Murdered DNC Staffer Seth Rich Was In Contact With Wikileaks Says Former DC Homicide Detective

Podesta: "I'm definitely for making an example of a suspected leaker whether or not we have any real basis for it." pic.twitter.com/qQ9tO2aimY
— WikiLeaks (@wikileaks) October 30, 2016

It’s been close to a year since Seth Rich, the 27 year old computer expert who worked for the DNC, was murdered – shot twice in the back without anything of value taken from him. Rich was found alive and in shock before he bled out – his death ruled nothing more than a botched robbery.
Many believe Rich was a victim retaliation for being the source who provided Wikileaks with a trove of DNC emails. Rumors were fueled by the odd circumstances surrounding his death, the sudden retirement of D. C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier five weeks after the murder, and an email John Podesta sent to Hillary’s inner circle about making an example of a suspected leaker.
In the aftermath of the shooting, the Rich family hired a private investigator – Rich Wheeler, a former D. C. homicide detective who says evidence on Seth Rich’s laptop suggests he was in contact with WikiLeaks prior to his death. Of note, Wheeler does not have possession of the laptop in question – however he said specific information will be released on Tuesday (5/16).
Furthermore, Wheeler believes there has been a cover-up:

This post was published at Zero Hedge on May 16, 2017.