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allegedly committed suicide
Aaron Swartz’s death was officially and contemporaneously described as a suicide, not merely an unverified allegation.
Full reasoning
The post’s wording suggests uncertainty about whether Aaron Swartz died by suicide. But the contemporaneous record does not treat this as an unresolved allegation.
- In the official statement released the next day, Swartz’s family and partner said: “Aaron Swartz hanged himself on Friday in his Brooklyn apartment.”
- MIT’s 2013 FAQ about its internal review of the case states that President Reif’s request followed “Swartz’s suicide” and separately refers to “his death by suicide on Jan. 11, 2013.”
Those are direct contemporaneous sources from people closest to Swartz and from MIT’s official review materials. So calling his death merely “alleged” is misleading and inconsistent with the documented record.
2 sources
- Official statement from family and partner of Aaron Swartz
Our beloved brother, son, friend, and partner Aaron Swartz hanged himself on Friday in his Brooklyn apartment.
- FAQ on report to President Reif regarding MIT and Aaron Swartz | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Reif's request for a thorough analysis of MIT's activities followed, by two days, Swartz's suicide at his apartment in Brooklyn, N.Y.... At the time of his death by suicide on Jan. 11, 2013, Aaron Swartz was a 26-year-old computer programmer.