Creative Speculation

I am an Indy resident and I read Gary's posts every single day for years. I am totally lost without him--we'll not know what we used to know about the shenanigans in the city, the state and beyond.

He was the only writer in Indy that consistently spoke truth to power. His greatest focus was on the city of Indianapolis and the dirty dealings by the recently ended Republican administration. Gary was right a lot more than he was wrong and he had a huge following, probably way more than he knew. If he came across as paranoid at times it looks like he had a very good reason.

It is highly suspicious that he died in the way he did, when he did--just after the post about Rafael Cruz and on the eve of the Indiana primary which was to be Ted Cruz's last hurrah. I'm not sold on the "he was depressed" meme that has been spread here in Indy. It seems that his death is already forgotten.

Killing himself on a public stairwell does not seem like something he would have done. Also, the lack of a suicide note by such a prolific writer is a huge disconnect.

I wish I had the connections to get this investigated properly. There is very little stomach in this city for unfettered journalism. I have good reason to know. In the early 2000's I spent several years trying to launch a weekly newsmagazine that had investigative reporting as one of its cornerstones. Those who had the ability to invest in such a magazine did not want us to succeed. And we never did get the $ to do much.