Friday, October 17, 2008
Father kills family, himself, despondent over financial losses
Karthik Rajaram had fallen hard. The 45year-old Porter Ranch financial manager who once made more than $1.2 million in a London-based venture fund had lost his job. His luck playing the stock market ran out.
On September16, he bought a gun. He wrote two suicide notes and a last will and testament. And then, sometime between Saturday (October 4) night and Monday (Oct. 6) morning, he killed his wife, mother-in-law and three sons, and took his own life.
"This is a perfect American family behind me that has absolutely been destroyed, apparently because of a man who just got stuck in a rabbit hole, if you will, of absolute despair, somehow working his way into believing this to be an acceptable exit," said LAPD Deputy Chief Michel Moore. "It is critical to step up and recognize. We are in some pretty troubled times."
In a letter addressed to police, Rajaram blamed his actions on economic hardships. A second letter, labeled "personal and confidential," was addressed to family friends, the third contained a last will and testament, Moore said.
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On September16, he bought a gun. He wrote two suicide notes and a last will and testament. And then, sometime between Saturday (October 4) night and Monday (Oct. 6) morning, he killed his wife, mother-in-law and three sons, and took his own life.
"This is a perfect American family behind me that has absolutely been destroyed, apparently because of a man who just got stuck in a rabbit hole, if you will, of absolute despair, somehow working his way into believing this to be an acceptable exit," said LAPD Deputy Chief Michel Moore. "It is critical to step up and recognize. We are in some pretty troubled times."
In a letter addressed to police, Rajaram blamed his actions on economic hardships. A second letter, labeled "personal and confidential," was addressed to family friends, the third contained a last will and testament, Moore said.
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Labels: American family, destroyed, economic hardships, financial losses, Karthik Rajaram, kills, london, stock market, Suicide notes, testament
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Men more likely to write suicide notes than women
Men write more suicide notes than women and are likely to leave behind instructions on how to provide for their family, a study conducted in India said.
People who kill themselves over the weekend are also more likely to leave behind suicide notes, the study said.
"Men have gone about giving detailed instructions on how to care for their families in their absence," said Shalini Girdhar, a doctor at New Delhi's state-run All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
"Anshoo, I love you. The keys are in your dressing table drawer," a 28-year-old man who hanged himself wrote to his wife.
Girdhar, who went through 425 cases of suicide and collected 68 notes in two years, said her study revealed that women hardly ever blame others in their suicide notes.
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People who kill themselves over the weekend are also more likely to leave behind suicide notes, the study said.
"Men have gone about giving detailed instructions on how to care for their families in their absence," said Shalini Girdhar, a doctor at New Delhi's state-run All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
"Anshoo, I love you. The keys are in your dressing table drawer," a 28-year-old man who hanged himself wrote to his wife.
Girdhar, who went through 425 cases of suicide and collected 68 notes in two years, said her study revealed that women hardly ever blame others in their suicide notes.
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To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: AIIMS, depression, Men, personal diaries, scribbled, Suicide notes, Women, write
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