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Authorities say UNCW Professor Mike Adams died by suicide
Port City Daily ^ | July 27, 2020 | By Port City Daily staff

Posted on 07/28/2020 7:06:14 AM PDT by FewsOrange

The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office has ruled that UNCW Professor Mike Adams died by suicide. According to the agency’s spokesperson, Lt. Jerry Brewer, after an investigation by detectives and the medical examiner, “it was ascertained that Mr. Adams committed suicide with a single gunshot wound to the head.” “No other people were in the home and foul play is not suspected,” he said.

Shortly after noon on Thursday, July 23, deputies responded to a welfare call at his home on Windsong Road in the Ogden area. “The homeowner had not been seen or heard from in a couple of days,” according to Lt. Brewer. “Deputies at first weren’t able to gain access to the home due to all doors being locked. Once they were able to gain access to the home deputies found the homeowner, Mike Adams, deceased in a bedroom.” Records from the 911 call revealed that a friend of Adams told the dispatcher that he had acted erratically for several weeks and was “under a lot of stress.”

The tenured professor of criminology and sociology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington was set to retire this week as part of a $500,000 settlement, following growing criticism for controversial social media posts he had made during his time at the university. “Adams had supporters as well as detractors, including those who saw his online behavior as an exercise of his first First Amendment rights,” according to prior reporting by Port City Daily. “Adams’ classes were also popular with many of his students, earning him generally positive evaluations and several awards for teaching, according to his UNCW curriculum vitae.”


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KEYWORDS: arkancide; madkh; mikeadams; suicide
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1 posted on 07/28/2020 7:06:14 AM PDT by FewsOrange
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To: FewsOrange

Arkancide?


2 posted on 07/28/2020 7:07:50 AM PDT by D Rider
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To: FewsOrange

Set to retire with $500 GRAND in his bank account.

Then commits suicide?

Something doesn’t add up...............


3 posted on 07/28/2020 7:08:23 AM PDT by Red Badger (To a liberal, 9-11 was 'illegal fireworks activity'..........................)
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To: FewsOrange

How incredibly tragic that Prof. Adams wasn’t able to seek or find help in battling whatever demons may has set upon him.


4 posted on 07/28/2020 7:08:55 AM PDT by Quality_Not_Quantity (This space vacant until further notice in compliance with social distancing 'guidelines')
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To: FewsOrange

“”” following growing criticism for controversial social media posts he had made during his time at the university. “”””””””

“controversial”. Which is the title given to anything that is not far left.


5 posted on 07/28/2020 7:09:08 AM PDT by shelterguy
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To: FewsOrange

I never thought he had died from natural causes.


6 posted on 07/28/2020 7:11:39 AM PDT by Sans-Culotte (Does the left like anything about America?)
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To: FewsOrange

I only recall reading Adam’s articles years ago. He was a regular poster at Townhall. I haven’t read anything from him in quite a while. I hope and pray that this isn’t true. Ill admit, suicide out of desperation seems to counter to what I always thought of him. I’m hoping there will be further investigation.


7 posted on 07/28/2020 7:12:00 AM PDT by Bishop_Malachi (Liberal Socialism - A philosophy which advocates spreading a low standard of living equally.)
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To: FewsOrange

Another case of Epsteined?


8 posted on 07/28/2020 7:12:02 AM PDT by Road Warrior ‘04 (BOYCOTT The NFL & NASCAR! Molon Labe! Oathkeeper!)
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“controversial”. Which is the title given to anything that is not far left.

Exactly.

9 posted on 07/28/2020 7:12:02 AM PDT by libertylover (Socialism will always look good to those who think they can get something for nothing.)
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To: D Rider

Outsourcing services from Hill.


10 posted on 07/28/2020 7:15:37 AM PDT by wally_bert (Transmission tone, Selma.)
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To: Quality_Not_Quantity

I always thought that, by committing suicide, you were helping to confirm all the negative things people say about you.


11 posted on 07/28/2020 7:17:51 AM PDT by rbg81 (Truth is stranger than fiction)
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To: Red Badger
Set to retire with $500 GRAND in his bank account. Then commits suicide? Something doesn’t add up.

When the lawyers and governments are done with it, it's not half a million anymore, and his debts may have far exceeded that. Nobody knows.
But if he didn't leave a note, that would be strange.

12 posted on 07/28/2020 7:18:30 AM PDT by Buttons12
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To: FewsOrange

It’s not true...don’t believe it.


13 posted on 07/28/2020 7:22:36 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Like Enoch, Noah, & Lot, the True Church will soon be removed & then destruction comes forth.)
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Third conservative leader to die in a singe week. Just sayin.’
14 posted on 07/28/2020 7:24:57 AM PDT by Missouri gal
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To: Red Badger

That’s a bad post. Suicide is not prevented by having money.


15 posted on 07/28/2020 7:25:55 AM PDT by babble-on
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To: Buttons12

What kind of fake suicide note would today’s woke fascists leave?

Maybe something like....

“I just can’t cope with being a racist, Homophobia, transphobic, islamophobic cryptic Nazi anymore! Sincerely, a Deplorable”


16 posted on 07/28/2020 7:30:03 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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was set to retire this week as part of a $500,000 settlement

Sorry, don't buy the suicide narrative.

17 posted on 07/28/2020 7:30:14 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: FewsOrange

This was a Conservative Christian intelligent man, a tenured professional, a teacher, who was speaking out against liberal ideas

I absolutely don’t believe he killed himself!


18 posted on 07/28/2020 7:30:20 AM PDT by Guenevere (Press On!)
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To: babble-on

I’m questioning whether it was a suicide.............


19 posted on 07/28/2020 7:30:43 AM PDT by Red Badger (To a liberal, 9-11 was 'illegal fireworks activity'..........................)
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To: FewsOrange

Sad, tragic.

I actually met Mike a decade ago. Nice guy. Kurt Schlichter reminds me of Mike.


20 posted on 07/28/2020 7:30:56 AM PDT by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: non vehere est inermus)
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