Compulsive letter-writer clearly had nothing else to do with his time

While Mitch Albom’s non-punishment by the Detroit Free Press is inflaming debate out here, on the left coast the intrepid reporters at the Contra Costa Times smoked out their very own fraud: compulsive letter-writer Kyle Vallone, who concocted a variety of identities under which to submit letters to the editor of various Bay-area newspapers. A model of discretion, he’d also send an angry email whenever a letter wasn’t published. Eventually, reporter Sarah Krupp connected the dots and exposed him as someone with a great deal of time on his hands.

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