David may have had a rough

past, but if you don't have anything specific to go on except assumptions,

you should refrain from using statements like, "led a double life

of sorts," with "a circle of friends who may have been involved

in illegal activities," and, "Anyone with information on the

allegedly seedy side of Mangham's acquaintances...". "Seedy"

could have been completely left out.

Granted, that may be what the

police are assuming, too, but I really don't think it's fair to say those

things when many like me and my family are mourning the death of this

man. I would appreciate in the future for you to only state things that

you know to be true, not things that sound good or make a story more interesting.

Please remember that people

make mistakes, and that shouldn't follow them the rest of their lives.

David did a lot of good things no matter what may be uncovered in this

investigation, and that shouldn't be forgotten either. I want to know

the truth about what happened and I know that you would love to report

it, and that calls for information from wherever it can be gotten, but

there's no reason to talk bad about a man that was shot to death in his

own home.

And if David is found to have

"seedy friends" (as you put it) but there is nothing that David

did more than to be friends with these people then it doesn't warrant

being written about because that's no crime. When you work in one of the

highest crime rate areas of metro Atlanta, you don't want to be enemies

with bad people. David was a smart guy and that's a very possible reason

for him having some "bad friends."

David Bradley

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