Does Bill O'Reilly Have Blood on His Hands?

Bill O'Reilly, host of Fox News "The Factor" claims to have blood on his hands. Apparently, last week, O'Reilly, who has of late taken up the cause prosecuting child predators, similar to John Walsh who hosts Fox TV's "America's Most Wanted," featured a couple wanted for displaying pornographic photos of a 10 year old on their web site. Tonight O'Reilly seemed guilt ridden and said he has blood on his hands as the couple were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide.

The couple, Paul and Myrtis Gauthreaux, were wanted by the FBI for allegedly operating a web site that included pornographic photos of them engaging in sex with a 10 year old child. It was unclear whether the child was a relative, but O'Reilly reported that the child in question is safe.

As the FBI searched for the pair, O'Reilly turned his successful cable news network program into a manhunt. In a segment that aired last Wednesday, O'Reilly featured photos of the couple on his program and asked the public's help in trying to find them.

According to reports Bill O'Reilly received, a relative of the couple saw the program and contacted them, telling them that they were "all over the news." Shortly after they received this news, Paul Gauthreaux shot his wife, then himself.

So does Bill O'Reilly have blood on his hands, or did he save the taxpayers a whole lot of money? As O'Reilly often states on his program: "You be the judge."

Although criticism is scarce, O'Reilly claimed that some radical web sites were condemning him for featuring the pair, stating that they were innocent until proven guilty. They are accusing him of using his popular program to facilitate "vigilante justice."

Others are praising O'Reilly for continuing this cause. O'Reilly often features reports on Judges who are soft on criminals. The Fox News crew followed one judge to his automobile who gave a vicious convicted rapist of a 14 year old girl probation. The felon was soon apprehended by police after he left on another charge and brought before a different judge who sentenced him to 20 years.