PS. Since my objectives are research based, I've chosen to limit my participation to that of information collecting and reporting rather than verificationism.
You can do all the collecting of information and reporting you want, the fact is without verification it is worthless.
The "messenger" as you called him couldn't provide proof, and that is why he never responded, but you claim you were able to talk to him on the phone.
Yea right. You must think I just rolled into town, and fell off the turnip truck.