Xenu is a potential suspect

Weird. I heard that Xenu was being questioned and that the e-meter readings were off the charts!!!

Publicist who tried to blackmail Tom Cruise found dead

LOS ANGELES (AFP) — A man who tried to extort money from Tom Cruise with stolen photos of the star's Italian wedding to actress Katie Holmes has been found dead, US authorities said on Saturday. David Hans Schmidt, 47, "was found dead in his home around 3 p.m. (2100 GMT) Friday" in Phoenix, Arizona, said Lieutenant Anthony Lopez, spokesman for the Phoenix Police Department. The Arizona Republic reported on its website that Schmidt had committed suicide, quoting his brother who said the publicist had suffered from depression. In July, Schmidt was arrested by the FBI after he tried to sell Cruise pictures from the couple's 2006 wedding for at least one million dollars. Schmidt, who admitted to the extortion charge in a plea deal, has been under home arrest since last month. Police went to his house after noticing the tracking device on his ankle had not moved. He was due to appear for formal sentencing in a federal court on October 11. [afp]

Schmidt was a controversial figure, best known for the deals he brokered to sell salacious celebrity memorabilia, including the contents of a storage unit rented by Paris Hilton, topless photos of rescued U.S. Army POW Pfc. Jessica Lynch, nude photos of Jamie Foxx and a score of videos featuring the sexcapades of stars like Colin Farrell, Tonya Harding (the "wedding night" tape), Divine Brown and Dustin "Screech" Diamond, among others. [us weekly]