Gary Webb (1955-2004)
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A reporter who exposed CIA links to the crack epidemic ended up dead with two bullets in his head, officially by his own hand.
Who they are
Gary Webb (1955-2004), a Pulitzer-winning investigative journalist.
What they do
His 1996 'Dark Alliance' series tied the CIA to drug trafficking that funneled crack cocaine into Los Angeles, and the engine tracks him as a suspicious death case.
How it works
Major papers piled on to discredit the series, wrecking his career and finances; he was found dead in 2004 with two gunshot wounds to the head, ruled a suicide citing his depression and bankruptcy — multiple-shot suicides are real but rare.
Why it matters
The engine deliberately holds both readings open — the official suicide and the dissenting view that this was payback for exposing the CIA — rather than settling it.
The engine's record — word for word
Pulitzer-winning investigative journalist. 'Dark Alliance' series (San Jose Mercury News, August 1996) documented CIA complicity in narcotics trafficking via Nicaraguan Contras + LA Bloods/Crips crack cocaine distribution. Mainstream press attack on series (NY Times, Washington Post, LA Times) led to professional exile + financial ruin. Found dead December 10 2004 in Sacramento CA. TWO gunshot wounds to the head. Age 49. Sacramento Coroner ruled suicide citing documented depression + bankruptcy. Forensic literature acknowledges multiple-gunshot suicides exist but are rare. Report #74 Topic-Correlation Signature #4 (MKULTRA / Behavioral Control). Canonical: suicide. Dissenting: retribution for CIA narcotics exposure. Proximity score 4.
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