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Seth Conrad Rich was born on January 3, 1989, to parents Joel and Mary Rich. He had an older brother named Aaron. Rich was raised in Omaha, Nebraska, and was a student at the Friedel Jewish Academy and Central High School.<ref>http://www.jewishomaha.org/jewish-press/2016/seth-conrad-rich/</ref> He was a native of ] and graduate of ].<ref name=Morton /><ref name=Clinton>Hermann, Peter. , '']'' (July 12, 2016).</ref> After high school, he majored in history and political science at ], from which he graduated in 2011.<ref name=obit>, '']'' (July 13, 2016).</ref> Seth Conrad Rich was born on January 3, 1989, to parents Joel and Mary Rich. He had an older brother named Aaron. He was a native of ], student at the Friedel Jewish Academy,<ref>http://www.jewishomaha.org/jewish-press/2016/seth-conrad-rich/</ref> and a graduate of ].<ref name=Morton /><ref name=Clinton>Hermann, Peter. , '']'' (July 12, 2016).</ref> After high school, he majored in history and political science at ], from which he graduated in 2011.<ref name=obit>, '']'' (July 13, 2016).</ref>


While a student at Creighton, he worked with the US Census Bureau as well as the Nebraska Democratic Party, interning for Senator Ben Nelson. After graduating in 2011, Rich obtained employment by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner (a polling company) and relocated to Washington, DC. In Washington DC, Rich found employment with the Democratic National Committee, where he developed a computer program that let people find their polling places by entering their names. There in Washington DC, while speaking on his cell phone with his girl friend, Kelsey, he was gunned down.<ref>http://www.jewishomaha.org/jewish-press/2016/seth-conrad-rich/</ref><ref>http://www.people.com/article/friends-remember-dnc-staffer-seth-rich</ref> While a student at Creighton, he worked with the US Census Bureau as well as the Nebraska Democratic Party, interning for Senator Ben Nelson. After graduating in 2011, Rich obtained employment by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner (a polling company) and relocated to Washington, DC. In Washington DC, Rich found employment with the Democratic National Committee, where he developed a computer program that let people find their polling places by entering their names. There in Washington DC, while speaking on his cell phone with his girl friend, Kelsey, he was gunned down.<ref>http://www.jewishomaha.org/jewish-press/2016/seth-conrad-rich/</ref><ref>http://www.people.com/article/friends-remember-dnc-staffer-seth-rich</ref>

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Seth C. Rich was an American employee of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) who was murdered on July 10, 2016. He was 27 years old.

Early life, education, and employment

Seth Conrad Rich was born on January 3, 1989, to parents Joel and Mary Rich. He had an older brother named Aaron. He was a native of Omaha, Nebraska, student at the Friedel Jewish Academy, and a graduate of Omaha Central High School. After high school, he majored in history and political science at Creighton University, from which he graduated in 2011.

While a student at Creighton, he worked with the US Census Bureau as well as the Nebraska Democratic Party, interning for Senator Ben Nelson. After graduating in 2011, Rich obtained employment by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner (a polling company) and relocated to Washington, DC. In Washington DC, Rich found employment with the Democratic National Committee, where he developed a computer program that let people find their polling places by entering their names. There in Washington DC, while speaking on his cell phone with his girl friend, Kelsey, he was gunned down.

As of July 2016, Rich was Deputy Director of "Data-for-Voter Protection/Expansion" at the DNC, having worked at the DNC for two years. He was developing a computer application for voters to locate polling stations.

Murder and aftermath

Rich was shot twice in the back near his home in the Bloomingdale neighborhood of Washington, D.C., on July 10, 2016. He was found conscious but later died in the hospital. Police suggested Rich may have been killed in an attempted robbery; none of his belongings were taken. A standard reward of $25,000 was offered from the police for information about the death.

Following up on the reward offered by the police, WikiLeaks announced a reward of an additional $20,000 for information leading to a conviction for the murder. After receiving the news of WikiLeaks' bounty, the victim's father, Joel Rich, said "I hope the additional money helps find out who did this." He also said WikiLeaks was "playing a game". Wikileaks issued a statement neither confirming nor denying an association with Rich.

Hillary Clinton spoke of Rich's murder during a speech advocating expansion of gun control regulation. Said Clinton, "Just this past Sunday, a young man, Seth Rich, who worked for the Democratic National Committee to expand voting rights, was shot and killed in his neighborhood in Washington. He was just 27 years old." She added: "Surely we can agree that weapons of war have no place on the streets of America."

See also

References

  1. ^ Morton, Joseph. "D.C. police, family of slain DNC staffer Seth Rich urge anyone with information about murder to come forward", Omaha World-Herald (August 4, 2016; Updated August 10, 2016).
  2. ^ Morton, Joseph. "WikiLeaks offers $20,000 reward for help finding Omaha native Seth Rich's killer", Omaha World-Herald (August 10, 2016; Updated August 11, 2016): "Rich had worked for the DNC for two years and helped develop a computer program to make it easier for people to find polling places on Election Day."
  3. http://www.jewishomaha.org/jewish-press/2016/seth-conrad-rich/
  4. ^ Hermann, Peter. "Hillary Clinton invokes name of slain DNC aide Seth Rich in calling for gun control", Washington Post (July 12, 2016).
  5. ^ "Rich, Seth C.", Omaha World-Herald (July 13, 2016).
  6. http://www.jewishomaha.org/jewish-press/2016/seth-conrad-rich/
  7. http://www.people.com/article/friends-remember-dnc-staffer-seth-rich
  8. http://abcnews.go.com/US/dnc-staffer-killed-wanted-make-difference-family/story?id=40551800
  9. ^ Allen, Nick. WikiLeaks offers $20,000 reward over murder of Democrat staffer Seth Rich. The Daily Telegraph (10 August 2016).
  10. "Mother, Police Seeking Tips on Killing of DNC Staffer Seth Rich". NBC Washington. August 5, 2016.
  11. Khan, Mariam. DNC Employee Shot Dead in DC Over the Weekend, ABC News (11 July 2016).
  12. ^ "WikiLeaks offers reward for help finding DNC staffer’s killer", Washington Post (10 August 2016).
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