David Crowley, an Iraq soldier, aspiring filmmaker, and dynamic up-and-coming figure in fringe politics, began production on Gray State in 2010. Set in a dystopian near-future when civil liberties are crushed by an unchecked federal government, the film's crowd-funded trailer earned a warm reception from the developing online community of libertarians, Tea Party activists, and members of the budding alt-right. Crowley's body was discovered at his suburban Minnesota home with his family in January 2015. Their terrible murders rapidly became a cause célèbre for conspiracy theorists, who speculated that Crowley was slain by a clandestine government concerned that the film and filmmaker were getting too near to the truth about their objectives.
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David Crowley, an Iraq soldier, aspiring filmmaker, and dynamic up-and-coming figure in fringe politics, began production on Gray State in 2010. Set in a dystopian near-future when civil liberties are crushed by an unchecked federal government, the film's crowd-funded trailer earned a warm reception from the developing online community of libertarians, Tea Party activists, and members of the budding alt-right. Crowley's body was discovered at his suburban Minnesota home with his family in January 2015. Their terrible murders rapidly became a cause célèbre for conspiracy theorists, who speculated that Crowley was slain by a clandestine government concerned that the film and filmmaker were getting too near to the truth about their objectives.
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