The Bloody Baron's identity

[innermurk <innermurk@catlover.com>]

No: HPFGUIDX 51491

Hi all
I came up with a theory and couldn't find referance to anything like it in the archives.
The Bloody Baron seems to be a feared and respected ghost in the school. We haven't seen a lot of any ghosts except Nearly Headless Nick, but we know that he would prefer to be called by his proper name, yet no one does this. The Fat Friar seems to be a jolly ghost and friendly towards all the students. We haven't seen the Ravenclaw ghost in any sort of detail, although I think we see her when Harry is sneaking about in his invisibility cloak (he sees a tall witch ghost passing him) Sorry, I don't have my book with me so I can't give page reference.
Anyway, my point is that the Bloody Baron is given a wide berth by all the other ghosts (even at the deathday party) and he never seems really happy or particularly interested in the students. (granted we haven't seen a whole lot of him and we don't know how he interacts with the slytherins)
I was wondering what if the Bloody Baron is actually the ghost of Salazar Slytherin. 
1. He's feared and respected among all at Hogwarts (makes sense if he's a founding father right?)
2. He's the Slytherin ghost
3. Peeves is scared of him (who knows what he's threatened him with, maybe the Basilisk? It DID hurt NNN)
4. We don't know what happened to the founders, so maybe when the rift grew, Gryffindor and Slytherin fought to the death or something (grim, but possible) Slytherin then stayed to finish his work. When young Tom Riddle managed to make his way, well, the Bloody Baron was right there to guide him. But since the chamber wasn't able to stay open, his work is not finished and he's still around.

I'm not convinced this is his true identity. But it's a theory to think about.
Anyone?

Julie