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==Rewards for information on the murder==

==Rewards for information on the murder==

At about the same time, Assange offered a reward of $20,000 for information concerning the murder of Seth Rich.  But Assange did not directly assert that Seth Rich was the source of the email leaks.  This $20,000 reward followed the reward of $25,000 offered by the Washington DC police.<ref>Obituaries, "Seth Conrad Rich," The Jewish Press (posted July 20, 2016; issue July 22, 2016) http://www.jewishomaha.org/jewish-press/2016/seth-conrad-rich/; cf. "Kelsey Mulka," Friends page, Facebook (August, 2016) https://www.facebook.com/kmulka1/friends?pnref=lhc; Hannah Parry and Wills Robinson, "Parents of slain DNC staffer Seth Rich ask for help three weeks after he was gunned down on D.C. street" ''Daily Mail .com'' (August 4-5, 2016) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3724508/Parents-slain-DNC-staffer-Seth-Rich-ask-help-three-weeks-slain-DC-street.html; Chris Harris, "Friends of Slain DNC Staffer Seth Rich Remember Him as 'Honest' and 'Self-Sacrificing," People (July 13, 2016) http://www.people.com/article/friends-remember-dnc-staffer-seth-rich; http://abcnews.go.com/US/dnc-staffer-killed-wanted-make-difference-family/story?id=40551800; Nick Allen, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/10/wikileaks-offers-20000-reward-over-murder-of-democrat-staffer-se/; "Assange implies murdered DNC staffer was WikiLeaks' source" ''Fox News'' (August 10, 2016) http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/08/10/assange-implies-murdered-dnc-staffer-was-wikileaks-source.html.</ref>  These offers were followed in September, 2016, by a reward offer of $100,000 by Republican lobbyist Jack Burkman, according to PR News Channel.  

At about the same time, Assange offered a reward of $20,000 for information concerning the murder of Seth Rich.  But Assange did not directly assert that Seth Rich was the source of the email leaks.  This $20,000 reward followed the reward of $25,000 offered by the Washington DC police.<ref>Obituaries, "Seth Conrad Rich," The Jewish Press (posted July 20, 2016; issue July 22, 2016) http://www.jewishomaha.org/jewish-press/2016/seth-conrad-rich/; cf. "Kelsey Mulka," Friends page, Facebook (August, 2016) https://www.facebook.com/kmulka1/friends?pnref=lhc; Hannah Parry and Wills Robinson, "Parents of slain DNC staffer Seth Rich ask for help three weeks after he was gunned down on D.C. street" ''Daily Mail .com'' (August 4-5, 2016) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3724508/Parents-slain-DNC-staffer-Seth-Rich-ask-help-three-weeks-slain-DC-street.html; Chris Harris, "Friends of Slain DNC Staffer Seth Rich Remember Him as 'Honest' and 'Self-Sacrificing," People (July 13, 2016) http://www.people.com/article/friends-remember-dnc-staffer-seth-rich; http://abcnews.go.com/US/dnc-staffer-killed-wanted-make-difference-family/story?id=40551800; Nick Allen, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/10/wikileaks-offers-20000-reward-over-murder-of-democrat-staffer-se/; "Assange implies murdered DNC staffer was WikiLeaks' source" ''Fox News'' (August 10, 2016) http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/08/10/assange-implies-murdered-dnc-staffer-was-wikileaks-source.html.</ref>  These offers were followed in September, 2016, by a reward offer of $100,000 by Republican lobbyist Jack Burkman.  

<ref>PR News Channel (September 14, 2016) http://www.prnewschannel.com/2016/09/14/gop-lobbyist-offers-100000-reward-in-dnc-staffers-death/</ref>

<ref>fox5dc.com staff. "Republican lobbyist offers $100K reward in murder of Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich" (SEP 14 2016) http://www.fox5dc.com/news/205324045-story; PR News Channel (September 14, 2016) http://www.prnewschannel.com/2016/09/14/gop-lobbyist-offers-100000-reward-in-dnc-staffers-death/</ref>

And additional reward was apparently offered back In August, 2016, at a site called WeSearchR which claimed to be collecting reward money.<ref>WeSearchr (August, 2016) https://www.wesearchr.com/contact</ref>  As of 7 PM, August 18, 2016, WeSearchR claimed to have raised $20,040 to add to the police and Wikileaks reward.  $20,000 of that sum was credited to Mike Cernovich.<ref> "Who Murdered 27-Year-Old DNC Staffer Seth Rich?" WeSearchr (August, 2016) https://www.wesearchr.com/bounties/who-murdered-27-year-old-dnc-staffer-seth-rich</ref> However, the WeSearchR site had a disclaimer which may indicate that this reward collection was a joke or a scam.

And additional reward was apparently offered back In August, 2016, at a site called WeSearchR which claimed to be collecting reward money.<ref>WeSearchr (August, 2016) https://www.wesearchr.com/contact</ref>  As of 7 PM, August 18, 2016, WeSearchR claimed to have raised $20,040 to add to the police and Wikileaks reward.  $20,000 of that sum was credited to Mike Cernovich.<ref> "Who Murdered 27-Year-Old DNC Staffer Seth Rich?" WeSearchr (August, 2016) https://www.wesearchr.com/bounties/who-murdered-27-year-old-dnc-staffer-seth-rich</ref> However, the WeSearchR site had a disclaimer which may indicate that this reward collection was a joke or a scam.