Arsonist swallows poison after being convicted...

[Archae]

I saw this on ABC news.

Michael Marin Commits Suicide In The Courtroom After Being Convicted of Arson

This is the horrifying moment a millionaire convicted of burning down his $3.5million mansion poisoned himself in court.

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Marin was taken to a hospital in Arizona where he was pronounced dead.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My god, how horrible...

He must have anticipated the verdict.

Arsenic works quickly, apparently.

[Archae]

2. Maybe cyanide.

That was what the Nazis in Germany used.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Oh, good grief...

I saw the word arsonist..........and read it as arsenic!

You could very well be correct about cyanide. It was used by them.

[Warpy]

4. I can't think of anything else that would have worked that quickly

but obviously not painlessly. He did start changing colors before he went into distress, too.

I feel so sorry for his family.

[joanbarnes]

5. Who pays for his health care?

[Archae]

7. Nobody. He's dead.

[Katashi_itto]

6. Looks like he saved the taxpayers some money.

[jjewell]

8. "If you can't do the time...

don't do the crime..."

Condolences to his family.