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Offline bijou

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CSI suicide man in fatal balloon error
« on: July 17, 2008, 10:22:56 AM »
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A man who tried to fake his own kidnap and murder was found out when he failed to attach enough helium balloons to the gun he used to shoot himself with.

Copying an episode of hit TV show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Thomas Hickman tied helium balloons to the gun so it would float away and look like someone else had done it.

The Red Lobster sea food restaurant chain executive drove from Texas into New Mexico, where kidnappings are common, and put gaffer tape over his mouth before shooting himself in the head.

But the give away to his suicide was the bundle of white helium balloons, with the gun still attached, found snagged on bushes and cactus near Mr Hickman's body.

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Re: CSI suicide man in fatal balloon error
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2008, 10:25:33 AM »
I guess he did it so the widow would get the insurance? It doesn't give a motive but that has to be the reason.

What an idiot. And now his family has to live with it.
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Re: CSI suicide man in fatal balloon error
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2008, 11:44:51 AM »
There's got to be a Condom joke in there somewhere.
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Re: CSI suicide man in fatal balloon error
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2008, 11:46:45 AM »
Quote from: JohnnyReb on July 17, 2008, 11:44:51 AM
There's got to be a Condom joke in there somewhere.
I shall file this story under 'unreliable rubber products'.  :-)
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Re: CSI suicide man in fatal balloon error
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2008, 11:47:06 AM »
What an idiot!
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