Anti-Vaccine Doctor Jeff Bradstreet Dead in Apparent Suicide

[malaise]

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/anti-vaccine-doctor-jeff-bradstreet-apparent-suicide-officials-n382981
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Anti-vaccine doctor Jeff Bradstreet was found dead in an apparent suicide in North Carolina, officials said.

The Rutherford County Sherriff's Office said in a news release issued this week that Bradstreet died of what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest.

He was found in a river in the Rocky Broad River in Chimney Rock on June 19 by a fisherman.

"The case is still under investigation," the news release said.

His family is raising funds online to investigate his death, the Associated Press reported.

Bradstreet ran a clinic in Buford, Georgia, and published autism research based on the claim that vaccines cause autism, the AP said.

[elehhhhna]

1. .

[Bernie 2016]

2. One less quack off the earth...

A million more to go, unfortuantely.....

[uppityperson]

3. My condolences to this family and friends.

huh

[Spider Jerusalem]

4. And nothing of value was lost (n/t)

[herding cats]

5. A bit more about the FDA raid.

BUFORD — Dr. Jeff Bradstreet, an autism researcher hailed as a hero by some, dismissed as a fringe conspiracy theorist by others, is believed to have committed suicide following a visit to his Buford office by federal agents, authorities confirmed Thursday.

Multiple law enforcement officials said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration searched Bradstreet Wellness Center last week. On Monday, plastic sheets covered the windows of the two suites the office takes up in a complex off Commerce Drive, and the doors were locked.

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The FDA has yet to reveal why agents searched the office of the doctor, reportedly a former pastor who has been controversial for well over a decade. Robert Hiser, an assistant special agent in charge with the federal agency’s criminal investigations division, referred questions to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Atlanta, which couldn’t immediately be reached Thursday.

The Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency aided the FDA with the raid, but director Rick Allen said Thursday he wasn’t immediately able to give information on the purpose of the search.

http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2015/jun/25/controversial-autism-researcher-jeff-bradstreet/

[malaise]

9. Interesting

Thanks

[herding cats]

12. I don't know a lot about this, or him.

I had read this a couple of days ago and thought it might be of interest in the conversation.

If I were to hazard a guess, I'd say he thought the jig was up and chose to take his life. But, that's pure speculation on my part.

[malaise]

17. I know even less

[jmowreader]

6. His quackery may have caught up with him

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bradstreet

[Warpy]

7. It caught up with him more than once, apparently

Quackwatch has an interesting page on him, http://www.quackwatch.com/11Ind/bradstreet.html

Insurance fraud seems to have been part of his "treatment."

[matt819]

8. Huh?

If the case is still under investigation, what's with the fund raising?

[Electric Monk]

10. Someone should have warned him that high speed lead poisoning can be hazardous to ones health

[jmowreader]

16. You can fix it with chelation

If you can fix autism with it, like this idiot claimed, you certainly should be able to cure a bullet wound to the heart.

[Cal Carpenter]

13. Perhaps

the weight of knowing you are a dangerous grifter along with the weight of knowing you're busted is too much to bear.

[kelliekat44]

14. May he rest in peace. Condolences to his family and loved ones. nt

[Liberal_in_LA]

15. condolences to his loved ones