Earlier this month, first time mentioned here?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3052235/posts
No, the while story was discussed on FR right after it happened:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2949193/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2949462/posts
There appear to have been a bunch of other articles posted as well.