>Georgia Judge Who Took His Own Life Sent a Cryptic Message to Governor Brian Kemp
A Georgia judge who took his own life inside his courtroom sent a final chilling email to the state's Governor before he died. Stephen Yekel was found dead inside Effingham County Court last week, on what should have been his last day on the bench. Yekel, 74, had recently lost a bid for re-election and speculation has swirled around whether this has played a role in the tragedy.
Now it has emerged that Yekel sent Governor Brian Kemp a message before he killed himself which read: 'Now they will have to appoint someone'.
The cryptic communication was obtained by The Georgia Virtue journalist Jessica Szilagyi, who said it referenced Yekel's attempt to overthrow the election result. The judge's legal assistant Charlene Kessler then accused Szilagyi ·of hacking the court's emails to obtain the message, however Szilagyi insists she obtained the message through legal, investigative means. A police report filed following Kessler's claims shows that Yekel's email to Kemp was sent at around 2.18am, indicating he was likely still alive at that time on December 31.
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