Thread: WikiLeaks offers $20K for info on DNC staffer's killing

WikiLeaks offers $20K for info on DNC staffer's killing

08/09/16 02:55 PM EDT



WikiLeaks announced Tuesday on Twitter that it was offering $20,000 for information leading to a conviction in last month's shooting death of Democratic National Committee (DNC) staffer Seth Rich.

Police say Rich, 27, was shot multiple times at around 4:19 a.m. Sunday, July 10, while walking to his apartment in the Northwest Washington, D.C., neighborhood of Bloomingdale.

At the time, police say they believed Rich could have been killed in an attempted robbery, though nothing was stolen.

The WikiLeaks announcement, however, appears to be related to unsubstantiated conspiracy theories that Rich’s death could have been politically motivated.

WikiLeaks is offering the reward more than two weeks after the group published thousands of internal DNC emails on the eve of the party's national convention, which caused an uproar among supporters of Bernie Sanders and forced Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz to step down.

The anti-secrecy organization has been accused of having an agenda against Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, who has long been a target of conspiracy theories related to the death of onetime White House aide Vince Foster.

Police in Washington have been tight-lipped about the Rich investigation but have suggested they believed the crime was a robbery.

Just last week, D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier said it was possible that Rich was killed in an attempted robbery. She spoke at an event with Rich’s mother, and both made a plea for tips that might help solve the case.

There have been 77 homicides in Washington in 2016, though Rich’s death is the only one recorded in the last year within 1,500 feet of where he was killed.
Fifty-one violent crimes have been recorded by D.C. police in that area in the last year, however, including 19 robberies with guns and 10 assaults with a dangerous weapon, according to the police crime map.

After Rich’s killing, neighbors told Fox 5 that violence in the area had recently spiked, especially in a nearby construction zone.

One Howard University student said he had been the victim of an armed robbery just a week before Rich’s death, according to the Fox 5 report.

“I was walking through this construction area, and as soon as I got into the construction area, there was a spotter that walked past me on my left,” Brandon Alexander told the television station. “As soon as he passed me on my left, the shooter came out of basically the construction area with a gun, put it to my face and basically took everything I had.”

D.C. police are offering their own $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone responsible for the shooting death of the DNC staffer.

Police said in a press release at the time that patrols heard gunshots around 4:20 a.m. and found Rich suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead later that morning.

http://thehill.com/homenews/news/290...affers-killing

What a shame. Terrible. I hope the awards being offered lead to some legitimate suspects and we can find out who was responsible for the murder. Why would the police keep saying "robbery" when nothing was stolen??!!

Breaking: Julian Assange suggests Seth Rich Wikileaks DNC Source Shot Dead

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016...-shot-dead-dc/

Please add this story to thread. There is video at link of Julian Assange speaking about the murder that could be added, too. Thank you.

WOW! BREAKING=> Julian Assange Suggests Seth Rich – Who Was MURDERED in DC – Was Wikileaks DNC Source!

(From GeorgiaPeach's link above. Posted for her.)

Jim Hoft Aug 9th, 2016 8:15 pm 1595 Comments

On July 8, 2016, 27 year-old Democratic staffer Seth Conrad Rich was murdered in Washington DC. The killer or killers took nothing from their victim, leaving behind his wallet, watch and phone.

Shortly after the killing, Redditors and social media users were pursuing a “lead” saying that Rich was en route to the FBI the morning of his murder, apparently intending to speak to special agents about an “ongoing court case” possibly involving the Clinton family.

Seth Rich’s father Joel told reporters, “If it was a robbery — it failed because he still has his watch, he still has his money — he still has his credit cards, still had his phone so it was a wasted effort except we lost a life.”

The Metropolitan police posted a reward for information on Rich’s murder.
Seth Rich Bloomingdale2

On Tuesday Wikileaks offered a $20,000 reward for information on the murder of DNC staffer Seth rich.

Now this…
Julian Assange suggested on Tuesday that Seth Rich was a Wikileaks informant.
Via Mike Cernovich:

Julian Assange seems to suggests on Dutch television program Nieuwsuur that Seth Rich was the source for the Wikileaks-exposed DNC emails and was murdered.
assange rich

From the video:

Julian Assange: Whistleblowers go to significant efforts to get us material and often very significant risks. As a 27 year-old, works for the DNC, was shot in the back, murdered just a few weeks ago for unknown reasons as he was walking down the street in Washington.

Reporter: That was just a robbery, I believe. Wasn’t it?

Julian Assange: No. There’s no finding. So… I’m suggesting that our sources take risks.

HOLY SH*T!

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2016...-shot-dead-dc/
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Click on link for videos. There are several.

GeorgiaPeach, that is a GREAT ARTICLE! That poor young man. I already believe he was murdered, because he wasn't robbed, therefore, it was not a robbery.

Thank you, Judy. The video is somewhat telling about possible cause of this young man's murder.

Whether or not this has to do with the DNC leaks, emails, etc., there are dangers to those who threaten power. There are many praying for Donald Trump and family and others who must be targets of the global cabal.

A couple of other deaths have happened recently and they had associations with Democratic Party or Clintons. Could all be coincidence or maybe not.