| | :::At about 4:19 a.m., Rich told Kelsey that he was nearly home and said, 'I gotta go,' according to Joel Rich (Seth's father), who has talked with Kelsey . . . ."<ref>Manuel Roig-Franzia, "Seth Rich wasn’t just another D.C. murder victim. He was a meme in the weirdest presidential election of our times", The Washington Post (January 18, 2016) https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/seth-rich-wasnt-just-another-dc-murder-victim-he-was-a-meme-in-the-weirdest-presidential-election-of-our-times/2017/01/18/ee8e27f8-dcc0-11e6-918c-99ede3c8cafa_story.html?utm_term=.4a76a6cbeb58</ref> | | :::At about 4:19 a.m., Rich told Kelsey that he was nearly home and said, 'I gotta go,' according to Joel Rich (Seth's father), who has talked with Kelsey . . . ."<ref>Manuel Roig-Franzia, "Seth Rich wasn’t just another D.C. murder victim. He was a meme in the weirdest presidential election of our times", The Washington Post (January 18, 2016) https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/seth-rich-wasnt-just-another-dc-murder-victim-he-was-a-meme-in-the-weirdest-presidential-election-of-our-times/2017/01/18/ee8e27f8-dcc0-11e6-918c-99ede3c8cafa_story.html?utm_term=.4a76a6cbeb58</ref> |
| − | This time log indicates that immediately or almost immediately after ending that call, he was in a fight, then quickly shot from behind, all in less than 1 minute after call ended; then in about 1 minute after the shots police were on scene at 4:20.<ref>Daniel Halper, "Julian Assange suggests DNC staffer was shot dead for being a 'source'," ''New York Post'' (August 10, 2016) http://nypost.com/2016/08/10/julian-assange-suggests-dnc-staffer-was-shot-dead-for-being-a-source/</ref> Although there was a report that Seth had been shot twice in the ''head'' ,<ref>Nick Allen, "WikiLeaks offers $20,000 reward over murder of Democrat staffer Seth Rich," ''The Telegraph'' (August 10, 2016) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/10/wikileaks-offers-20000-reward-over-murder-of-democrat-staffer-se/</ref> he was evidently shot in the torso.<ref>Alana Goodman In Washington, Dc, ''Dailymail.com'' "EXCLUSIVE: The missing hours of murdered DNC staffer"(August 17, 2016) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3743880/Alone-bar-guzzling-beer-depressed-trouble-girlfriend-newly-hired-Clinton-campaign-staffer-Seth-Rich-refused-ride-home-staggered-shocking-death.html#ixzz4jerxCMNf</ref> It has been theorized that the motive was a robbery, but neither his wallet nor his watch were taken, causing doubt that the motive was robbery.<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; "Kelsey Mulka," LinkedIn (August, 2016) https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelseymulka; Rachel Kurzius, "'We Need Your Help': Family Of Murdered DNC Staffer Pleas At Crime Scene," ''Dcist'' (August 5, 2016) http://dcist.com/2016/08/we_need_your_help_parents_of_murder.php; cf. Prince of Space, "To: TigerClaws," ''Freerepublic'' (August 12, 2016) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3458886/posts?page=97 [not a reliable source]; cf. modus_owens, [untitled comment], ''DNCLEAKS'' (August 12, 2016) [https://www.reddit.com/r/DNCleaks/comments/4w55x8/was_seth_conrad_rich_murdered_for_exposing/] [not a reliable source].</ref> The (tabloid style) ''Daily Mail Online'' says that the coroner's office confirmed the cause of death as gunshots to the torso.<ref>Goodman, "EXCLUSIVE: The missing hours of murdered DNC staffer."</ref> Fox 5 reports that a witness near the scene, Mark Mueller, heard the shots and went to the scene. Mueller says, "He was conscious, & I saw him moving his hand, and uh then they carried him past me to the ambulance. I had to look at him to see if he was anybody that we knew from the neighborhood".<ref>Fox 5 News, displayed on YouTube Channel CommonSense Avenger,"CSA #63 Seth Rich Timeline or 'Where is His Laptop' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eobj9qQc-S8&t=54s</ref> Consistent with Mueller, Seth's mother reports that he was alive and talking when the police arrived (about a minute later). This report with the lack of a head shot (and evidence of a fight), requires explanation if one entertains the hypothesis of a political assassination. | + | This time log indicates that immediately or almost immediately after ending that call, he was in a fight, then quickly shot from behind, all possibly in less than 1 minute after call ended; then in about 1 minute after the shots police were on scene at 4:20.<ref>Daniel Halper, "Julian Assange suggests DNC staffer was shot dead for being a 'source'," ''New York Post'' (August 10, 2016) http://nypost.com/2016/08/10/julian-assange-suggests-dnc-staffer-was-shot-dead-for-being-a-source/</ref> Although there was a report that Seth had been shot twice in the ''head'' ,<ref>Nick Allen, "WikiLeaks offers $20,000 reward over murder of Democrat staffer Seth Rich," ''The Telegraph'' (August 10, 2016) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/10/wikileaks-offers-20000-reward-over-murder-of-democrat-staffer-se/</ref> he was evidently shot in the torso.<ref>Alana Goodman In Washington, Dc, ''Dailymail.com'' "EXCLUSIVE: The missing hours of murdered DNC staffer"(August 17, 2016) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3743880/Alone-bar-guzzling-beer-depressed-trouble-girlfriend-newly-hired-Clinton-campaign-staffer-Seth-Rich-refused-ride-home-staggered-shocking-death.html#ixzz4jerxCMNf</ref> It has been theorized that the motive was a robbery, but neither his wallet nor his watch were taken, causing doubt that the motive was robbery.<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; "Kelsey Mulka," LinkedIn (August, 2016) https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelseymulka; Rachel Kurzius, "'We Need Your Help': Family Of Murdered DNC Staffer Pleas At Crime Scene," ''Dcist'' (August 5, 2016) http://dcist.com/2016/08/we_need_your_help_parents_of_murder.php; cf. Prince of Space, "To: TigerClaws," ''Freerepublic'' (August 12, 2016) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3458886/posts?page=97 [not a reliable source]; cf. modus_owens, [untitled comment], ''DNCLEAKS'' (August 12, 2016) [https://www.reddit.com/r/DNCleaks/comments/4w55x8/was_seth_conrad_rich_murdered_for_exposing/] [not a reliable source].</ref> The (tabloid style) ''Daily Mail Online'' says that the coroner's office confirmed the cause of death as gunshots to the torso.<ref>Goodman, "EXCLUSIVE: The missing hours of murdered DNC staffer."</ref> Fox 5 reports that a witness near the scene, Mark Mueller, heard the shots and went to the scene. Mueller says, "He was conscious, & I saw him moving his hand, and uh then they carried him past me to the ambulance. I had to look at him to see if he was anybody that we knew from the neighborhood".<ref>Fox 5 News, displayed on YouTube Channel CommonSense Avenger,"CSA #63 Seth Rich Timeline or 'Where is His Laptop' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eobj9qQc-S8&t=54s</ref> Consistent with Mueller, Seth's mother reports that he was alive and talking when the police arrived (about a minute later). This report with the lack of a head shot (and evidence of a fight), requires explanation if one entertains the hypothesis of a political assassination. |