I ditto what the_std said. Not allowing us to discuss it only fuels more speculation, more 'what ifs.' Suicide is sadly common in that town, so there's no way to know if those news articles are talking about Plaid or someone else.
Then do as several others did and PM a mod to ask if there were any details that could be released privately.
__________________ Point to Ponder:
Is it considered irony when someone on an internet forum makes a post that can be considered to look like it was written by a 3rd grade dropout, and they are poking fun of the fact that another person couldn't spell?