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With an insurance settlement in place and not much else in the press lately about NSU Prof. Morgan Lewis' murder, SD Watch received his comment today on an earlier story from an "APD Officer 264":

Let me tell you from actually working on the case that it leaves very little doubt that this was in fact a murder. even the Coroner ruled it a homicide. A suspect had a motive and knew facts of the case that were never relased to the public. I read the report. I worked on the case. I dealt with the suspect. I like many other officers still feel that it was murder, not suicide. But 2 murders on NSU would look bad in the press and enrollment would drop. A suicide and an accicental death look a lot better to prospective college students than 2 murders with no arrests.

I have no idea if this commenter is a real cop in Aberdeen or someone yanking our chains. But it does seem have a ring of truth to it.

Regardless, Prof. Morgan's death never seemed to add up fact-wise. It wouldn't be the first time a spin was put on tragic events in the name of commerce or institutional image.

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