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Re:John Barnett before death "if anything happens, it's not ... by bmer on Friday March 15, 2024 @03:38AM (#39712995)
One prominent one in recent memory is the Epstein "suicide". Aaron Swartz is another, although not so recent.
Re:John Barnett before death "if anything happens, it's not ... by whimsicalism on Friday March 15, 2024 @04:01AM (#39713135)
To me it still seems more likely than not that these people committed suucide, especially Swartz.
Re:John Barnett before death "if anything happens, it's not ... by hughesjj on Friday March 15, 2024 @04:42AM (#39713400)
I mean, I think Schwartz committed suicide, but Epstein?
Re:John Barnett before death "if anything happens, it's not ... by bamboozled on Friday March 15, 2024 @06:43AM (#39714088)
Epstein, no way. He had dirt on almost everyone.
Re:John Barnett before death "if anything happens, it's not ... by whimsicalism on Friday March 15, 2024 @07:37AM (#39714381)
he was also facing a life sentence in federal prison
Re:John Barnett before death "if anything happens, it's not ... by treyd on Friday March 15, 2024 @09:47AM (#39715430)
He already had a plea deal.
Re:John Barnett before death "if anything happens, it's not ... by whimsicalism on Friday March 15, 2024 @01:03PM (#39717980)
not for these charges
Re:John Barnett before death "if anything happens, it's not ... by tootie on Friday March 15, 2024 @09:38AM (#39715331)
Reread your statement there. "Almost everyone"? Who? As far as we know it was literally nobody. The notion that he has compromising material has been insinuated by people with no first hand knowledge. And if he did, where was it? Where did it go? Why didn't he use it before he got arrested? Who knew he had it? Who knew Ghislaine Maxwell didn't have it and left her alone this whole time? How did they know that sending their elite assassination squad past all the cameras (almost every camera was working) in a federal prison to fake his suicide would ensure the material would never be found? Did anyone even do anything compromising that could have been recorded? We don't know have any proof of any of it.
Re:John Barnett before death "if anything happens, it's not ... by 4ggr0 on Friday March 15, 2024 @03:50AM (#39713067)
John McAfee?

EDIT: Not saying that I believe it or care, but even wiki mentions it. Thought it would fit the other mentions...

> McAfee's death ignited speculation and conspiracy theories about the possibility that he was murdered. Such speculation was particularly fueled by a 2019 post McAfee made on Twitter that read, in part, “If I suicide myself, I didn't. I was whackd [sic].”[133]

> Several times, McAfee claimed if he were ever found dead by hanging, it would mean he was murdered.[137] The day after his death, his lawyer told reporters that while he regularly maintained contact with McAfee in prison, there were no signs of suicidal intent.[138] McAfee's widow reaffirmed this position in her first public remarks since her husband's death, and also called for a "thorough" investigation.[139][140]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_McAfee#Death

Re:John Barnett before death "if anything happens, it's not ... by gruez on Friday March 15, 2024 @04:13AM (#39713223)
In this case there's at least the motive for Boeing to kill him. But in McAfee's case what's the motive for killing him? It seems like the only one going after him was the US (for tax evasion charges). He was already going to be extradited. Why kill him at that point?
Re:John Barnett before death "if anything happens, it's not ... by 4ggr0 on Friday March 15, 2024 @04:33AM (#39713349)
The only thing I can come up with is this tweet: https://twitter.com/officialmcafee/status/113777734891968102...

It mentions the CIA, that must've been it!!!! /s

> I've collected files on corruption in governments. For the first time, I'm naming names and specifics. I'll begin with a corrupt CIA agent and two Bahamian officials. Coming today. If I'm arrested or disappear, 31+ terrabytes of incriminating data will be released to the press.

Re:John Barnett before death "if anything happens, it's not ... by fragmede on Friday March 15, 2024 @04:57AM (#39713479)
We don't know. But I can imagine that when the rich American that comes into your country and has very young girls as his girlfriends ends up in jail, and you're a local and get very involved with that situation, that there's going to be a lot of drama. maybe one of those girls was your lover or is your sister. and then there's drug business happening. the guy ends up in jail, which means he gets to go home to America and never face consequences for what he did to your family? It's not hard to imagine why he was murdered. we'll never know the true story but whatever it is, I'm sure it's a good one.

He wasn't killed over not paying his us tax bill.