“Thierry Magon de La Villehuchet, who ran a fund that invested with Bernard Madoff, was found dead at his office today in an apparent suicide, according to a police officer at the scene. De la Villehuchet, 65, was a co-founder and chief executive officer of Access International Advisors, according to a marketing document. Access, based in New York, invested $1.4 billion with Madoff, who was arrested on Dec. 11 for allegedly running a $50 billion Ponzi scheme. ” [Link]
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“Sahar Daftary, 23, from London, fell about 150ft from the 12th storey of the NV Buildings on Salford Quays, just before 10pm on Saturday. Ms Daftary is understood to have been to the flat to collect her belongings after her relationship broke down with her boyfriend over the summer, reportedly after discovering that he was married. He was arrested and has been bailed.” [Link]
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“Choi, 39, apparently succumbed to a suicidal impulse provoked by malicious online rumors, the police said after studying memos found at her home and interviewing friends and relatives. Those online accusations claimed that Choi - who once won a government medal for her saving habit and whose name, Jin Sil, means ‘truth’ - was a loan shark. They claimed that an actor named Ahn Jae Hwan, who gassed himself in his car last month, was driven to suicide because Choi pressed him relentlessly to repay a $2 million debt.” [Link]
“David Foster Wallace, the author best known for his 1996 novel ‘Infinite Jest,’ was found dead in his home, according to police. He was 46. Wallace’s wife found her husband had hanged himself when she returned home about 9:30 p.m. Friday, said Jackie Morales, a records clerk with the Claremont Police Department. Wallace taught creative writing and English at nearby Pomona College.” [Link]
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“The Tennessee Titans called police for help searching for Vince Young because his therapist told coach Jeff Fisher the quarterback mentioned suicide several times before driving away from his home with a gun. Both Fisher and Young have said what happened Monday night was overblown by the media. But the supplemental report filed Tuesday by Nashville police showed that Fisher was worried what his quarterback might be doing after the call from Young’s therapist. ‘I asked him, ‘What made her worry about him?’ ‘ Lt. Andrea Swisher wrote. ‘He stated, ‘His mood, his emotions, he wants to quit, and he mentioned suicide several times.’ He went on to state that he left the house with a gun.’” [Link]
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