In②0①0DavidCrowley,anIraqveteran,aspiringfilmmakerandcharismaticup-and-comingvoiceinfringepolitics,beganproductiononhisfilm’GrayState.’Setinadystopiannear-futurewherecivillibertiesaretrampledbyanunrestrainedfederalgovernment,thefilm’scrowdfundedtrailerwasenthusiasticallyreceivedbytheburgeoningonlinecommunityoflibertarians,TeaPartyactivistsaswellasmembersofthenascentalt-right.InJanuaryof②0①⑤,CrowleywasfounddeadwithhisfamilyintheirsuburbanMinnesotahome.TheirshockingdeathsquicklybecomeacausecélèbreforconspiracytheoristswhospeculatethatCrowleywasassassinatedbyashadowygovernmentconcernedaboutafilmandfilmmakerthatwasgettingtooclosetothetruthabouttheiraims.