Is the glowing report about Byrne in the form of a letter to the editor? An obituary? People can say anythng they want to in those. Though why anyone would want to heap praise upon a nutcase who killed two beautiful little girls is beyond understanding. It's the liberal mindset, however.
I read about a couple in some city who was walking down the street when a robber jumped out of the bushes and shot the husband dead. The obviously liberal wife said she "felt sorry for the killer and didn't bear him any ill will."
I'd investigate the wife.
She could have also been a wife who was planning on dumping hubby, anyway, which would explain no ill will. So now instead of the hassle of a divorce and fighting for 1/2 their net worth, she gets only the few-days hassle of a funeral and gets all his money. :-)
The above scenario goes for any political leaning - liberal, conservative, anarchist, whatever. If she bore no genuine affection for hubby, why should she bear his assasin any ill will. From a certain point of view, the assasin did her a favor.