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by forapurpose 2851 days ago
The post linked to by the parent is just an unfounded rumor created by someone on Reddit, with very little basis:

I'm going to call it. From his last video(Aug 11th 2018): https://youtu.be/oH41gGBVpkE We see he is at the Dalles county library.

​Later in the evening (Aug 11th, 2018), The Dalles Chronicle reports an unknown man was hit by a train: https://tinyurl.com/ybakopls*
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leibwiht 2851 days ago
His sister's facebook page has a post memorializing him.
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forapurpose 2850 days ago
That doesn't mean he committed suicide or that a train was involved.
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newnewpdro 2850 days ago
It's since been confirmed that Terry was indeed struck by a train in The Dalles, OR.

The only question which remains is wether it was suicide or not. A witness described him as "straddling the tracks". It doesn't seem likely to be an accident.

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forapurpose 2850 days ago
Confirmed by whom? Can you provide a link to something authoritative? I feel that another comment on the Internet making a claim only adds to noise, not signal.
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newnewpdro 2850 days ago
https://twitter.com/WildGoose1776/status/1037056798195372032

If you require more authoritative firsthand confirmation, phone the PD yourself.

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forapurpose 2850 days ago
This is a random, anonymous person on Twitter named "WildGoose", which is not credible IMO. By now, I hope we have learned not to trust such things. Does anyone have a credible source?
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