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NJCher

(35,678 posts) Thu Mar 19, 2015, 03:57 PM Mar 2015

Body of David Bird, Missing Wall Street Journal Reporter, Is Found

Source: NY Times

A body pulled from the Passaic River in New Jersey this week was identified on Thursday as that of a Wall Street Journal reporter who disappeared in January 2014 while out walking near his home, officials said.

The identification of the reporter, David Bird, ended a missing-persons case that stretched for more than a year, spawned several theories about Mr. Bird’s disappearance and led to the creation of a web page, www.finddavidbird.info, devoted to his safe return.

Still unknown, however, was how Mr. Bird died, precisely when, and whether the authorities believe foul play was involved.

Those are among the “good questions” that relatives of Mr. Bird, including his widow, Nancy, would, “like answers to as well,” Heide Alexander, the administrator of the website, said in an email.

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Body of David Bird, Missing Wall Street Journal Reporter, Is Found (Original Post) NJCher Mar 2015 OP

was he wearing concrete overshoes? CTyankee Mar 2015 #1

You might remember he was on the list of "dead bankers" dixiegrrrrl Mar 2015 #5

good god! Pretty obvious, isn't it? CTyankee Mar 2015 #6

Figures. Truly sickening. n/t cui bono Mar 2015 #7

you would think Murdoch Inc. would be all over this olddots Mar 2015 #2

Like they're going to second-guess themselves. nt valerief Mar 2015 #3

Devastating. proverbialwisdom Mar 2015 #4

unbelievable NJCher Mar 2015 #9

K&R nt 99th_Monkey Mar 2015 #8

Suspicious blkmusclmachine Mar 2015 #10

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

1. was he wearing concrete overshoes?

Reply to NJCher (Original post)

Thu Mar 19, 2015, 04:02 PM

Mar 2015

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

5. You might remember he was on the list of "dead bankers"

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 19, 2015, 04:31 PM

Mar 2015

because it was said he was investigating a story about the banks, and he disappeared at the same time as a spate of banker deaths.

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

6. good god! Pretty obvious, isn't it?

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #5)

Thu Mar 19, 2015, 04:34 PM

Mar 2015

I didn't want to look like I was putting two and two together and coming up with five because I didn't know about the Dead Bankers List. But this just reeks of a "hit" job on a writer telling the truth. I wonder who had him "offed."