Posted on 09/13/2007 10:18:41 AM PDT by jdm
NEW YORK - The saga of the scandal-plagued Democratic fundraiser with ties to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton took another strange twist after he mailed a suicide note last week to a legal organization.
A person who saw the letter said Thursday that the note from Norman Hsu explicitly stated that he "intended to commit suicide." The person declined to reveal the exact phrasing, but said it was not rambling in nature.
The individual spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly about it.
The letter arrived at the New York offices of the Innocence Project as Hsu was in the midst of a bizarre legal odyssey stemming from a 1991 grand theft case. Hsu has been wanted as a fugitive for missing his sentencing in the case. He failed to show up for a bail hearing last week in California and was arrested at a Colorado hospital after being taken off an Amtrak train.
Hsu was a leading money "bundler" for Clinton, earning the title of HillRaiser for his efforts. Her campaign is returning $850,000 in contributions linked to Hsu.
Innocence Project officials would not provide the specific details of the letter, but spokesman Eric Ferrero said a FedEx package arrived at the group's Manhattan office last Thursday. A receptionist gave the letter to the executive director, Madeline DeLone.
"We were all concerned for his safety. We knew we needed to try to reach him right away. We wanted to make sure he was safe," said Ferrero.
They tried Hsu's cell phone, but there was no answer and the voicemail was full.
Innocence Project officials then tried to reach Hsu's attorney and faxed a copy of the letter to the California attorney general's office, which is handling the case.
"We sent the letter to law enforcement in California in the event they could help him in time and also because they were handling an active case there involving him," said Ferrero.
The letter was one page, typewritten and signed by Hsu. It was sent overnight delivery.
Details of the letter were first reported Thursday by The Wall Street Journal.
Hsu has been a benefactor of the Innocence Project, a legal group that helps prove prisoners' innocence through DNA testing.
"Norman Hsu has been a strong, committed supporter of ours for years. I believe he saw a report about our work and thought it was good work and worthy of supporting," Ferrero said.
Norm had better start spilling his guts, so he can get into Witness Protection, before he throws himself off a building onto some bullets...
I can hear poor Hsu’s first voicemail message..
“Hey you f***ing Chinese bastard - you blew it — now I’m at risk — I demand you kill yourself immediately or I will see that someone does it for you, your family, your cats and whomever else we find in your homes”
And the handwriting matched the fake Vince Foster suicide note!
Didn’t the former Soviet Union (hillary) try and exonerate their own people’s (Hsu) bad behaviors by claiming they were mentally ill (suicide note) and have them committed, never to be seen again?
Also,check the grammar. If Hsu was fluent in English skip my comment,but if he was not that letter should be full of grammar errors.
“...but said it was not rambling in nature.”
I know next to nothing about suicide cases; therefore, my question is: Is a non rambling note, if the above statement is true, unusual for a person contemplating suicide? I would think it would be the opposite because of the person’s mental state.
If this is unusual, who typed the note then?
If it was sent by FedEx you usually have to sign the delivery form for delivery to the site. Perhaps some enterprising reporter can get a copy of the delivery form to look at the signature.
It was free health care...
Check the postmark to see if it came from Arkansas.
Trivia tidbit: I see from the IRS filing of the Innocence Project that there most highly paid contractor is FENTON COMMUNICATIONS.
http://www.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2006/320/077/2006-320077563-03206ae8-9.pdf
George Ryan, R-Illinois. Loser.
who the hell TYPES a suicide note, and the FEDEX’s it????????????????????
Will he admit to writing it?
I think he knew he was a marked man.. and would dissappear and never be found again. (alive, at least)
WHERE IS THE 24/7 MEDIA WATCH AT HIS HOSPITAL????????
Of course killing him is still the preferred option, it sends a stronger message and it satisfies the Clinton’s savage need for revenge against anyone who messes up when they are doing something illegal for them...
Hmm. My hinky meter just raised another 10 notches.
If he wasn’t planning on committing suicide, I certainly hope he states so loud and clear—under government protection.
Too many parallels that intersect and need explaining.
“...failed Arkanaside attempt?”
Right. Never heard why he was sick when apprehended. Anyway, hope he has life insurance, for his family’s sake, if he has any. From Arkanicide ops patterns, he’s living on borrowed time.
It was free health care...
Free Hillarycare
Someone on Rush just called to say that the sleeping compartments are extremely popular and are sold out for months in advance ...and... questioning how he could get one on short notice?
Whose typewriter do you think it was typed on?
First she sends Obama a suicide note for Hsu, next Hsu has a medical emergency in hospital, then Hsu assumes gurney temperature on the way to the operating room; case closed, on with the party.
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