Looks like a lot of embarrassingly speculative trash going on this thread. Hope everyone keeps in mind what an ass Mike Gallagher made of himself when he said he thought Daniel Pearl and his wife were pulling some kind of prank.
Well until the facts are brought forth, what would you expect people to do, gawk at their TVs and computers and not say a word?
This whole story regarding this individual and his family are strange, no matter how you chop it up.
Yes, you're right. You have to admit that there are many aspects to this that are strange. Whatever the story, we're all deeply shocked at this young man's execution. It's just all the weird circumstances surrounding him. It's human nature to ask why when we see something like this happen.