In what’s sure to get the conspiracy juices flowing, the computer hacker who turned in Bradley Manning — who calls himself Chelsea these days — to the FBI was found dead in his apartment.
Adrian Lamo was found dead in his Kansas apartment on Wednesday, according to The Wichita Eagle.
Lamo, 37, also known for hacking into The New York Times and Microsoft, pleading guilty to one felony count of computer crimes after being arrested for the invasion.
It’s not clear how Lamo died, but Wichita police officer Charley Davidson said there was “nothing suspicious about his death.”
…which will only add to the conspiracy theories.
A cause of death hasn’t been determined and a toxicology test is expected to take a few weeks to complete.
“Adrian was always homeless or on the verge of it,” said friend Lorraine Murphy. “He bounced around a great deal, for no particular reason.”
Murphy, who called herself a friend and colleague, made the comment on Facebook, according to The Eagle.
Lamo’s father, Mario, also posted a message on Facebook.
“With great sadness and a broken heart I have to let know all of Adrian’s friends and acquaintances [sic] that he is dead,” Lamo wrote. “A bright mind and compassionate soul is gone, he was my beloved son.”
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who received from Manning the largest cache of stolen classified documents in U.S. history, commented on Lamo’s death on Twitter and wasn’t kind in his remarks, tagging the deceased man as a “serial FBI snitch.”
“Coroner says serial FBI snitch Adrian Lamo is dead. Lamo, a fake journalist, petty conman & betrayer of basic human decency, promised alleged source @xychelsea journalistic protection, friendship and support, then sold him to the FBI,” he tweeted, along with what appears to be an online profile of Lamo.
Coroner says serial FBI snitch Adrian Lamo is dead. Lamo, a fake journalist, petty conman & betrayer of basic human decency, promised alleged source @xychelsea journalistic protection, friendship and support, then sold him to the FBI. https://t.co/SkvbrG7Kyn pic.twitter.com/vZMyJhRWCW
— Defend Assange Campaign (@DefendAssange) March 16, 2018
Anonymous weighed in to call out those who are speaking ill of a deceased man.
“While we certainly didn’t agree with Adrian Lamo at all on any level, it’s sad to see how many people (who probably never even interacted with him) say such horrible things. What he did was wrong, he’s dead. Give his family some peace without all of the vile hate,” the international hacktivist group’s Twitter account read.
While we certainly didn't agree with Adrian Lamo at all on any level, it's sad to see how many people (who probably never even interacted with him) say such horrible things. What he did was wrong, he's dead. Give his family some peace without all of the vile hate.
— Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) March 16, 2018
As for conspiracy theories, with Manning fresh out of prison and running for the U.S. Senate in Maryland, social media users connected this all to the Clintons… for some odd reason.
Here’s a sampling of responses from Twitter:
A 37 year old is found dead in his apartment and there’s “nothing suspicious about his death” ? https://t.co/leJ9yeq6A2
— Noah Ring (@TheNoahRing) March 17, 2018
Well…..isn't that interesting. Is Edward Bradley "Chelsea" Manning taking a page out of the #HillaryClinton playbook. Manning running for office and people start showing up dead. #Killary #CrookedHillary #DNC https://t.co/LEgkGHIY29
— Deplorable Nationalist Chump Mike G🌟🌟🌟 (@theoriginalgooz) March 17, 2018
Wonder if they misspelled Hillary Clinton?@ThomasWictor @enki74 @ladies4trump @greggutfeld @Education4Libs https://t.co/HuARPoMGUh
— B's Pro-Autonomous Brain (@Brain1Rn) March 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/Adamk74/status/975014571353223170
Clinton foundation is at it again. https://t.co/QYYXGrOcgI
— Joshua Renfro (@Joshr247) March 17, 2018
How odd? Tying up loose ends,or sending a message? https://t.co/8zXhO0Nq7N
— It's TIME (@gailmggmg) March 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/smgamesafari/status/975009894695813120
This is why it’s so hard to drain the #Swamp #Coruption #Clintons #Democrats
Adrian Lamo, hacker who turned in Chelsea Manning to FBI, found dead https://t.co/nrWD8iu92F via the @FoxNews Android app
— Poochie ?? (@Poochieportugal) March 17, 2018
Well,well, well….nothing to see here folks, move along…….https://t.co/kwN69TTKhQ
— Kimi Koch (@KimiKochBLS) March 17, 2018
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