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‘Broken’ Billionaire Merckle Killed Self, Family Says
Aaron Kirchfeld and Sheenagh Matthews
Bloomberg News
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Jan. 6 (Bloomberg) — German billionaire Adolf Merckle committed suicide by throwing himself under a train, “broken” as his business empire crumbled under a growing burden of debt, his family said.
The 74 year-old businessman was hit yesterday evening near his hometown of Blaubeuren, 44 miles southeast of Stuttgart, a police officer said in an interview. His body was found on the tracks at around 7:30 p.m. about 300 yards from his home and a suicide note had also been found.
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Merckle, whose holding company owes banks about 5 billion euros ($6.7 billion), owned stakes in HeidelbergCement AG and drug wholesaler Phoenix Pharmahandel AG. He had been seeking emergency financing for more than two months from a group of more than 30 banks led by Commerzbank AG, Deutsche Bank AG, Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc and Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg.
“The dedicated family businessman was broken by his inability to handle the situation and he ended his own life,” his family said in a statement today. “The distress at his companies caused by the financial crisis and the resultant uncertainty of the last few weeks” contributed to his death, the family added.
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January 6th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Well, there are the times like these that you must wonder ‘did he really do it?’. We must wonder if Mr. Merckle really committed suicide, or if his ‘masters’ had no further use of him and had someone kill him.
The same is true of the Mexican head of Interpol, recently arrested on drug charges. Did he really get arrested due to his own efforts? My thoughts are that this official wasn’t doing the tasks that his higher-ups set for him, and thus was arrested to be taken out of the way.
Put your trust in Jesus Christ, the Lord of Heaven and Earth.
“Why should we fear those who can destroy the body, for after that they can do no more. Brethren, I will tell you who we should fear- Fear Him [God] who, after the body is destroyed, may destroy the soul in hell! Yes, fear Him!”
January 6th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
HE was 74 and broke, yeah there are millions of people like him in the uk thanks to nu labour scum.
January 6th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Pussy, there are people who are looking to him for an example. This guy would have been plenty rich. Instead, he should have joined activists and done something with his useless life. Now his useless life is now really nothing.
January 6th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
BringtheRevolution ,
He killed himself. Get a grib, stop being so paranoid. This is not a new phenomenon during financial crisis.
January 6th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
Guess he couldn’t face life as simply a millionaire. Too depressing.
January 6th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
you can’t be a billionair without being a scumbag.,
fuckem
January 6th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
i encourage all greedy rich folks to follow merkles example
you use too many resources you are a drag on the planet
you are responsible for the crisis we are in
kill yourself today, and save the world
donate your fortunes to the governments to get us
out of the crisis
this also applies to all the hollywood entertainment community
do us a favor
January 6th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
Either way another lying rich bastard is dead. I am actually ready for the whole damn thing to fall. Their NWO and martial Law will not work. Its not like they have hundred of millions of martial law people lying around in the US. There is not even enough underpaid/staff cops or FBI,CIA,SS or any of those to control massive countrywide riots. Some will get caught and probably freed again. So arm up and get supplies. Start this country over right.
January 6th, 2009 at 2:13 pm
He should have donated a couple mills to Alex and Infowars. If only the rich would wake up…
Hey, why not hand out flyers and DVDs to celebrities, to rich guys (in their mailbox at home or whereever you meet them) and so on…
DONATE OR GET EVERYTHING TAKEN BY THE NWO!
January 6th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
Oh, that poooor pooor billionaire!
January 6th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
There are many elderly who are broke and they obeyed all the laws of their land and were honorable toward their fellows. A new system is required, but it may require another dominant species. That can be arranged.
L E V I A T H A N
January 6th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
Really, it is sad when someone identifies so strongly with something as trivial and worthless as money. He must have strongly equated his life with the amount of paper notes that he owned. A sad waste of a life.
January 6th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
What’s with all the suicides lately and a note left behind? Some of these stories end up back in the media with their families fighting the ’suicide’ intent thus calling on investigations as to who MURDERED their loved ones! Hmmm….
January 6th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
I really thank God that for most of my life I’ve been poor kind of makes me feel I’ve been ahead of the curve, food,shelter and on occasions a little beer and herb and I’m pretty happy. Too many people have over the past generation have defined their personal wealth has how many dollars they had. Remember Christ did not say trhat money was the root of all evil,it was thew WANT of money. Suicide by train seems a bit iffy, messy maybe even painful and inconsiderate of the people who have clean the train and the tracks.
January 6th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
Can I have his yacht?
January 6th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
He sold his soul to the devil, and the devil collected as per the terms of their contract. Look for more of this in the future.
January 6th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
HOW MANY DID HE SCREW TO GET ALL THAT MONEY? WHAT A CLOWN.THE BUILDINGS ON WALL STREET ARE INSTALLING DIVEING BOARDS ON THE ROOFS FOR ALL THE BILLIONERS AND MILLIONARS GONE BROKE WHEN WALKING LOOK UB AND BE SAFE.MAKE SURE THE ESTATES ARE CHARGED FOR THE CLEAN UP
January 6th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
This is just another clear case of “Get rid of him, before he spills the beans” murder at the upper echelons of the Elite Bastards.
This guy was offed so he could clear the way for another up and coming billionaire to hit the scene and help steal the money from the slave class (You and me).
I question ALL suicides, it totally defies human nature and besides, it’s so much more exciting to try to find the perpetrator in these murder mysteries than it is to just claim that the old fool just committed suicide.
January 7th, 2009 at 12:43 am
Tis said, behind every great fortune, is a great crime.
January 7th, 2009 at 1:41 am
There are some rules (Laws) that govern their behavior. The only was the NWO or anyone else has control over you is when you give it to them. Furthermore even after they are exposed and the so called “cats out of the bag” people (sheeple) will still choose to except slavery.
2 choices my friends, Love or fear. If you choose fear you won’t be happy.
****VERY IMPORTANT**** don’t let anyone tell you to FEAR anything, most importantly God
Many of you Christians out there, please open your minds, God never ever ever wants you to fear him. Love is the key and that was the only message Christ taught.period
LOVE
January 7th, 2009 at 2:36 am
Why should his suicide make one of the top headlines? Yes, He was a billionaire………..who the fuck cares?
January 7th, 2009 at 3:49 am
thus guy was a ruthless, greedy billionaire. he operated his companies like a hedgefond. One of his hobbies was “daytrading” (he told a newspaper proudly). Imagine- a guy who has 5 – 10 billion dollar and he’s so greedy and stupid to loose everything with financial speculation. people here should worry about real poor people and not this scum
January 7th, 2009 at 7:51 am
how the mighty have fallen !!!!!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....annel_page
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January 7th, 2009 at 10:32 am
How many people walk in front of trains to commit suicide when they own pharmaceutical companies?