Raddison wrote:
Not an official obituary but probably contains most of what an official obituary would contain:
https://www.theeastsiderla.com/neighborhoods/east_los_angeles/frank-meza-a-tragic-ending-overshadows-a-doctor-s-life/article_d380398e-aab7-11e9-968e-177359a8410e.html
Meza's wife is frequently quoted. And deluded. She seems very much in denial.
The article doesn't consult anyone for a differing view.
She and the reporter suggest Frank's death is "apparent" suicide. And offer an inventful narrative that his DQ from the LA Marathon is an isolated misunderstanding; that Meza legitimately ran the full distance, in record-setting time, and his result was struck on a technicality.
No mention of Frank's other marathon DQs. No mention of irrefutable statistical evidence. No mention of lack of third-party or fitness corroboration commonly supporting such notable efforts. No mention of utter improbability of lengthy off-course bathroom stops, or sidewalk stretching, or full stops atop timing mats... and while en route to record-setting attempts and results. Or an attempt to explain why Frank rides a bike during a marathon race.
The article simply apes the wife's position. Meza "succumbed to online harassment".
Being outed as a longtime, intentional cheat was a catalyst event in Meza's suicide.
But would a sane or reasonable person have hurled themselves off a bridge as a result of being caught? Would a sane and reasonable person of his stature and position have cheated as he did? But yet he did...
It's dishonest to characterize a fair and necessary process of exposing a spectacularly ignominious cheat as "online harassment".
It would be unfortunate if Marathon Investigation closed up. That would mean succumbing to the real online bullies here; Frank's family and sympathizers, who would have us believe down is up and wrong is right.
If MI shutters, the effect of Frank's grossly unbalanced actions would be to imbue impunity to other cheats.