Journalist Michael Hastings is dead at 33

[8bitagent]

Well, chump, you're no chump as far as I'm concerned.

If the tox report comes back showing alcohol in his system, I'd feel it was not his corpse being tested.

82, it is a possibility that Hastings was not the driver of his vehicle and that he faked his own death, but I think it's much more likely that some skid row alcoholic was 'given' a mercedes and told where to 'open it up' while Hastings was whisked away to be endlessly tortured his remaining days in a secret renditioning camp in some hellhole somewhere on Earth.

As far as the Glee star's death, him being a junkie, he might have demanded too much from one of his employers, and they conveniently got rid of him. Who digs deeper whenever a known junkie ods?

And Nordic, about this, ""Glee" star Cory Montieth died what, 2 days ago? And the toxicology reports came out today. Absolute fucking bullshit."

The difference is that one sells papers and the other shreds papers.

There's clearly a charred body in some of the photos(hence the sloppy white tarp draped over, even tho it didnt completely cover it)

Has there even been a proven case where someone faked their own death? And a separate corpse? I'm not trying to poo on people's theories but it just stretches imagination...other than the idea of the perps putting someone else in there to disappear Hastings. But in that case, why not just assassinate him? Wouldnt they already know what he's up to?
Now I dont know how lucky it is for the perps that the car crashed into a palm tree and exploded like nothing hardly any cop has seen before. That is odd. But to me it all comes down to why he was driving so fast,
and we thankfully have split second video evidence of him speeding like he's on Star Trek hyperdrive.

[Nordic]

Now I dont know how lucky it is for the perps that the car crashed into a palm tree and exploded like nothing hardly any cop has seen before. That is odd.

uh, methinks this was all done according to a preconceived plan. I mean, if you can hack a car and guide it into a palm tree at a certain speed, why not figure out exactly where you're going to do this, and at what speed. Not a lot of luck involved. They probably tested this shit out in the desert somewhere ahead of time, probably several years ago. For just such a "need".

[Forgetting2]

This appears to by the water main, on google maps. Looks pretty flush to the ground.

[barracuda]

About halfway between the curb and the tree, the car hits a metal protrusion—perhaps 30 inches tall and 2 feet wide—that gives access to city water mains below. This is where the first small flash occurs. This pipe may have damaged the undercarriage of the car, perhaps rupturing a fuel line.

What he's describing sounds like a reduced pressure backflow prevention device. They look like this:



They're typically found where a sprinkler system enters the public water, and stop cross-contamination from external sources (like weed killer or fertilizer) entering the drinking supply through the sprinkler nozzles or system breaks.

[Forgetting2]

I know that what's there is not what was described above. I just don't see what was described above in the photos on google maps between the tree of impact and the two trees just north of that. Maybe it was installed after the photos were taken. Maybe because of a thin profile I can't see it in the pictures. The water appears to be gushing up from right around that point that I circled.

[Forgetting2]

This is from the other side of the road. So the tree of impact is on the left and the car would be traveling right to left. You can see the psychic place across the street for reference. I don't see a metal protrusion.

Google says image date is Feb 2011

[barracuda]

I know that what's there is not what was described above. I just don't see what was described above in the photos on google maps between the tree of impact and the two trees just north of that. Maybe it was installed after the photos were taken. Maybe because of a thin profile I can't see it in the pictures. The water appears to be gushing up from right around that point that I circled.

Yeah, sorry about that. I'm one of those guys who gets a little tingly when issues of municipal plumbing enter the discussion however tangentially.

I've driven down that streetview many times now without spotting any backflow devices on the median. But it's possible that Title 17 cross connection compliance in that section of town was installed after 2011. Hard to say what was there even by physically visiting at this point.

[Forgetting2]

Yeah, sorry about that. I'm one of those guys who gets a little tingly when issues of municipal plumbing enter the discussion however tangentially.

I've driven down that streetview many times now without spotting any backflow devices on the median. But it's possible that Title 17 cross connection compliance in that section of town was installed after 2011. Hard to say what was there even by physically visiting at this point.

Don't make me ask for form 27b/6

[Iamwhomiam]

"Has there even been a proven case where someone faked their own death?" Many. "And a separate corpse?" Before DNA testing, yes. Since, perhaps a few. Returning to his family his cremains assures no further DNA testings would be possible, nor would it be possible to provide any contradictory evidence to whatever the coroner's report will tell us.

"I'm not trying to poo on people's theories but it just stretches imagination...other than the idea of the perps putting someone else in there to disappear Hastings. But in that case, why not just assassinate him? Too quick for someone who wants to inflict maximum pain upon one they feel vengeance for. Not really theories; rather more like stretching my imaginings.

Wouldnt they already know what he's up to?" Undoubtedly, some they would be aware of, but not everything. Were that the case we would have read this story a few years ago.

"Now I dont know how lucky it is for the perps that the car crashed into a palm tree and exploded like nothing hardly any cop has seen before." Actually, the car exploded prior to impacting the tree, which it seems to have barely made contact with.

I have no idea what the truth is regarding this event and I have no theories. I do think, as horrible as it might seem to suggest, that his wife bears a deeper look. Speechwriter for the first African American Secretary of State. Office staffed with assets provided by spook central casting. My mind's wandering where it will go.

[8bitagent]

"Has there even been a proven case where someone faked their own death?" Many. "And a separate corpse?" Before DNA testing, yes. Since, perhaps a few. Returning to his family his cremains assures no further DNA testings would be possible, nor would it be possible to provide any contradictory evidence to whatever the coroner's report will tell us.

"I'm not trying to poo on people's theories but it just stretches imagination...other than the idea of the perps putting someone else in there to disappear Hastings. But in that case, why not just assassinate him? Too quick for someone who wants to inflict maximum pain upon one they feel vengeance for. Not really theories; rather more like stretching my imaginings.

Wouldnt they already know what he's up to?" Undoubtedly, some they would be aware of, but not everything. Were that the case we would have read this story a few years ago.

"Now I dont know how lucky it is for the perps that the car crashed into a palm tree and exploded like nothing hardly any cop has seen before." Actually, the car exploded prior to impacting the tree, which it seems to have barely made contact with.

I have no idea what the truth is regarding this event and I have no theories. I do think, as horrible as it might seem to suggest, that his wife bears a deeper look. Speechwriter for the first African American Secretary of State. Office staffed with assets provided by spook central casting. My mind's wandering where it will go.

According to Hasting's friend, SG Biggs his wife sounds shaken up and wanting him to get to the bottom of it. I completely agree about all sorts of possibilities not being ruled out. Sometimes I wonder if these events,
like the Princess Diana crash or even if somehow Philip Marshall was a hit...they are done in such a way in where it's near impossible to figure out or pinpoint.

Besides the pizza restaurant footage being released, there needs to be a release of footage containing his car any any point for at least several hours before the crash. As well as any security cameras/credit card or ATM transactions and certainly telephone text or call records. What was his state of mind or activity earlier that night? It would lay to rest speculation of drinking, or being followed by specific cars. The only thing required to create death or great bodily harm for Hastings would be analog or electronic sabotage to create sudden and unstoppable acceleration. Because in that scenario, Hastings only choice would be to deliberately crash into something or allow his car to crash into another car or a house. And at that hour, killing or severely injuring the occupants is a strong possibility, something Hastings wouldn't do even under sudden duress.

Which makes me think...if someone hacked his acceleration/brakes, is it possible he deliberately crashed to avoid hurting oncoming car or stationary house occupants?
We need to know how long his car was in acceleration mode, as it must have been longer than what we saw on the LoudLabs dashcam.

[Forgetting2]

sorry has this been posted? Did I miss it?

MICHAEL HASTINGS’ ASHES SENT HOME FOR BURIAL

By Kimberly Dvorak
Created: Sun, 14 Jul 2013 11:41:00 PST
Updated: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 12:17:15 PST
Details uncovered by this reporter shed new light into the June 18 death of journalist Michael Hastings.

Hastings’ friend and confidant SSgt. Joe Biggs disclosed a macabre twist in the award-winning journalist’s death in a suspicious single-car accident. According to SSgt. Biggs, “Michael Hastings’ body was returned to Vermont in an urn.” He further alleged, “Family members did not want Michael’s body cremated.”

This revelation provides another wrinkle in the Los Angeles Police Department’s (LAPD) handling of a case they labeled “no foul play” only hours after the writer’s death.


Nevertheless LA County assistant corner, Ed Winter, said it took two days to identify the burned-beyond recognition body of Hastings. Officials also confirmed that an autopsy has been performed, but the cause of death is still pending. Unfortunately the family will have to wait for cause of death answers as LAPD media spokesperson Lieutenant Andrew Neiman indicated, “It will take several weeks to get the toxicology results.”


SSgt. Biggs also emphatically stated that liquor was not a factor in the accident, as Hastings hadn’t consumed alcoholic beverages in five years.


So why is the LAPD delaying the reports?


It was SSgt. Biggs who released the following chilling email to members of the media; “Subject: FBI Investigation, re: NSA -Hey (redacted names) — the Feds are interviewing my “close friends and associates.” Perhaps if the authorities arrive “BuzzFeed GQ,” er HQ, may be wise to immediately request legal counsel before any conversations or interviews about our news gathering practices or related journalism issues. Also: I’m onto a big story, and need to go off the rada[r] for a bit. All the best, and hope to see you all soon. Michael”


The receipt of this email from Hastings tipped the scales for SSgt. Biggs. “This wasn’t an accident and I will continue to investigate his death.”

As an investigative journalist, Hastings saw his fair share of threats. One particular passage in Hastings book, “The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan,” revealed that a former McChrystal staff member made a death threat. “We'll hunt you down and kill you if we don't like what you write,” the unnamed staffer said. Hastings coolly retorted: “Well, I get death threats like that about once a year, so no worries.”

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.

Joe Biggs is denying he said what Ms. Dvorak reports and says he's not happy about it on his twitter feed. https://twitter.com/Rambobiggs

colleen menzies
@colleenmenzies

Something Fishy @Rambobiggs @peterjludlow: So Hastings' body is cremated without the family's consent. wow.just wow. sandiego6.com/story/hastings…"

08:09 PM - 16 Jul 13

SSG Joe Biggs
@Rambobiggs

@colleenmenzies @peterjludlow nope. Not true. Never said that

08:10 PM - 16 Jul 13

That and the engine behind the car thing, which originated with her, I believe, make her either not too bright, sensationally opportunistic or a deliberate disinformation shill.

On edit: Assuming Joe Biggs is on the up and up, which I see no reason to doubt at this point.

[Iamwhomiam]

I feel badly for mentioning the remote possibility of his wife's involvement. It is wrong for me to suggest and further victimizes her while mooting the reality of her true loss.

'"We need to know how long his car was in acceleration mode, as it must have been longer than what we saw on the LoudLabs dashcam."

Mercedes should be able to produce that information. I want to see the security camera footage showing him getting in his car. Reviewing the photos I see the car does seem to have impacted upon the tree.

Whatever the case, disappearance or death, we've lost a fine investigative reporter.

[Forgetting2]

I don't know how one could fake a death these days while leaving a body, badly burned though it may be, without a compliant coroner and police department. And I can't think of a reason that would be the case here. It may have worked before dental records and now DNA testing.

[Iamwhomiam]

I'm just raising possibilities. But really, anything is possible. I wouldn't put past possibility nearly anything when such very powerful people are involved in a mystery like this, that seems headed towards finding Hastings relapsed and was solely responsible for his fate. (The official story. Perhaps.)

[elfismiles]

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