The friend was murdered in September 2011 and he had “turned” long before that, so I doubt that had anything to do with it. Google Brendan Mess for the details.
Tamerlin is being looked at as a possible suspect in the murder case, now. Not only was one of the victims a “friend” of his, but all three of the victims were JEWS. Who had their THROATS SLIT on Sept. 11. Unsolved. There’s a thread on it here at FR...