Killing Me Softly....

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Driver attaches cable to neck in bizarre suicide

By Alan Gathright, Rocky Mountain News
August 1, 2007

A Castle Rock man died outside a movie complex yesterday when he hooked a cable from his neck to a concrete pillar, then sped off in his car. Nobody reported the 57-year-old man's suicide outside the Castle Rock Stadium 12 movie theater until a construction worker spotted the car in an adjacent field and made the horrific find about 2 p.m., Castle Rock police spokeswoman Karen McGrath said this morning.

She noted that the incident, which began in the theater parking lot, occurred during a slow time of day for the theater at 3960 Limelight Ave. The suicide was confirmed when investigators found a note the man had left in his apartment. Police declined to make the note's content public.

The man's identity has not been released.

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_5654344,00.html

*** - I think the identity hasn't been released because they're still trying to get the parts to fit back together, juuust right. Oh, and if you click on the story's link, you'll notice that to the left of the article is an ad. A car ad. Ironic?



In other news.....

B.C. man chains self to tree in suicide bid

WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. (CP) - A man has been found alive after being chained to a tree in the remote woods of West Vancouver, B.C., for six days in what police are calling a bizarre suicide attempt.

Police say hikers looking for their runaway dog Tuesday evening heard the pleas of a man calling for help in a remote area of Cypress Bowl Road. The 48-year-old man in distress could not be reached because of the rough terrain, although he was able to tell police he had gone there six days ago to commit suicide and had chained himself to a tree.

West Vancouver police launched a rescue operation with the North Shore Search and Rescue Team, as well as fire and ambulance personnel. The man was conscious when he was reached but rescuers required the assistance of a helicopter to airlift him to safety.

He was later taken to hospital for an assessment, although police say it's believed the man will survive the ordeal.

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2007/08/01/4384147-cp.html

*** - There has just gotta be a better way to off yourself than chaining yourself to a tree. I don't believe that this guy was as committed to killing himself as much as he's leading people to believe. And Is it just me, or does there seem to be some kind of bizarre suicide oneupmanship going on here? Does Guinness keep up with these things? Are there awards? Like a special honorary tombstone???