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.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: American family, destroyed, economic hardships, financial losses, Karthik Rajaram, kills, london, stock market, Suicide notes, testament
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