"I'm onto a big story and need to go off the radar for a bit."

And:

..."Feds were interviewing his close friends and associates." "Perhaps if the authorities arrive, Buzzfeed GQ or HG may be wise to immediately request legal counsel..."

Apparently Michael Hastings sent the above as an email blast just 15 hours before his death, and in the instant case, the email was blind copied.

The FBI denies Hastings was ever under investigation.

It becomes curiouser and curiouser to me.