WASHINGTON The woman on the verge of becoming the next president is part of a crime family that has left a trail of dozens of dead bodies in its bloodthirsty pursuit of power.

Or anyway, that is the conclusion you might reach if you spend any time in some of the darker, more conspiracy-laden corners of the internet.

For over two decades now, the Clintons opponents have been accusing them of literally getting away with murder. In Bill Clintons first term, certain elements on the right accused the president and first lady of murdering their old friend Vince Foster as a way to cover up corruption. Later, as secretary of state, Hillary Clinton had to prove over and over again that she did not deliberately let Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans die in Benghazi, Libya.

And now, there are accusations that she was behind the tragic death of Seth Rich, a 27-year-old staffer at the Democratic National Committee who was shot and killed last month in Washington, D.C. Police say the shooting may have been part of an attempted robbery . But if you listen to people like Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, Rich was really gunned down because he was cooperating with hackers leaking DNC emails. For the record: Theres absolutely nothing to suggest this is true.

The deaths of Foster, Stevens and Rich have formed the basis of some of the most avidly discussed theories about the Clintons being cold-blooded killers. But there are many others .

These conspiracy theories dont just affect the Clintons. Theyve also increased and prolonged the pain of the families who have lost loved ones.

Now we have two problems were trying to deal with, Joel Rich, Seths father, told The Huffington Post on Monday. One is getting over the death of Seth and the hole that will be there forever... The other problem is this distraction of people trying to... mess up his reputation and his legacy with absolutely no facts.