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Unless there's been any major reports of Parkinson's in that area afterwards or prior, I think it was probably a coincidence
There is a conspiracy theory, that this case and my previous post, Robert Pickton is related:
- Both happened around Vancouver.
- Pickton was working on the pig farm from 1970. He could mix his victims' bodies with sold pork around 1977.
- There are some theories that prions can cause Parkinson's. You can get prions if you consume human brain.
The problems with this theory:
- Pickton's murders officially started later in the 80s.
- The connection between prions and Parkinson's is not fully understood if there is any
- Officially 4 people is not a Parkinson's cluster, so it can just happen accidentally without common source.
More info in this reddit thread: https://old.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/y0l3rf/til_michael_j_foxs_first_role_was_in_a_canadian/
If I remember correctly though his father may have done that as well
Probably just a coincidence, right?...
Coincidences are definitely an extremely common thing in the world. Always need to weed them out with care, to avoid jumping to conclusions.
this post was submitted on 03 Sep 2023
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