Setting up thosusands of credit cards for transfer of small sums of money... I don't money launder works that way... There is just a few 100$ patreons... rest are paying 5, 10, and 25 bucks each... As far as one dollar pleges count, it's absurd, Patreon's percentage is larger than for larger pledges
Why setting up theories? He didn't die (besides, he always claimed to be a guy, and honestly, this doesn't strike me as female erotic phantasy....) He just figured he can earn more than 20000 dollars each month without any serious work. Which is always the risk with crowfunding...