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To: flowergirl

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Journalist Michael Hastings’ body was reportedly cremated by Los Angeles authorities against his family’s wishes, destroying possible evidence of his mysterious death in a car accident on June 18.

Hastings was killed when his Mercedes crashed into a tree at a high speed and exploded.

Only hours earlier, Hastings sent an email to friends at Buzzfeed.com stating that he was “onto a big story” and had “to go off the radar for a bit.” He also warned his colleagues that they might be questioned about him by authorities.

“A close family friend did confirm that Michael’s body was sent home in an urn, meaning he was cremated and it wasn’t the request of the family... in fact the family wanted Michael’s body to go home,” stated San Diego 6 reporter Kimberly Dvorak on Sunday (video below).

According to Dvorak, Hastings spoke with an unidentified attorney before his death who has all the details about the story Hastings was working on when he died.

Hastings had not told his wife about the story “because he said he wanted to protect her from knowing anything so if anything were to happen to him nothing could happen to her,” said Dvorak.

“Despite the LAPD’s categorization of the Hasting fatal accident as a ‘no [evidence of] foul play,’ LAPD continues to ignore FOIA [CPRA in Calif.] requests made by San Diego 6 News for the police report, 9/11 call, autopsy, bomb squad and toxicology reports, or make the Mercedes available for inspection which only fuels conjecture,” added Dvorak.

Dvorak also claimed that she has been threatened for investigating Hastings’ death.

For reasons unknown, the LAPD and Los Angeles firefighters were told not to talk to the media about Hastings’ death.

Former White House counter-terrorism expert Richard Clarke stated in June that Hastings’ car crash was “consistent with a car cyber attack,” in which an automobile is actually controlled by a third party electronically.


2 posted on 07/17/2013 5:21:21 PM PDT by AZLiberty (No tag today.)
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To: AZLiberty
"Journalist Michael Hastings’ body was reportedly cremated for the second time..."
3 posted on 07/17/2013 5:23:38 PM PDT by IncPen (When you start talking about what we 'should' have, you've made the case for the Second Amendment)
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To: AZLiberty

thanks for posting the body of the article! I did not know how :(


4 posted on 07/17/2013 5:24:02 PM PDT by flowergirl
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To: AZLiberty
According to Dvorak, Hastings spoke with an unidentified attorney before his death who has all the details about the story Hastings was working on when he died.

Any dead lawyers pop up recently?

6 posted on 07/17/2013 5:26:32 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: hoosiermama; maggief; MestaMachine

Holy cow check this out -and it seems to be legit reporting.

Can’t remember who else was following this story- trust you will ping them!


7 posted on 07/17/2013 5:26:52 PM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: AZLiberty; Revolting cat!
Only hours earlier, Hastings sent an email to friends at Buzzfeed.com stating that he was “onto a big story” and had “to go off the radar for a bit.” He also warned his colleagues that they might be questioned about him by authorities.

The first rule of going off the radar is not to announce that you are going off the radar.


35 posted on 07/17/2013 6:44:14 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: AZLiberty
Only hours earlier, Hastings sent an email to friends at Buzzfeed.com...

Why not just send it directly to the White House?

57 posted on 07/17/2013 9:11:49 PM PDT by Stentor
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To: AZLiberty

I will stick to my older cars, thankyouverymuch.


79 posted on 07/26/2013 1:26:19 AM PDT by metmom (For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore & do not submit again to a yoke of slavery)
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To: AZLiberty

Sounds like a Frank Peretti or Left Behind novel.

Who would have thought they would have been so prophetic?


80 posted on 07/26/2013 1:28:42 AM PDT by metmom (For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore & do not submit again to a yoke of slavery)
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