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Traveler Apparently Hangs Self In Janitor's Closet At Newark Airport
NBC ^ | 11:47 am EST February 14, 2005

Posted on 02/14/2005 12:42:44 PM PST by Calpernia

NEWARK, N.J. -- A man arriving from Portugal apparently committed suicide in a janitor's closet at Newark Liberty International Airport.

Authorities said the 39-year-old Maryland man was found by a cleaner Sunday afternoon. The man's name was being withheld while authorities tried to reach relatives.

The man apparently hanged himself between his walk from the plane and the customs checkpoint to re-enter the United States.

Authorities said the man, a U.S. citizen, was scheduled to make a connecting flight to Washington, D.C.

The Essex County Medical Examiner's Office planned to perform an autopsy.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Maryland; US: New Jersey; US: New York
KEYWORDS: hanging; maryland; newark; newarkairport; nj; nlia; ny; outtoftowners; portugal
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1 posted on 02/14/2005 12:42:45 PM PST by Calpernia
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To: Calpernia

He was pissed.....................


2 posted on 02/14/2005 12:43:45 PM PST by international american (Tagline now fireproof....purchased from "Conspiracy Guy Custom Taglines"LLC)
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To: Calpernia

This is how The Terminal should have ended in the first five minutes of the film, thus sparing us the rest...


3 posted on 02/14/2005 12:43:56 PM PST by over3Owithabrain
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To: Calpernia

Another victim of the worst economy since Hoover. </sarc>


4 posted on 02/14/2005 12:44:03 PM PST by Lekker 1 (A government policy to rob Peter to pay Paul can be assured of the support of Paul [G.B. Shaw])
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To: Calpernia

Figured he would be an expatriate "Pork Chopper" from Essex County. Maybe not.


5 posted on 02/14/2005 12:44:06 PM PST by Clemenza (Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms: The Other Holy Trinity)
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To: Calpernia

I guess once he found out the price of a hot dog and Coke at airport prices, that was the last straw...


6 posted on 02/14/2005 12:45:07 PM PST by MTD
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To: Calpernia

"A man arriving from Portugal apparently committed suicide in a janitor's closet at Newark Liberty International Airport. "



Landing in Newark will do that to ya...


7 posted on 02/14/2005 12:45:18 PM PST by Blzbba (Don't hate the player - hate the game!)
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To: KylaStarr; Cindy; StillProud2BeFree; nw_arizona_granny; Velveeta; Dolphy; appalachian_dweller; ...

I find this strange that someone would commit suicide while waiting for a flight that he had tickets for.


8 posted on 02/14/2005 12:45:44 PM PST by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: Calpernia

A despondent liberal returning to America with President Bush still at the helm?


9 posted on 02/14/2005 12:46:42 PM PST by theDentist (Jerry Springer: PBS for White Trash)
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To: Calpernia

Do you think he should have taken the flight and then offed himself in DC?


10 posted on 02/14/2005 12:47:27 PM PST by green iguana
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To: green iguana

Uh, no. Is that what you think he should have done?


11 posted on 02/14/2005 12:48:43 PM PST by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: international american

A suicide-of-opportunity, perhaps?


12 posted on 02/14/2005 12:49:00 PM PST by Cruising Speed
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To: Calpernia

Well, they do call it a terminal.


13 posted on 02/14/2005 12:50:24 PM PST by jellybean (Yullah imshe!! -- Let's Roll!)
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To: Calpernia

A tough crowd today. Not even one sympathetic response in here? His national origin, his reason for being in Newark, etc., all aside, I'm sorry that whatever situation the man was in, he felt he had no other option than to kill himself. And I'm very sorry for his family.


14 posted on 02/14/2005 12:51:03 PM PST by nyg4168
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To: Calpernia

Very suspicious. IMHO...not a suicide.


15 posted on 02/14/2005 12:51:57 PM PST by Palladin (Proud to be a FReeper!)
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To: Calpernia

Well, those lay overs can be a killer.


16 posted on 02/14/2005 12:54:29 PM PST by TXBSAFH (Never underestimate the power of human stupidity--Robert Heinlein)
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To: Palladin

indeed, something doesn't feel right about this. hopefully they are searching his home.


17 posted on 02/14/2005 12:55:48 PM PST by oceanview
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To: green iguana

Rhetorical question. I think if someone is intent on suicide, little matters such as a paid-for plane ticket are not going to get in the way. Who knows - maybe it was a return to DC that he was dreading that pushed him over the edge.


18 posted on 02/14/2005 12:56:20 PM PST by green iguana
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To: Blzbba
Maybe he had a message waiting on his cell phone when he landed.

Sad.

19 posted on 02/14/2005 12:56:34 PM PST by OldFriend (America's glory is not dominion, but liberty.)
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To: nyg4168

I agree, the statements here are along the lines of the Yahoo message boards and those are really near the bottom of class.


20 posted on 02/14/2005 12:56:36 PM PST by mel
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