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Frustratedlady

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3. Couldn't this be tied to the mortgage scandal that is being investigated?

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Sat Feb 8, 2014, 07:03 AM

Feb 2014

Or am I picking lint off a sweater?

It sounds like he had a large operation.

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Denver CEO found dead of grisly suicide by nail gun [View all] Frustratedlady Feb 2014 OP

That... jollyreaper2112 Feb 2014 #1

There's a reason... bobclark86 Feb 2014 #49

Reminds me of Steig Larrson's Trilogy. longship Feb 2014 #2

I thought the same. madaboutharry Feb 2014 #15

Here ya go tularetom Feb 2014 #53

That scene in the book is better. longship Feb 2014 #55

Couldn't this be tied to the mortgage scandal that is being investigated? Frustratedlady Feb 2014 #3

The similarity is attention-grabbing AllyCat Feb 2014 #22

Whatever is handy, I guess. LuvNewcastle Feb 2014 #4

This doesn't sound like a suicide. It sounds like a message. glowing Feb 2014 #5

I agree onethatcares Feb 2014 #6

I agree. Your first reaction would be to try to rub the pain away Frustratedlady Feb 2014 #7

Could be. LuvNewcastle Feb 2014 #8

Wouldn't a real gun have been more quick and effective? PADemD Feb 2014 #10

Oh yes, a regular gun would be my first choice. LuvNewcastle Feb 2014 #11

It sure does.. And perhaps those in the govt who are working the case don't want the public to know glowing Feb 2014 #27

If I were caught up in a situation like this, I would darned well... Frustratedlady Feb 2014 #29

Kind of sounds to me like the guy who was torturing has a penchant for Lethal Weapon movies. glowing Feb 2014 #31

Someone call Sherlock! eom Frustratedlady Feb 2014 #36

Completely agree. This rich guy could buy a gun anywhere -- why nailgun himself Nay Feb 2014 #34

I heard guns are hard to get in Colorado for middle aged rich white guys alcibiades_mystery Feb 2014 #38

The use of a nail gun was done to torture the victim. This is a murder, not a suicide. nt ChisolmTrailDem Feb 2014 #37

This! nt tblue37 Feb 2014 #28

Damn! Suicide by Cha Feb 2014 #9

It's like a demented TBF Feb 2014 #16

Suicide unlikely... ReRe Feb 2014 #12

OMG! Demeter Feb 2014 #13

this does not pass the smell test Botany Feb 2014 #14

''...seven or eight self-inflicted wounds.....'' DeSwiss Feb 2014 #17

Pretty quick decision from the coroner's office, dontcha think? Cirque du So-What Feb 2014 #18

I don't believe it - sounds like a message murder Yo_Mama Feb 2014 #19

What's this? The fourth "suicide" of CEO in the finace world in as many weeks? Thor_MN Feb 2014 #20

Suicide? No Way AndyTiedye Feb 2014 #21

I.Do.Not.Believe.This! Are_grits_groceries Feb 2014 #23

Yikes. countmyvote4real Feb 2014 #24

Because I Got High LuvNewcastle Feb 2014 #25

They need a forensic pathologist to go over him newfie11 Feb 2014 #26

There are very few cases reported in the literature jsr Feb 2014 #30

Who would choose to die this way? It defies common sense. TwilightGardener Feb 2014 #32

Mr. Moneybags, by nailgun, in the garage. nt MrScorpio Feb 2014 #33

What no puns? backscatter712 Feb 2014 #35

another suspicious suicide without mention of a suicide note. magical thyme Feb 2014 #39

Or was pushed off the cliff... Take the dude out to a remote spot, get info, and dump body. glowing Feb 2014 #41

also the executive who jumped from the highly secured, locked highrise top last week in London magical thyme Feb 2014 #42

Yeah, its just too odd... AND its like a Hollywood movie (Lethal Weapon?) Must be a Mel Gibson fan. glowing Feb 2014 #45

Nope, not Mel. Lisbeth Salander fan. longship Feb 2014 #50

Who is JMG? PADemD Feb 2014 #48

Suicided. Not suicide. Baitball Blogger Feb 2014 #40

OMG I'm the first "Nalied it" reply? hootinholler Feb 2014 #43

Searched the thread. Found zero "Nalied it" replies. You're definitely the first. cherokeeprogressive Feb 2014 #46

Nah. I beat you to the pun-ch. See post #35. backscatter712 Feb 2014 #47

Shooting yourself multiple times is common in suicides Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #44

I wonder if it was...... Politicalboi Feb 2014 #51

Are nail guns with high-capacity magazines considered "assault nailers"? FarCenter Feb 2014 #52

Is this related to the other three banker's deaths in the last week? Aerows Feb 2014 #54

I too am skeptical...But check out this story from my area a while back Boxerfan Feb 2014 #56