To New Jersey prosecutors, Caleb Lawrence McGillvary is simply a murder suspect, and a dangerous one at that. But to at least some of the thousands of fans who know him as a hero for using a hatchet to stop another man's attack on two people in Fresno, California, accusations that the long-haired homeless hitchhiker bludgeoned a 73-year-old lawyer to death are unfathomable. "I'm having a hard time seeing Kai as a cold-blooded killer," one of his fans posted on his Facebook page Friday. "I hope they really listen to him and do a proper investigation." Another fan started trying to raise money for a legal defense fund. As of midday Friday, it had collected $66.
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"The investigation came together very quickly," the prosecutor says
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Caleb Lawrence McGillvary is jailed for allegedly killing a New Jersey lawyer
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Prosecutors suggest the pair had relationship; McGillvary felt assaulted, a post suggests
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He gained Internet fame as a hitchhiker who came to the aid of two under attack
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