Stevens was the personal representative of the President of the United States. The rupture of that personal relationship is the great shame of Benghazi
An Internet Autopsy: How did Ambassador Stevens Die?
According to a CBS News/AP story, posted on the Internet (September 12, 2012, 10:37 AM), US ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens died of "severe asphyxia," sometimes referred to as smoke inhalation. It was reported to the media by a Libyan doctor, but was not an official autopsy report. In spite of this unofficial report, most Americans believe the ambassador was murdered.