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Justice for Gemmel Moore? Family wants answers in escort's death at Dem donor's home
Fox News ^ | Feb 13 2018 | Christopher Carbone

Posted on 02/13/2018 11:14:35 AM PST by smileyface

Family and friends of a male escort found dead in the West Hollywood home of a high-powered Democratic Party donor last year continue to press for answers—in a case that has eluded the national media spotlight on incidents of sexual misconduct and racial injustice.

Gemmel Moore, 26, was discovered by police on July 27 inside the apartment of Ed Buck, 63. Buck is a well-known Democratic contributor, and has given more than $500,000 to an array of Democrats including Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey and a variety of state and local organizations in California.

The Los Angeles County Coroner’s office initially ruled the death an accidental methamphetamine overdose. But the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Bureau on Aug. 14 announced they would investigate if there is any criminal culpability, after Moore’s family and friends disputed the initial finding.

Investigators told Fox News they would like to have the inquiry wrapped up in the near future—but have had trouble interviewing certain witnesses.

“We should have all the information, so we can make a good evaluation of everything that transpired to see if there’s any criminal culpability,” Lt. Joe Mendoza, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office homicide bureau, told Fox News in a recent telephone interview.

Detectives have already interviewed “numerous” witnesses who have information to share about their interactions with Buck, according to Mendoza. But investigators are trying to schedule additional interviews with people who may have useful information.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: buck; democrat; drugs; homosexual
“I honestly don’t know what to do. I’ve become addicted to drugs and the worst one at that,” a December entry reads. “Ed Buck is the one to thank. He gave me my first injection of crystal meth it was very painful, but after all the troubles, I became addicted…”

Moore’s final journal entry, dated December 3, 2016, reads: “If it didn’t hurt so bad, I’d kill myself, but I’ll let Ed Buck do it for now.”

1 posted on 02/13/2018 11:14:36 AM PST by smileyface
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To: smileyface

I read this story earlier today. First I had heard of it. Hmmm...

Homosexuals are involved in some sick crap.


2 posted on 02/13/2018 11:19:50 AM PST by ilovesarah2012
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To: smileyface

The deceased prostitute’s family can smell the potential money (BIG Money!) over three states away from the Dem Donor’s front door.


3 posted on 02/13/2018 11:21:26 AM PST by lee martell
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To: lee martell

I would be guessing Adam S.


4 posted on 02/13/2018 11:33:40 AM PST by DrDude
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To: ilovesarah2012

Yes, not paying for sex, but paying for them to take illegal drugs...


5 posted on 02/13/2018 11:59:16 AM PST by smileyface (Things looking up in RED PA! I love President Trump!)
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To: ilovesarah2012

To paraphrase Edwin Edwards, he was not caught in bed with a live boy, or dead girl - but a dead boy.


6 posted on 02/13/2018 12:04:42 PM PST by PGR88
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To: smileyface

A footnote.

I worked with Ed Buck on then Repub Gov Ev Mecham’s recall fight in the late ‘80s in AZ. (I was young and a dumb Dem then).

He posed as a Republican to appear to be non-partisan and just a good citizen doing his duty by recalling the odious gov. Buck was a mercurial person in those days. Always had money, had a home up the side of Camelback Mountain.


7 posted on 02/13/2018 12:18:08 PM PST by Az Joe (Gloria in excelsis Deo)
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To: smileyface

...maybe to addict them so that they would do his bidding???


8 posted on 02/13/2018 1:09:31 PM PST by smileyface (Things looking up in RED PA! I love President Trump!)
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To: lee martell

Prostitute or not, gay or not, if Buck was pushing hard drugs that led to addicting people and to at least one death, he is scum, a criminal and should be prosecuted. However, Buck is a major Dem donor in the bluest of states and, as a gay, he is a protected Dem class. So I don’t expect any justice in this case.


9 posted on 02/13/2018 1:30:56 PM PST by Avalon Memories ( Proud Deplorable. Proud born-in-the-USA American Dreamer.)
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To: lee martell
The deceased prostitute’s family can smell the potential money (BIG Money!) over three states away from the Dem Donor’s front door.

Wow, are you really trying to defend the scumbag Buck here? Did you read the article?

10 posted on 02/13/2018 4:50:16 PM PST by KevinB (When you drink the water, remember the men or women who dug the well.)
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To: KevinB

No. Not trying to defend anyone.
No one looks good in this affair.


11 posted on 02/13/2018 5:29:25 PM PST by lee martell
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