BIZZARE claims are being posted on internet conspiracy theory websites surrounding the recent sudden death of Kelso inventor and businessman Dean Warwick, writes Mark Entwistle.
The eccentric New Zealander, who had lived in a converted church in Kelso with his wife Jean for 20 years, dropped dead of a suspected heart attack on October 7, in the middle of his address at a conference staged by the organisation, Probe Interna
tional, in Blackpool.
The event was a magnet for UFO believers and conspiracy theorists of all sorts and some of those who were there have even taken to suggesting Mr Warwick's death may not have been due to natural causes.
Several sources have made the outlandish claim that he may have been killed by some kind of 'ray gun' by a shadowy organisation to silence him.
One such popular internet site, 'The Truthseeker', says that in the weeks prior to the conference, Mr Warwick had promised he would name who was really behind the murder of former US presidential candidate Bobby Kennedy, that he would name the 'Anti-Christ' and even reveal the 'truth' behind such tragedies as 9/11 and the blowing up of Pan Am Flight 103, over Lockerbie.
The Blackpool conference also apparently attracted the likes of former television presenter David Icke, whose career went into meltdown after he claimed on national television to be the 'Son of God' and now believes the Earth is ruled by a race of reptilian aliens masquerading as human beings.
Here in the Borders, Mr Warwick, who is survived by his wife Jean, was probably best known for his invention of the Ampliflaire heating system, which led to an appearance on the popular 'Tomorrow's World' television technology programme some years ago.
Mrs Warwick has dismissed any claims of a sinister involvement in her husband's death, telling the press she is satisfied that her husband died of natural causes.
Mr Warwick's funeral was held on Friday in Kelso.
