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malaise

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10. The professor and the dead suspect are both from Portugal

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2025, 11:01 PM

Dec 2025

The professor was murdered at home.
Makes a lot of sense - was probably welcome there. Faculty often welcome nationals from home countries.
The Brown link now - I am not sur but he had been a Brown student

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Re: The shootings, something doesn't add up. [View all] edhopper Dec 2025 OP

If he is a disgruntled graduate student drmeow Dec 2025 #1

Fellow students earlier in life TommyT139 Dec 2025 #17

what doesn't add up? WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2025 #2

A little too convenient? SheltieLover Dec 2025 #3

They , in the news conference, have not said anything .. yet .. about the Boston killing Srkdqltr Dec 2025 #4

There was a separate press conf for Boston TommyT139 Dec 2025 #18

I saw that. Thats why i said yet. Srkdqltr Dec 2025 #19

Sad indeed. TommyT139 Dec 2025 #23

*Providence Totally Tunsie Dec 2025 #5

Spell check edhopper Dec 2025 #9

48 year old immigrant DET Dec 2025 #6

Unfortunately, it makes sense to me bottomofthehill Dec 2025 #7

What was the motive to target edhopper Dec 2025 #8

What is the motive in many mass shootings bottomofthehill Dec 2025 #14

Apparently he attended the same school as the murdered MIT professor. Scrivener7 Dec 2025 #28

The professor and the dead suspect are both from Portugal malaise Dec 2025 #10

Was a Brown student, for PhD, dropped out. Justice Dec 2025 #11

Grad school is a "publish or perish" sweatshop. Now and then a PhD student murders faculty dalton99a Dec 2025 #12

Exactly. Surprising it doesn't happen more often. Irish_Dem Dec 2025 #26

Attended school in Lisbon with the MIT professor Justice Dec 2025 #13

Where did you read that? Nt lostnfound Dec 2025 #24

U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts moondust Dec 2025 #15

A thorough investigation would review the victims business ties IbogaProject Dec 2025 #16

Intetesting! SheltieLover Dec 2025 #27

Unibomber Strelnikov_ Dec 2025 #20

While I'm never one to overlook a potential conspiracy, a man entering middle age reflecting on the failure of his artemisia1 Dec 2025 #21

Definitely has elements of that drmeow Dec 2025 #29

If it involves physics, most of us will never figure it out. Sneederbunk Dec 2025 #22

Stinks to high heaven. PuraVidaDreamin Dec 2025 #25