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by catshirt 4497 days ago
yes. he was missing, then falsely accused, then found dead.
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Your original post could be construed as suggesting that he killed himself due to the false accusations.
he was a depressive runaway and a racist internet lynch mob was threatening to kill his family for something he didn't do.

i suggested a correlation, i didn't propose it as fact. i'm curious as to what scenario you consider more probable?

It seems entirely possible that he was dead at the time that the lynch mob was hurling accusations at him, unless I'm missing something.
you're right. i was considering the events in the order they were revealed, not necessarily the event they occurred. i'm not sure which it is now.