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Suicides as a consequence of the financial crisis

Written on July 6, 2009 by Antonio Rivela Rodríguez in Uncategorized

Suicides have shocked global investors during crisis.

Only in the last 12 months. German billionaire Adolf Merckle stepped in front of a train in January. David Kellerman, chief financial officer of Freddie Mac in McLean, Virginia, hanged himself in April. U.K. investor Kirk Stephenson jumped in front of a train last September.

The last one happened as of July 3rd of this year.

Boumeester, ex-CFO of ABN AMRO BANK,  was found dead in Reading (England) having suffered shotgun wounds to his head.

See below for Bloomberg article.

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