In less than a year of marriage, Michael and Elise were technically physically separated for large amounts of time by this move and careers. Worth a glance, if you look at this video of the two of them from last summer [2012] , you will notice they do not behave as a loving couple, let alone newlyweds in comparison to the reporter John Avalon and his wife. In fact, the bubbly-ness and warmth Elise usually exudes [in other media appearances] is completely lacking in this CNN piece .
When Elise finally did speak out after Michael's death, she didn't have much to say that would indicate she was in fact investigating the death of her husband as has been repeatedly reported, nor does she say she believes in any way that something nefarious had occurred instead saying, she believed it was just a, "tragic accident".
The Influence Of Substances
Michael had an admitted [recent] history of Adderall abuse. Amphetamines were listed [however trace] as positive in the toxicology report . DMT -- a hallucinogenic, was also reported to be positive along with pot.
Unlike some recent headlines that alluded Michael was using "meth" with all of it's connotations of snorting speed , there is no indication this was the case and sadly it is an unfair rumor being circulated as fact.
There was obviously some amount of concern over Michael's drug use on the part of his family because his brother had flown-in the day before Michael's accident for intervention however, there were no public statements by the family prior to the tox report about any potential drug use.
In an earlier interview -- while I was investigating reporter Kimberly Dvorak's coverage of Michael's death , KTLA news reporter, Carolyn Costello, said that when she was vetting information on SSG Joe Biggs -- and the e-mail Michael had sent him and others, that Michael's family left her feeling that there was something of a "more personal nature" going on with Michael prior to his death.
Amphetamines are known to cause sleeplessness, paranoia and agitation.
A Paranoid State
Michael was clearly agitated and paranoid; colleagues, family, friends and neighbors have reported Michael had been acting paranoid and was communicating "in code".
To further establish this, in Michael's own words [in the his cryptic e-mail sent approximately 18-hours before his death] he himself said he was being investigated and was going of the radar.
Was his paranoia brought on by Adderall abuse or had he been tipped off that something really was up?
Or both?
Or, as reported in LA Weekly, was there a genuine concern by Elise and Michael's family that his mental health was deteriorating ? Or as reported by WRAP, were the previous reports inaccurate and only fueling falsehoods?
Would others believe he was unstable simply because they would not/could not believe that his suspicions and accusations were true as is often the case when anyone discusses anything that sounds outlandish?
Information hasn't exactly been forthcoming , which has only added to the continued flames of conspiracy over the fiery crash .
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