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Originally posted by Joshua Rogan View Post
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Where were the convulsions?
Did someone else arrange his body afterwards to appear as if he had just lain down to nap? If so, was this an "assisted suicide"?
Yet, the man had no "life-threatening illness" according to the autopsy reports.
Is it a case of espionage or terrorism? How and why?
Fascinating story-- thanks for the link.Pat D. https://forum.casebook.org/core/imag...rt/reading.gif
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Very odd. It reminds me a bit of the Talman Shud case, doesn't it, Gut, in which a man, never identified, was found lying on a beach as if asleep, in 1948. He was believed to have died from some form of poisoning, like this man, and like him, there were no identification pointers on the body, at all, no wallet, papers, clothing labels, nothing.
Sometimes people just want to go somewhere peaceful to die, though I have to say that strychnine poisoning, though speedy, would be quite unpleasant, and you'd think the body would be twisted and the facial expression tortured.
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If not for the strychnine mystery I'd have guessed the man's aim was to lie down and let exposure to the elements do for him, given his unsuitable clothing and the unheeded warning about not getting back from the mountain in daylight. Could he have taken the poison when his body was already too cold and weak to respond to it in a way one might expect?
The return train ticket reminds me of poor Monty Druitt. Was it in case he couldn't go through with it? And was the strychnine for when he couldn't bear the cold any longer? Did the old leg injury give him intolerable pain?
What a sad story.
Love,
Caz
XLast edited by caz; 06-08-2016, 03:07 AM."Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious." Peter Ustinov
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Originally posted by Rosella View PostVery odd. It reminds me a bit of the Talman Shud case, doesn't it, Gut, in which a man, never identified, was found lying on a beach as if asleep, in 1948. He was believed to have died from some form of poisoning, like this man, and like him, there were no identification pointers on the body, at all, no wallet, papers, clothing labels, nothing.
Sometimes people just want to go somewhere peaceful to die, though I have to say that strychnine poisoning, though speedy, would be quite unpleasant, and you'd think the body would be twisted and the facial expression tortured.G U T
There are two ways to be fooled, one is to believe what isn't true, the other is to refuse to believe that which is true.
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Yes, that was the first case that came to mind for me too; I wonder if they checked his coat for secret pockets? (If I recall correctly, the Persian words Tamam Shud were found on a piece of paper sewn into the coat lining of that body).
With regard to strychnine poisoning. I understand that it can cause severe muscle spasms and contractions before death, and the more the victim convulses, the more spasms are triggered. But, presumably, it's usually taken inadvertently or unknowingly. So I wonder if, having taken it on purpose and embraced death, it would be possible - using meditation, Jedi mind powers, etc - to remain calm and overcome the pain and the urge to writhe and twitch until the respiratory system shut down completely?
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My ex husband broke his femur in a motorbike accident before we met, when he was a teenager, and had a pin fitted, which was later removed. I know the leg has given him considerable pain over the years, particularly in damp weather, so I could imagine someone with a worse injury having had enough of it in old age and wanting to end it all without any fuss. If he obtained the strychnine while in Pakistan he must have had his reasons for coming back to England to die alone. I do feel suicide is the most likely explanation. It looks like a lonely and voluntary journey up to the moors on that December day.
Love,
Caz
X"Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious." Peter Ustinov
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Caz, how would someone with such a plate get through the airport machines? Would they bleep, or what?
Yes I did wonder if the man drank strychnine having brought the wrong box, and thought he was drinking painkiller or morphine or something. But we still have the problem of why he appeared to be lying so peaceful.
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It reminds me of the scene in the film "Little Big Man" in which an elderly Native American is lying on his burial platform, just waiting to die.
I wonder if all the wandering around at the train terminal was because "Neil Dovestones" was not yet decided about what he was doing, or was trying to see if anyone was following him, or was passing time aimlessly. He walks into shops and right out again, which seems to me to discount the last one.
But, you never know...Pat D. https://forum.casebook.org/core/imag...rt/reading.gif
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Von Konigswald: Jack the Ripper plays shuffleboard. -- Happy Birthday, Wanda June by Kurt Vonnegut, c.1970.
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