article_snippet: On Thursday, someone did.
article_snippet: Who was the software engineer, a U.S. citizen from Alpharetta, Georgia, who drew such rage from some and adoration from others?
article_snippet: Software was his career, but writing and blogging were his calling.
article_snippet: CNN could not independently verify a Facebook account in his name belongs to a witness.
article_snippet: They landed in his email inbox and cropped up on social media.
article_snippet: CNN's Ray Sanchez, Lonzo Cook, Greg Botelho, Farid Ahmed and John Couwels contributed to this report.