In2010DavidCrowley,anIraqveteran,aspiringfilmmakerandcharismaticupandcomingvoiceinfringepolitics,beganproductiononhisfilm'GrayState'Setinadystopiannearfuturewherecivillibertiesaretrampledbyanunrestrainedfederalgovernment,thefilm'scrowdfundedtrailerwasenthusiasticallyreceivedbytheburgeoningonlinecommunityoflibertarians,TeaPartyactivistsaswellasmembersofthenascentaltrightInJanuaryof2015,CrowleywasfounddeadwithhisfamilyintheirsuburbanMinnesotahomeTheirshockingdeathsquicklybecomeacausecélèbreforconspiracytheoristswhospeculatethatCrowleywasassassinatedbyashadowygovernmentconcernedaboutafilmandfilmmakerthatwasgettingtooclosetothetruthabouttheiraims