It is well known among conspiracy theorists the fate the befell Journalist Danny Casolaro in the early morning hours of August 10, 1991 in Martinsburg, WV. The questions that seem to follow this case appear never ending, only leading to more. Why would a man, at the pinnacle of his research and career,  kill himself in a bathtub at the Sheraton Hotel? In the days leading up to his demise, that Danny had traveled to Martinsburg, WV to facilitate the exchange of information which should have wrapped up his research for an upcoming book he had spent the last year writing. A book that, if proven to be true, would blow the whistle on multiple facets of government corruption among top ranking U.S. Officials. For years, many have speculated that it was this knowledge that ultimately got Danny killed. But what truly happened to Danny Casolaro? Join the Cold Case Crew as they discuss “The Suspicious Murder of Danny Casolaro and the Octopus Conspiracy,” a case local to Martinsburg, WV. 

Books:
Thomas, Kenn. Keith, Jim. The Octopus: Secret Government and the Death of Danny Casolaro. Feral House. 2003.Port Townsend, WA. 

Television:
Unsolved Mysteries: Season 5, Episode 21

Websites/ Newspaper Articles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Casolaro
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1991/08/31/what-killed-danny-casolaro/ea110460-d4d0-4052-a84c-3660b6989ebe/
https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/1991/12/the-strange-death-of-danny-casolaro
https://buffalonews.com/news/the-suicide-that-wasnt-ex-cop-says-reporters-death-was
murder----and/article_605ed739-8fa5-59c1-a910-c5962efdaff0.html
https://archive.org/details/DannyCasolaroFBI/29B-WF-171994-D-Serials_223_224_225_229_230/
https://archive.org/details/casolaro
https://web.archive.org/web/20080220064431/http://backissues.cjrarchives.org/year/91/6/octopus.asp
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1991/07/28/bcci-scandal-behind-the-bank-of-crooks-and-criminals/563f2216-1180-4094-a13d-fd4955d59435/
https://www.wvfuneralboard.com/Portals/WVFuneralBoard/docs/ComplianceGuide/guide_to_embalming_requirements.pdf

Special Thank You’s:
Thank You to Our Families
The Martinsburg Police Department
The City of Martinsburg
Candor Creative Company
Kevin Beatty

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