Danny Casolaro

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Joseph Daniel Casolaro (June 16, 1947 – August 10, 1991) was an American freelance writer who investigated the Inslaw case and a series of alleged connections that he called "the Octopus". He was found dead in a hotel room in Martinsburg, West Virginia, in August 1991. His death was ruled a suicide. Casolaro believed that the Inslaw dispute was connected to several political and financial controversies, including the Iran–Contra affair, the 1980 October Surprise theory, and the collapse of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International. He referred to the alleged network connecting these events as "the Octopus". Casolaro's family claimed that he was murdered. They state that before he left for Martinsburg he told his brother that he had been receiving harassing phone calls late at night, that some of them were threatening, and that if something were to happen to him while in Martinsburg it would not be an accident. They also cited his well-known squeamishness and fear of blood tests, and...

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