, the police are not revealing it. The DNC refused to release their computers to Comey's FBI and the FBI basically said O.K. Goes to show politics may be a dangerous game in the U.S.
Posted by: JohnQC   2017-05-16 10:45  

#3  And not in Fort Marcy Park.
They're getting better...
Posted by: ed in texas   2017-05-16 08:16  

#2  Thanks, Mr. B. Seems a lot of folks around here had the same thoughts about that time.
Posted by: Mullah Richard OTR   2017-05-16 07:23  

#1  Motive 'may' now have been established.
Link to Wheeler's Website.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-05-16 02:57  

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