If this truly happened, it truly is a tragedy and a crime. However, I feel that this has no place on Hacker News (or elsewhere on the internet) when it is unsub

If this truly happened, it truly is a tragedy and a crime. However, I feel that this has no place on Hacker News (or elsewhere on the internet) when it is unsubstantiated. If it isn't true, then we're all taking part in a horrible defamation of character.