Richteralan Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Reddit apologized for the 'dangerous speculation' on the site that pointed fingers at the student. A body pulled from the water off India Point Park in Rhode Island has been identified as the Brown University student mistakenly linked by amateur sleuths on a social media site to the Boston bombings. The body of 22-year-old Sunil Tripathi was identified through dental records, Health Department spokeswoman Dara Chadwick said Thursday. It was not immediately clear when Tripathi, who was last seen March 15, died. The cause of death has also not been determined. Police said that no signs of trauma were found initially and that the investigation could take months. Tripathi's body was found Tuesday by members of the Brown University crew team. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2013/04/25/boston-bombing-social-media-student-brown-university-reddit/2112309/ Well done Redditors... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt4pack Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 He was dead long before the bombing. He's been missing since March. xendrome, Franklin Lee_446138 and jwjw1 3 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlintyV Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Mr Tripathi, who last year suspended his studies at Brown university after enduring bouts of depression, had gone missing on 16 March. He left his phone and wallet behind in his student digs. His family launched a search across the state of Rhode Island to try to find him and produced a video which they uploaded on to YouTube urging ?Sunny? to come home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XerXis Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 On top of the grief the family had to endure because of their son dissapearing they also got threatened and verbally abused because of some reddit idiots. I feel very sorry for them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richteralan Posted April 27, 2013 Author Share Posted April 27, 2013 He was dead long before the bombing. He's been missing since March. Because missing = dead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xendrome Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Because missing = dead? I've seen this story for a few days, the story is always written as though it makes it sound like he killed himself because he was accused. So far I haven't seen it written with a proper title that doesn't make it sound like that. He was missing prior to the bombings and was probably dead in March. jwjw1 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrynalyne Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Because missing = dead? They had to ID him from dental records. Now, I am no forensic expert, but I have a feeling it takes more than a week and a half for a body to decompose that much in water. sweetpoison07 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richteralan Posted April 27, 2013 Author Share Posted April 27, 2013 I've seen this story for a few days, the story is always written as though it makes it sound like he killed himself because he was accused. So far I haven't seen it written with a proper title that doesn't make it sound like that. He was missing prior to the bombings and was probably dead in March. So, in other words, this news is worthless. Got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User6060 Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 if he was dead how was he identified to be the dude in the hat at the marathon? mistaken identity or was he alive and at the marathon and mistakenly thought to be a perp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richteralan Posted April 27, 2013 Author Share Posted April 27, 2013 if he was dead how was he identified to be the dude in the hat at the marathon? mistaken identity or was he alive and at the marathon and mistakenly thought to be a perp. You know, those armchair detectives, looking at pictures and decide who is the suspect. And the media pick those **** up and broadcast it on national channels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcfan Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 They had to ID him from dental records. Now, I am no forensic expert, but I have a feeling it takes more than a week and a half for a body to decompose that much in water. Police said that no signs of trauma were found initially and that the investigation could take months if he was dead how was he identified to be the dude in the hat at the marathon? mistaken identity or was he alive and at the marathon and mistakenly thought to be a perp. this guy was missing way before the boston bombings,and people on the internet were suspecting that he disappeared without a trace because he was planning the bombing. then when the pictures were released of the brothers, they again suspected that its him because he looks very similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrynalyne Posted April 27, 2013 Share Posted April 27, 2013 Police said that no signs of trauma were found initially and that the investigation could take months this guy was missing way before the boston bombings,and people on the internet were suspecting that he disappeared without a trace because he was planning the bombing. then when the pictures were released of the brothers, they again suspected that its him because he looks very similar. My point was that he would to have died a week and a half ago for Reddit to be even remotely responsible. If they had to ID from dental records, it probably means the body had been decomposing for longer than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted April 28, 2013 Member Share Posted April 28, 2013 That's why we should leave the detective work to the professionals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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