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May 20, 2009

ARCHIVE 7/31/08: Author Muchnick Discusses ‘Benoit Wikipedia Hacker’ in Radio Interview

Author Irvin Muchnick discusses the mystery of the “Benoit Wikipedia hacker” in an interview with Sean Patrick on WOC Radio in Davenport, Iowa, Friday, August 1, at 6:35 a.m.
May 20, 2009

ARCHIVE 7/29/08: What the Benoit Wikipedia Hacker Police Video Should Tell Us – But Probably Won’t

What I hope to accomplish by this exercise was well explained by Wikipedia’s founder, Jimmy Wales, on June 29, 2007, the same day the cops were grilling Greenberg. “The guy who’s admitted to [the unauthorized edit of Benoit’s Wiki page] said it was just a coincidence,” Wales said. “He said he was hearing rumors. I wonder where those rumors came from. I guess the police will figure that out eventually.”
May 20, 2009

ARCHIVE 7/28/08: Benoit Author Muchnick Appeals to Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission for Release of Wikipedia Hacker Police Video

The author of a forthcoming book on the double murder/suicide of pro wrestler Chris Benoit today asked the Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission to reverse the refusal by the Stamford Police Department to release a videotaped interrogation that was part of the Benoit investigation.
May 20, 2009

ARCHIVE 7/26/08: Benoit Wikipedia Hacker Video: Appeal Planned to Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission

As noted earlier, the Stamford Police Department has denied my request for a copy of the complete videotape of a detective’s June 29, 2007, interview of Benoit Wikipedia hacker Matthew Greenberg. Today I informed Stamford PD of my intention to appeal to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission.
May 20, 2009

ARCHIVE 7/23/08: Fayette County Sheriff’s Lawyer on Benoit Wikipedia Hacker Video: ‘I’m Not Being Stubborn. (Maybe I Am.)’

Fayette County Sheriff’s Lawyer on Benoit Wikipedia Hacker Video: ‘I’m Not Being Stubborn. (Maybe I Am.)’ Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 Thursday, July 17, 2008 11:37 AM […]
May 20, 2009

ARCHIVE 7/16/08: Benoit Wikipedia Hacker Police Video Snippet (Part 3 – Why We Should Care)

No one is saying that Matt Greenberg murdered Chris, Nancy, or Daniel Benoit, or had prior knowledge of the crimes. But that doesn’t mean that the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office’s barebones and conclusory hearsay – “Greenberg is ‘harmless’” – should stand as the final public word on the matter. I say this for at least four reasons.
May 20, 2009

ARCHIVE 7/16/08: Benoit Wikipedia Hacker Police Video Snippet (Part 2 – Stonewall)

Greenberg was named for the first time in the Fayette County sheriff’s February 2008 report closing the Benoit investigation. The case summary was coordinated and authored by Detective Ethon Harper. The reference to Greenberg, however, is buried in a single paragraph of a “case supplemental” by Detective Joshua Shelton.
May 20, 2009

ARCHIVE 7/16/08: Benoit Wikipedia Hacker Police Video Snippet (Part 1 – Transcript)

In this post, I will transcribe the pertinent content of the video snippet.
May 20, 2009

ARCHIVE 7/11/08: Benoit Wikipedia Hacker Video Interview Search Reset

More information on the role, or non-role, of Matthew T. Greenberg, the now-iconic “Benoit Wikipedia hacker,” is at hand.
Concussion Inc. - Author Irvin Muchnick