Journalist Michael Hastings Emailed Colleagues, Friends That He 'Needed To Go Off The Radar' Just Hours Before He Died In A Fiery Car Crash -- Daily Mail
* Hastings indicated the FBI were investigating him, saying they were interviewing his 'close friends and associates' and said he was onto a 'big story'
* The journalist said he needed to 'go off the radar for a bit'
* Hastings died about 15 hours after sending the email when his car smashed into a palm tree in LA
* The FBI has denied Hastings was being investigated
Hours before he died in the early hours of Tuesday morning, award-winning journalist Michael Hastings sent an email to various colleagues saying his 'close friends and associates' were being interviewed by the FBI and that he needed to 'go off the radar' for a while.
The email also said he was onto a big story and advised his colleagues that if authorities arrived at BuzzFeed, Hastings' employer, they should consult lawyers before speaking to them.
In the subject line, Hastings wrote 'FBI Investigation re: NSA.' He sent the email to colleagues just before 1pm Monday and blind-copied in his friend, Staff Sergeant Joseph Biggs.
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My Comment: This case is getting very weird.
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