Posted on 08/16/2013 10:48:29 AM PDT by Second Amendment First
A former Kansas City Star sports statistics editor and blogger committed suicide early Thursday outside an Overland Park police station.
Police found Martin Manley’s body about 5 a.m. Thursday in the parking lot of the station at 12400 Forest Ave.
“Martin was a terrific guy and a good employee,” said Mike Fannin, editor and vice president of The Star. “This is a real shock, just an incredible tragedy. Our hearts and thoughts are with his family today.”
Prior to his death, Manley detailed information about his life and suicide on a personal website.
On the site, Manley referred to owning thousands of dollars worth of gold and silver coins. Immediately following that reference were GPS coordinates for a spot inside the Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens.
(Excerpt) Read more at kansascity.com ...
http://www.martinmanleylifeanddeath.com/
“Star policy is not to write about suicides, except when they occur in public areas, as Manley’s did.”
Huh?! What kind of policy is that?
Odds this will be he most read blog post: 100%
If someone finds the treasure do they get to keep it? or will the state claim it for themselves?...............
I think it refers to when bodies are reported found outside of a home where there may be the possibility of foul play, and the coroner has to report on it. There was a case in the last year just west of Overland Park where two sisters were shot to death along a trail that was ruled a double suicide.
pimpmyblog... NEXT!
“Police say they believe that statement is a hoax. They say his family told them that Manley had “gotten rid of” the coins prior to his suicide.”
http://www.dailydot.com/lifestyle/martin-manley-suicide-website/
This claims he was beginning to suffer from dementia (although a quick glance at his site said there were no health issues; but maybe I missed that?)
<<Martin Manley was tired of forgetting to close the garage door behind, to zip up his pants, and to remember the names of his best friends.
He was a mathematical wizard with an IQ of 156. He was beginning to suffer from dementia, a neurologically crippling disease that detrimentally affects a person’s memory, language, and problem-solving ability, among other things. It is incurable.
So on Thursday, Manley’s 60th birthday, he decided to take his own life.
Whatever his reasons, he could have done it in private and a less bloody fashion. Apparently he believed in gun control but used a gun to kill himself.
buried is getting rid of something...........
bfl
Dude was bipolar. Too bad he didn't reach out for help.
He was a member of a HIQ society I belong to and they said he paid his dues current just a few days ago. He only posted a couple of times in the past 9 years (said he was a lurker) so we did not know that much about him.
The discussion on our site is now about the “right” to commit suicide, *sigh*
Oh. I didn’t even know him. I don’t use the Star. When the website was free I only went in to yell at Yael T. Abouhalkah and others. But I could care less now. Kansas City is too liberal for my taste. That is why I left to the suburbs.
Bill Clinton’s AR ME now works in KS?
Actually, he was not against handguns and rifles, only automatic weapons that could be used to shoot up a theatre. So he said on his website.
I’m so sorry about his emotional pain due to the illness. I read he was already having Alzheimer symptoms at age 60. That’s awfully young for dementia. The dementia may have been sped up due to his untreated manias. I would be inclined to close that webpage today, were I part of his family, but each family has its own normal. I think it was Tolstoy who said each family is unhappy in it’s own way. Besides, our society has not yet formalized what web servers should be expected to do with the posted blog of a deceased author.
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