I think this article's fervor over Marecek seems a little over the top: The guy is 85, and there's no evidence he has the ability or intent to carry out any threat of violence against Bergdahl.

I did wonder about this part, though:

>>in 2000, he was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing his wife in 1991. Marecek spent three years at a state correctional facility before earning an early release in 2003

I think many readers are going to come away from this wondering how a person can kill their spouse, and end up with a prison sentence of only three years.