The files were always his ‘dead man’s switch’... Anyone who tried to kill him would have the whole kit and kaboodle dumped. I’m guessing he’s dead.
I remember that now that you mention it.
It’s odd though- back a few years ago this site and others would have a few threads and hundreds of comments about this. Now? Not the reaction I would expect, either interest has peaked or we’ve stopped caring. Twitter is interested, but not going nuts.