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Midnight Writer

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8. This was not a political killing. It is a turf war among criminal gangs.

Reply to Submariner (Original post)

Sun Sep 14, 2025, 12:05 PM

Sep 2025

It is all about criminal gangs running the same hustle, destroying their competition and consolidating their power.

This is more akin to the St Valentine's Day Massacre than to any political assassination.

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I am still under the impression it was a Mafia family hit. Initech Sep 2025 #11

I think his wife ordered it Mblaze Sep 2025 #13

"...consumed content..." markodochartaigh Sep 2025 #2

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"Digital forensics"? C'mon man... Fiendish Thingy Sep 2025 #4

Fuentes dweller Sep 2025 #5

Do you have a more mainstream source? LostOne4Ever Sep 2025 #6

This was not a political killing. It is a turf war among criminal gangs. Midnight Writer Sep 2025 #8

More like the Rollin 60s and Eight Tray Gangster Crips feuding over the same street corner. sop Sep 2025 #15

This incident has really exposed the "news" network in this country as being completely unreliable. still-prayin4rain Sep 2025 #9

For what it's worth (not much), I personally lean towards a Groyper general internet brain rot mixed with familial gun c Lanius Sep 2025 #18

Interesting, but AFP/Reuters/Guardian/AP sourcing would be appreciated. hatrack Sep 2025 #10

this article makes a lot of claims, but sourcing is vague to nonexistant fishwax Sep 2025 #12

Regardless of the veracity of the OP's source or the mainstream media's ad nauseum reporting... llmart Sep 2025 #14

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That would make sense.. kentuck Sep 2025 #17

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