Police Found Freddie Mac CFO Dead by Hanging

abc ^ | 4/22/09 | RUSSELL GOLDMAN, JACK DATE and ANN COMPTON

[xtinct]

Law enforcement sources said they found David Kellermann, acting chief financial officer of mortgage company Freddie Mac, hanging in the basement of his Reston, Va., home, dead from an apparent suicide early this morning.

Virginia police say they found David Kellermann, acting chief financial officer of mortgage company Freddie Mac, hanging in the basement of his Reston home, dead from an apparent suicide early this morning. (ABC News)The death was "an active investigation" and there were "no signs of foul play," Fairfax County police officer Sabrina Ruck said.

Local police said they were called to Kellermann's home at 4:48am.

Kellermann, 41, and a 16-year veteran of Freddie Mac, had been the company's CFO since September, after a government takeover of the company after the housing crisis.

[a fool in paradise]

Maybe he had his pants down to administer a Valium enema (the way Marilyn Monroe died).

[rockinqsranch]

“Who was up at that time of night?”

We rise every morning at the RQSRanch at precisely 3:30 AM.

[rockinqsranch]

Correction: That’s M-F. NOT the weekends.

[HighlyOpinionated]

I don’t believe in Suicide and I am sorry that he did this when he would have made a much bigger ‘splash’ if he had told everything he knows. At least before hand if he was of a mind to hang himself anyway.

But that said, do we now put Barney Frank, Maxine Waters, Chris Dodd, Charles Schumer, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid on “Suicide Watch?” Wonder if any of them will copy-cat.

[TankerKC]

Move along, folks, nothing to see here!!!

I'm laughing. You were trying to make me laugh, right?

[HighlyOpinionated]

Yep, he accidentally duct-taped his mouth, his feet, and his hands behind his back. Then, with a rope around his neck, he accidentally pushed the stool he was standing on. (satire)

Who said there WAS a stool he was standing on? If it's accidental hanging, either before or after he duct taped himself, he used the pulley system to hoist his body up and wound the rope around his duct taped hands to keep from falling back to the floor.

(more satire)

[Revolting cat!]

I’m confused. When does the “allegedly” description apply? Is he allegedly dead? Did he allegedly commit suicide? Was he allegedly the CFO of Freddie mac?

[TaxRelief]

This mindless speculation, and discussion of early reports is often the only insight we have before the evidence is wiped by the feds.

[ssaftler]

This sounds like the British politician from about 10 years ago. About the only thing I haven’t heard here is the orange in the mouth!

[TaxRelief]

Somebody broke into his house, grabbed him out of his bed, dragged him down to the basement, and the wife never woke up. Get a grip.

No.no.no... he would have been in his pajamas if that were the case.

[jessduntno]

“I’m laughing. You were trying to make me laugh, right?”

No. Why I would be motivated to do that escapes me. What’s funny? Please enlighten me. Like the new Pres__ent, I am all ears...

[TankerKC]

...who began there 16 years ago (Clinton’s first year, if my math is correct)...

That's just plain funny. Or stupid. So, I just figured you're trying to be funny. Perhaps I should have suggested the latter.

[KTM rider]

do you have a link, i can’t find unintended suicide now , I know i read that too

[montyspython]

Huh?

[montyspython]

South-cide.

[KTM rider]

I can’t find any links to unintentional suicide now

[MHGinTN]

And since you have so much knowledge of this incident, at what time was he drapped down to the basement? Was it befroe he went to bed, with his wife and daughter going to bed much earlier? Was he wearing PJs?

[KTM rider]

I cannot find any links to reports to confirm of unintentional suicice, if you find one let me know

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

When a man in a top position in life commits suicide like that, something is VERY wrong. I guess we’ll all know in a few months and go through some horrific financial suffering.

[kabar]

Not very many were aware of the circumstances. Just suicide.