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My post was not to address the hackers' activities, it was to point out that JF as any type of spy, agent, or working with the FBI wasn't likely and would not lead to in-person contacts with these hackers. He was not in a position of more experience and computer skills than digital forensic FBI agents.As I mentioned in my comment, these were not the type of cases that might be similar to John's company. It speaks to the level of online criminal activity from bad actors in that area.
There are Russian groups involved with hacking cryptocurrency sites. Here's an example from the US Dept of Justice
Russian Nationals Charged With Hacking One Cryptocurrency Exchange and Illicitly Operating Another
The Justice Department unsealed charges related to the 2011 hack of the cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox and the operation of the illicit cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e.www.justice.gov
Not saying this type of activity was behind Dr Fosyth's death, but its a possibility that shouldn't be dismissed at this point.
17 biggest crypto heists of all time
Crypto exchanges are hacked surprisingly often. A few of the biggest crypto heists that occurred in the past few years are discussed in this article
ETA: TBH, I'm in the "wait and see what LE says" group.
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MOO They also wouldn't care if it was obvious that he was kidnapped and murdered. There must have been no evidence of restraint/binding on the body, and no injuries from a fight/struggle prior to the gunshot. The "no foul play" was said after LE knew he had been shot in the head.
Search warrants, over 20 of them, have been issued including for a Glock at R's home. Why would police authorities be searching R's home for a gun if they didn't suspect foul play?"Local media has reported that Forsyth's body was discovered with an apparent gunshot wound in a lake in northwest Arkansas. The police are yet to provide further details on the circumstances surrounding Dr. Forsyth's death—but say foul play does not appear to be a factor."
'Bitcoin Millionaire' Found Dead a Week After Going Missing
Dr. John Forsyth was a father of seven who worked in a Missouri emergency room—but concerns were raised after he didn't turn up for a shift.finance.yahoo.com
The coroner (or Metre's source) said the manner of death is obvious - leaves no doubt [paraphrased]. Source: Elizabeth VanMetre interviews
Due diligence. First, he was a missing person and it's possible some of the warrants were to access information that could lead to finding him. Secondly, all unexplained deaths require an investigation and this unusual case required LE to thoroughly investigate this death AS IF it was a homicide, which is not unusual. They would have search warrants for the victim's and family members/girlfriends) phone, computer, and financial records. And guns. If the brother had a "like" gun as the death gun, they need to keep it until the case is "closed". There is not going to be a later question of "why didn't they check out this or that"? It is possible that both brothers owned the same guns, did anyone notice that no one ever asked if JF owned a gun or had acquired one recently? If JF had a gun, is it accounted for?
If it doesn't appear to be foul play, the gun must have been located."Local media has reported that Forsyth's body was discovered with an apparent gunshot wound in a lake in northwest Arkansas. The police are yet to provide further details on the circumstances surrounding Dr. Forsyth's death—but say foul play does not appear to be a factor."
'Bitcoin Millionaire' Found Dead a Week After Going Missing
Dr. John Forsyth was a father of seven who worked in a Missouri emergency room—but concerns were raised after he didn't turn up for a shift.
MOO They also wouldn't care if it was obvious that he was kidnapped and murdered. There must have been no evidence of restraint/binding on the body, and no injuries from a fight/struggle prior to the gunshot. The "no foul play" was said after LE knew he had been shot in the head.
After the first alleged kidnapping, I find it hard to believe that JF would have agreed to meet someone, left his RV unlocked, put important items into his car, and then left it parked and unlocked, without leaving any evidence of contact with the "suspect".
Didn't Richard state that JF didn't own a gun? If it was a suicide, JF could have used Richard’s gun. Guns are so easy to purchase legally or illegally.
Good point! It also seems John withheld a lot from Richard and his family, so who knows. He very well could have owned a gun and it was just another thing Richard didn't know about.
MOO, I'm assuming the gun that was used to kill JF was not found. It's in the lake and it would be worse than looking for a needle in a haystack.
Having lived on both of these counties over the last 15 years I would guess, emphasis on guess, that Benton County believes there is no threat in its jurisdiction as this is a Barry county problem. Barry county doesn’t have any jurisdiction in the death investigation or the resources to go up against a vastly larger,wealthier, and better equipped department to look for a possible culprit or accomplice. Murder or suicide, someone got him to the lake and still isn’t talking. That’s close enough to foul play for me to be curious.
There was a murder shortly after JFs and 7 inmates assaulted and restrained guards at the jail to escape in the same few weeks. 6 of 7 were caught, one remains on the loose. The jail population has been halved for security but calls to 911 are reportedly up over 50% from last year per the sheriff. This link, also from ky3 gives a pretty good overview of the local perspective of a crime wave. Barry County, Mo., residents gather to address increase in crime
