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'''Seth Conrad Rich''' (January 3, 1989 – July 10, 2016) of the DNC, was shot in the Bloomingdale neighborhood of Washington, D.C. on July 10, 2017, at 4:19:43. He was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead at 5:57 AM after emergency surgery.<ref>Stephen Loiaconi, "WikiLeaks reward offer in DNC staffer's murder raises questions,''ABC6'', August 10, 2016. http://abc6onyourside.com/news/nation-world/wikileaks-reward-offer-in-dnc-staffers-murder-raises-questions</ref>

==Personal background==

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DNC worker Seth Rich was born on January 3, 1989, to parents Joel and Mary Rich,<ref>CBS affiliate KMTV, ''Action 3 News Live at 10'', "Parents of Seth Rich saddened by his death," YouTube video of parents (upload Jul 11, 2016), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vLAeTN960Q</ref> but [[murder]]ed 27 years later on Sunday, July 10, 2016, around 4:19 AM in the Bloomingdale neighborhood near his home, shot at 2134 Flagler Pl NW, Washington DC 20001<ref> ''SCRIBD'', "Event 16113797 Public Incident Packet (1)",

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DNC worker Seth Rich was born on January 3, 1989, to parents Joel and Mary Rich,<ref>CBS affiliate KMTV, ''Action 3 News Live at 10'', "Parents of Seth Rich saddened by his death," YouTube video of parents (upload Jul 11, 2016), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vLAeTN960Q</ref> but [[murder]]ed 27 years later on Sunday, July 10, 2016, around 4:19 AM in the Bloomingdale neighborhood near his home, shot at 2134 Flagler Pl NW, Washington DC 20001<ref>''SCRIBD'', "Event 16113797 Public Incident Packet (1)",

uploaded by Jessica McBride https://www.scribd.com/document/320691960/Event-16113797-Public-Incident-Packet-1</ref> at the Southwest corner of Flagler and W Street <ref>Pat Collins and Andrea Swalec, "27-Year-Old DNC Staffer Seth Rich Shot, Killed in Northwest DC," NBC Washington (July 11, 2016), http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Man-Shot-Killed-in-Northwest-DC-386316391.html</ref> in Northwest [[Washington DC]]<ref>Peter Hermann; "Parents, D.C. police chief appeal for help in killing of DNC staffer in Bloomingdale" ''The Washington Post'' (August 4, [2016]) https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/parents-dc-police-chief-appeal-for-help-in-killing-of-dnc-staffer-in-bloomingdale/2016/08/04/e65b8c94-5a69-11e6-831d-0324760ca856_story.html</ref> across from the Flagler Market which faces W Street.<ref>Google Maps</ref> It has been reported that the police were on the scene by 4:20 AM.<ref>''Independent, Infact'', "Who is Seth Rich -- and Was His Death Connected to Hillary Clinton", May 16, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh2n0yDtbs4</ref> According to the police report, Rich was approached by two individuals.<ref>Rod Wheeler, et al., "Walkthrough of crime scene where DNC staffer was murdered," ''Fox & Friends'', Fox News (Aug. 11, 2016) http://video.foxnews.com/v/5079544790001/walkthrough-of-crime-scene-where-dnc-staffer-was-murdered/?#sp=show-clips</ref> According to Mary Rich, near the time of the murder, he had been engaged in conversation on the phone with his girlfriend when she heard some noise coming from Rich's phone. Rich told his girlfriend not to worry about it. Mary Rich concluded that "there had been a struggle" and that his hands, face, and knees were bruised.<ref>Collins and Swalec, http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Man-Shot-Killed-in-Northwest-DC-386316391.html</ref> Reportedly, detectives said that Seth had bruises on his face and knuckles.<ref>Joseph Morton, "D.C. police, family of slain DNC staffer Seth Rich urge anyone with information about murder to come forward," ''Omaha World-Herald'' (Aug 5, 2016) http://www.omaha.com/news/crime/d-c-police-family-of-slain-dnc-staffer-seth-rich/article_dc98d83c-c674-5136-b681-b20d930fcb0c.html</ref> Joel Rich reported that Seth's watchband was torn.<ref>Louise Boyle,"Murdered DNC staffer was about to join Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, reveals father," ''Daily Mail .com'' (August 24, 2016) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3741754/Father-murdered-DNC-staffer-reveals-son-join-Hillary-Clinton-presidential-campaign-punching-hole-ugly-rumor-Wikileaks-source.html?login#readerCommentsCommand-message-field</ref> The particular intersection where Rich was killed has been rated on a Crime Risk scale (ranging on a spectrum from red as less safe to green as safer) as a "yellow" area, a little to the right of center, on the safer side of the scale.<ref>"Real Estate in Bloomingdale > Crimes," ''Trulia'' [(c. July–August, 2016)] http://www.trulia.com/real_estate/Bloomingdale-Washington/1798/crime/</ref> [[Fox News]] has provided a video of a "Walk Through the Crime Scene."<ref>Wheeler, et al., http://video.foxnews.com/v/5079544790001/walkthrough-of-crime-scene-where-dnc-staffer-was-murdered/?#sp=show-clips</ref>

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:::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>

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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.

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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.

''The Daily Mail'' also claims that prior to his death Rich had been at Lou's City Bar until around 1:45 AM where he was inebriated, but refused the offer of a ride home.<ref>Alana Goodman, "The missing hours of murdered DNC staffer," ''Daily Mail .com''

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The walk home time has been estimated at 30 minutes, but whether or not Rich went to a second bar before heading towards home (2113 First St NW, DC 20001), remains to be shown. The Washington Post claims, ". . . a person who spoke to him that night and agreed to be interviewed on the condition of anonymity said he did not go [to the Wonderland Ballroom bar] . . . ."<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> Fox News has presented a video of Lou's bar and the neighborhood of that bar, also of the nearby Wonderland Ballroom bar, and what the possible walk-for-home route looks like.<ref>Marina Marraco, "What happened during final hours slain DNC employee Seth Rich was alive?" Fox 5 (August 18, 2016) http://www.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/193631067-story</ref> (Sales and service of liquor Saturday-Sunday is limited to no later than 3 AM in Washington DC, by law.<ref>District of Columbia Official Code Title 25, Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration; and District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Title 23; Alcoholic Beverages (Revised March, 2016) [http://abra.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/abra/publication/attachments/DCOfficialCodeTitle%2025DCMRTitle23_0.pdf PDF]</ref> The Wonderland Ballroom bar closed at 3 AM early Sunday morning if it was following the schedule posted on internet on August 21, 2016.)<ref>The Wonderland Bar, "Business Hours," http://www.thewonderlandballroom.com/hours-and-location/</ref>

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The police were aided in finding the location of the shooting by an auditory system in Washington DC called ShotSpotter.<ref>Stan Green, "Assange: Was Seth Rich Shot by the DNC for releasing information to Wikileaks?" ''Santa Monica Observer'' (August 26, 2016) http://www.smobserved.com/story/2016/08/26/news/assange-was-seth-rich-shot-by-the-dnc-for-releasing-information-to-wikileaks/1840.html</ref> Rich was yet conscious and breathing when the police found him. World News Daily reported that Vito Maggiolo (EMS public information officer) stated that Seth was transported to a hospital in Priority 1 condition (critical) in an ambulance ride of 6 minutes and 40 seconds.<ref>Alicia Powe, "1st Responders: Seth Rich was 'Critical' in Our Ambulance". WorldNewsDaily.com (June, 7 2017), http://www.wnd.com/2017/06/1st-responders-seth-rich-was-critical-in-our-ambulance/</ref> But after emergency surgery, he was pronounced dead at 5:57 AM.<ref>Stephen Loiaconi, "WikiLeaks reward offer in DNC staffer's murder raises questions,ABC6, August 10, 2016. http://abc6onyourside.com/news/nation-world/wikileaks-reward-offer-in-dnc-staffers-murder-raises-questions; Adam Shrier, "Democratic National Committee staffer killed in Washington, D.C. shooting," ''New York Daily News'' (July 11, 2016) http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/washington-dnc-staffer-seth-conrad-rich-shot-killed-article-1.2707538</ref> It has been reported that Rich's "favorite spot" was Lou's City Bar, where the bar put a plaque at his usual seat, either temporarily or permanently.<ref>Louise Boyle, "Murdered DNC staffer was about to join Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, reveals father," ''Daily Mail .com'' (August 16, 2016) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3741754/Father-murdered-DNC-staffer-reveals-son-join-Hillary-Clinton-presidential-campaign-punching-hole-ugly-rumor-Wikileaks-source.html?login#readerCommentsCommand-message-field; Scott Roberts, " At Lou's City Bar last night: celebrating Seth Rich's life well-lived," Bloomingdale (August 4, 2016) http://bloomingdaleneighborhood.blogspot.com/2016/08/at-lous-city-bar-celebrating-seth-richs.html.</ref>

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The police were aided in finding the location of the shooting by an auditory system in Washington DC called ShotSpotter.<ref>Stan Green, "Assange: Was Seth Rich Shot by the DNC for releasing information to Wikileaks?" ''Santa Monica Observer'' (August 26, 2016) http://www.smobserved.com/story/2016/08/26/news/assange-was-seth-rich-shot-by-the-dnc-for-releasing-information-to-wikileaks/1840.html</ref> Rich was yet conscious and breathing when the police found him. World News Daily reported that Vito Maggiolo (EMS public information officer) stated that Seth was transported to a hospital in Priority 1 condition (critical) in an ambulance ride of 6 minutes and 40 seconds.<ref>Alicia Powe, "1st Responders: Seth Rich was 'Critical' in Our Ambulance". WorldNewsDaily.com (June 7, 2017), http://www.wnd.com/2017/06/1st-responders-seth-rich-was-critical-in-our-ambulance/</ref> But after emergency surgery, he was pronounced dead at 5:57 AM.<ref>Stephen Loiaconi, "WikiLeaks reward offer in DNC staffer's murder raises questions,ABC6, August 10, 2016. http://abc6onyourside.com/news/nation-world/wikileaks-reward-offer-in-dnc-staffers-murder-raises-questions; Adam Shrier, "Democratic National Committee staffer killed in Washington, D.C. shooting," ''New York Daily News'' (July 11, 2016) http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/washington-dnc-staffer-seth-conrad-rich-shot-killed-article-1.2707538</ref> It has been reported that Rich's "favorite spot" was Lou's City Bar, where the bar put a plaque at his usual seat, either temporarily or permanently.<ref>Louise Boyle, "Murdered DNC staffer was about to join Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, reveals father," ''Daily Mail .com'' (August 16, 2016) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3741754/Father-murdered-DNC-staffer-reveals-son-join-Hillary-Clinton-presidential-campaign-punching-hole-ugly-rumor-Wikileaks-source.html?login#readerCommentsCommand-message-field; Scott Roberts, " At Lou's City Bar last night: celebrating Seth Rich's life well-lived," Bloomingdale (August 4, 2016) http://bloomingdaleneighborhood.blogspot.com/2016/08/at-lous-city-bar-celebrating-seth-richs.html.</ref>

On July 22 three days before the presidential Democrat convention, [[WikiLeaks]] released a multitude of emails from "the top of" the Democratic National Committee (DNC),<ref>Tom Hamburger and Karen Tumulty, "WikiLeaks releases thousands of documents about Clinton and internal deliberations," ''[[The Washington Post]]'' (July 22, [2016]) https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/07/22/on-eve-of-democratic-convention-wikileaks-releases-thousands-of-documents-about-clinton-the-campaign-and-internal-deliberations/</ref> emails which indicated that members of the DNC had given favorable treatment to [[Hillary Clinton]] over [[Bernie Sanders]] in the Democratic [[2016 U.S. presidential election#Democratic candidates|presidential primary of 2016]]. After the Democratic primary, the leader of Wikileaks was interviewed by a Dutch television man; in that interview [[Julian Assange]] spoke about the dangers to their sources (whistle-blowers) who give information to WikiLeaks.

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