in2deep
03-07-2017, 05:29 PM
Michael Hastings...
On June 18, 2013, Hastings died in a single vehicle automobile crash in his Mercedes C250 Coupé (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_C-Class#C-Class_Coup.C3.A9_.282011-.29) at approximately 4:25 a.m. in the Hancock Park (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock_Park,_Los_Angeles) neighborhood of Los Angeles (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles).
A witness to the crash said the car seemed to be traveling at maximum speed and was creating sparks and flames before it fishtailed and crashed into a palm tree.
Witnesses described the car's engine being ejected 50 to 60 yards (46–55 m) from the scene.[56] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hastings_(journalist)#cite_note-dvorak-56)[58] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hastings_(journalist)#cite_note-58) Hastings' body was burned beyond recognition.
Earlier the previous day, Hastings indicated that he believed he was being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation). In an email to colleagues, which was copied to and released by Hastings' friend, Army Staff Sergeant (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staff_sergeant#United_States) Joe Biggs,[69] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hastings_(journalist)#cite_note-69) Hastings said that he was "onto a big story", that he needed to "go off the radar", and that the FBI might interview them.[70] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hastings_(journalist)#cite_note-70)[71] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hastings_(journalist)#cite_note-71) WikiLeaks (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiLeaks) announced that Hastings had also contacted Jennifer Robinson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Robinson_(lawyer)), one of its lawyers, a few hours prior to the crash,[72] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hastings_(journalist)#cite_note-72) and the LA Weekly (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LA_Weekly) reported that he was preparing new reports on the CIA at the time of his death.[73] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hastings_(journalist)#cite_note-73) His widow Elise Jordan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elise_Jordan) said his final story was a profile of CIA Director John O. Brennan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_O._Brennan).
On June 18, 2013, Hastings died in a single vehicle automobile crash in his Mercedes C250 Coupé (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_C-Class#C-Class_Coup.C3.A9_.282011-.29) at approximately 4:25 a.m. in the Hancock Park (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock_Park,_Los_Angeles) neighborhood of Los Angeles (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles).
A witness to the crash said the car seemed to be traveling at maximum speed and was creating sparks and flames before it fishtailed and crashed into a palm tree.
Witnesses described the car's engine being ejected 50 to 60 yards (46–55 m) from the scene.[56] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hastings_(journalist)#cite_note-dvorak-56)[58] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hastings_(journalist)#cite_note-58) Hastings' body was burned beyond recognition.
Earlier the previous day, Hastings indicated that he believed he was being investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation). In an email to colleagues, which was copied to and released by Hastings' friend, Army Staff Sergeant (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staff_sergeant#United_States) Joe Biggs,[69] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hastings_(journalist)#cite_note-69) Hastings said that he was "onto a big story", that he needed to "go off the radar", and that the FBI might interview them.[70] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hastings_(journalist)#cite_note-70)[71] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hastings_(journalist)#cite_note-71) WikiLeaks (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiLeaks) announced that Hastings had also contacted Jennifer Robinson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Robinson_(lawyer)), one of its lawyers, a few hours prior to the crash,[72] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hastings_(journalist)#cite_note-72) and the LA Weekly (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LA_Weekly) reported that he was preparing new reports on the CIA at the time of his death.[73] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Hastings_(journalist)#cite_note-73) His widow Elise Jordan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elise_Jordan) said his final story was a profile of CIA Director John O. Brennan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_O._Brennan).