Mike Connel was Karl Rove’s IT guy, and had been described as the GOP’s, “high IQ Forrest Gump” by lawyers investigating allegations of GOP vote manipulation for his presence at almost every instance of voting irregularities, and now he has been killed in a plane crash. He was the only one on the plane at the time of the crash. (see also here)

He was also a source for the Managing Editor for investigative news at Raw Story.

Before his death, his lawyers alleged that he and his family were threatened by Karl Rove.

How utterly convenient.