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<p>I myself have made no claims about any of the above. I DID say that I read many such claims in the comments section of the local paper, written by posters who claimed to have played hockey with or against the suspect, attended school with either the suspect or the victim (they were several years apart in school), or were friends of the family, both his and hers, or were friends of a purported victim in a sealed cased in which he was allegedly involved as a young adolescent. The comments section contained several references to a roommate who was also assaulted, but I have not seen any mention of a roommate in any of the news reports.</p>
<p>I suspect that there are claims being made in the comments section which are completely false, some which have an element of truth to them, and some which are spot on. However, it remains to be seen which ones are which. That’s why I specifically refrained from repeating anything about the alleged expunged case. There were many references in the comments section about the father being abusive, though I don’t recall reading anything about alcoholism. Many claimed to have witnessed the father being “very tough” on the kid during his hockey career, which puts him in the company of many others, yet doesn’t necessarily make him an abuser. </p>
<p>I’m sure we will hear more about all of the above in the months to come, just as we did in the UVA case. Any time you have a beautiful girl, an attractive and accomplished athlete, and a murder, there will be intense media scrutiny, with the mix of fact and fiction which inevitably accompanies such an event.</p>