Four Prominent Bankers Found Dead Within Six Days, All Ruled ‘Suicides’
What’s going on? Top officials from JPMorgan Chase, Deutsche Bank, and the Federal Reserve have all turned up dead over the course of six days.
Each was ruled by coroners to have taken their own lives.
Former Federal Reserve economist Mike Dueker has made the fourth in a growing and bizarre list of dead international bankers. Dueker was just found dead at his home near Tacoma, Washington.
Dueker, 50, was a chief economist at Russell Investments. He had been missing since January 29th. Anonymous sources said that he had been having troubles at work, but no further details, nor sources were disclosed.
A week ago, on Sunday, William Broeksmit, 58, a former senior manager for Deutsche Bank, was found dead in his home as well. He was hanging from a rope, in what was ruled a suicide as well.
The very next day, on January 27th, Tata Motors managing director Karl Slym, 51, was also found dead on the fourth floor of the Shangri-La hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. Police there are ruling it a suicide, but have not explained why. Slym was staying on the 22nd floor with his wife, and had not shown any signs of being suicidal.
On Tuesday, Gabriel Magee, 39, the vice president at JPMorgan Chase & Co’s (JPM) London headquarters, was said to have killed himself as well, in the Canary Wharf area. He apparently jumped off a building, in what was also ruled a suicide.
What do you think? Is there something strange going on here, or are these deaths simply the result of the stresses of a struggling economy?
(By M.B. David; stock image via Getty)
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Ryan Henry Crane, 37, executive director in JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s (JPM) global program trading, died Feb. 10.
Details of the Stamford, Conn., native’s death have not been disclosed. He is survived by his wife, son and parents.
Crane’s death comes after a rash of suicides among three prominent bankers over the course of a week at the end of January and start of February, as well as the questionable suicide of a real estate finance executive said to have killed himself by shooting himself with a nail gun “seven or eight times.”
HousingWire first reported Feb. 1 that three prominent bankers were found dead in apparent suicides spanning the course of just six days.
Since then, details emerged about the work of the three that suggests at least a passing commonality – that is, the institutions they worked for were all connected to investigations in the United States or the United Kingdom for various types of fraud or misconduct.
Former Federal Reserve economist Mike Dueker, 50, was found dead in an apparent suicide near Tacoma, Washington on Jan. 31. Dueker was chief economist at Russell Investments.
On Jan. 26, William Broeksmit, 58, a former senior manager for Deutsche Bank, was found hanging in his home, also an apparent suicide.
On Jan. 28, Gabriel Magee, 39, vice president at JPMorgan’s London headquarters, apparently jumped to his death from a building in the Canary Wharf area.
The Metropolitan Police in London have opened up an investogation into Magee's death, which is something they only do when they don't find enough evidence for a death to be ruled a suicide.
(Hat tip to Zero Hedge.)
Details of the Stamford, Conn., native’s death have not been disclosed. He is survived by his wife, son and parents.
Crane’s death comes after a rash of suicides among three prominent bankers over the course of a week at the end of January and start of February, as well as the questionable suicide of a real estate finance executive said to have killed himself by shooting himself with a nail gun “seven or eight times.”
HousingWire first reported Feb. 1 that three prominent bankers were found dead in apparent suicides spanning the course of just six days.
Since then, details emerged about the work of the three that suggests at least a passing commonality – that is, the institutions they worked for were all connected to investigations in the United States or the United Kingdom for various types of fraud or misconduct.
Former Federal Reserve economist Mike Dueker, 50, was found dead in an apparent suicide near Tacoma, Washington on Jan. 31. Dueker was chief economist at Russell Investments.
On Jan. 26, William Broeksmit, 58, a former senior manager for Deutsche Bank, was found hanging in his home, also an apparent suicide.
On Jan. 28, Gabriel Magee, 39, vice president at JPMorgan’s London headquarters, apparently jumped to his death from a building in the Canary Wharf area.
The Metropolitan Police in London have opened up an investogation into Magee's death, which is something they only do when they don't find enough evidence for a death to be ruled a suicide.
(Hat tip to Zero Hedge.)
We are shattered beyond words': Parents of JP Morgan executive who fell 500ft from bank's HQ demand answers
Gabriel Magee's parents are now demanding answers to how he could have got up on to the roof of the building in Canary Wharf
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The parents of a JP Morgan executive who plunged to his death from the top of the bank’s London headquarters have today told of their grief.
American Gabriel Magee, 39, who fell over 500ft had worked as Vice President in the technology department for six years.
He was said to be in a happy relationship with a long-term girlfriend.
His parents, Bill, 64, and Nell, 74, Magee are now demanding answers to how he could have got up on to the roof of the building in Canary Wharf before he fell 500ft on Tuesday morning.
“We are shattered beyond words. This was a young man, we cherished him,” said Mrs Magee, 74.
“He was named after the angel Gabriel, the messenger who always had good news. He always brought us good news.”
Speaking to the Evening Standard from their home in Albuquerque, New Mexico yesterday (Wed), Mrs Magee said that the couple now plan to travel to London in search of answers.
She said: “I’ve spoken to the embassy, the police. I want to know the truth. I want to know what happened.
“How was he able to get up there. There was no reason for him to be up on that roof.”
The executive had recently agreed with his bosses that he could work four days a week instead of five and was thought to be planning a family with his partner.
His father, a former US military pilot, last spoke to his son a fortnight ago and said that he seemed content.
“It was very comforting to see him in a relationship that he thought had longevity,” he said.
IT expert Mr Magee was described as popular by colleagues with co-worker Joshua Konstadt calling the incident a terrible and tragic loss.
The Metropolitan police have also appealed for witnesses who may have seen him on the roof before the fall to contact them.
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