Brett Kimberlin Returns

From The Other McCain we get the following. Return of the Pro Se Pipsqueak: Disney and Hulu Get Sued by Brett Kimberlin!

This current legal action is in relation to a documentary on Disney/Hulu about the so-called The Speedway Murders.

In 1978, four teenagers who worked at a Burger Chef fast-food restaurant in the Indianapolis suburb of Speedway, Indiana, were kidnapped and murdered. The local police badly bungled the investigation, and no one was ever convicted for what was at the time a very notorious local crime.

Brett Kimberlin had previous sued The Other McCain.

One of the things you must remember is that I’ve been a journalist since 1986, and spent decades with a copy of the AP Stylebook and Libel Manual on my desk. The secret to avoiding libel is simple: (a) stick to the facts and (b) always attribute accusations. It is not me, the reporter, who is accusing the suspect of a crime; rather, I am merely reporting what “police say” the suspect has done.

The creators of the documentary, The Speedway Murders may or may not have defamed Mr. Kimberlin. That is for others to sort out. I'm not even clear on the details of the suit. The courts will figure that out.

Just for the record, by the way, I am informed by people who have looked into the Burger Chef murders that Kimberlin almost certainly was not involved with that particular crime which was likely committed by someone personally connected to one of those teenage victims.

Click thru for more details on the current case, and the way the case went for The Other McCain. It is hard to believe that was all more than 10 years ago. Instapundit, Popehat, and Legal Insurrection all covered that suit. I think it may be how I was introduced to The Other McCain. I would have to go back and check the archives.