Very sad. Prayers up for his family as they deal with this trajedy.
If this truly is a suicide, he did in a way (doing it in another room while his wife was home) that was hurtful to his wife. It must have been terrible for her to be the one to see this, “in the raw”, first.
Interesting facts:
Danforth Special Counsel Investigation into Waco Siege
Schweich served as chief of staff to the next two ambassadors to the United Nations, Anne W. Patterson and John R. Bolton.
In 2005, Schweich became the second-highest ranking and then highest-ranking international law enforcement official in the U.S. State Department as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and Acting Assistant Secretary of State at the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs
On January 28, 2015, Schweich announced he would run for Governor of Missouri, setting up a Republican primary with former Missouri House Speaker Catherine Hanaway.
On Feb. 26, 2015.. shot dead due to a ‘self-inflicted gunshot wound’.
Requested press, then did suicide instead. Wonder what was going to be released? Was suicide the easier course? Sad.
I wonder if we’ll ever know the realreason.
Was he threatened? Was he being black-mailed?
Wonder who he was talking to.
Wonder if that is the correct story.
“His death was confirmed by his office early Thursday afternoon, just hours after Schweich had requested an interview with reporters for the Post-Dispatch and the Associated Press at his Clayton home later in the day.”
What was he going to say or confess?
Of possible interest.
Apparently, one of the most dangerous jobs in Missouri is running for Governor...
Arkancide?
Thanks for the post/link. Very interesting. Condolences to family and friends of Tom Schweich.
I would get a bad phone call from his doctor.
I have a feeling this had something to do with the missus.
A man can deal with a lot of external things, but if there was a betrayal of those closest to him, that may have been too big a burden to bear, especially with the heightened public profile.
Either that, or the ghost of a long past misdeed came back and threatened him with ruin.
He had a nice family so:
Mental Illness or something shady and usually, there is nothing conspiratorial. Interesting story reading it.
Rest in Peace.
Methinks something else is going on here...
Tom Schwcih was a very smart pol who seemed to be going places. RIP for someone who was concealing a lot of private torment. We may never know the cause of this.