Nueces County sheriff: 'Strong leads' on Judge Greenwell's suicide motive

Corpus Christi Caller-Times ^ | July 17, 2013 at 12:50 p.m. (CDT) | Mark Collette

[Paleo Conservative]

This is the latest article posted less than an hour ago about Judge Greenwell's suicide on Monday at the Nueces County Courthhouse in Corpus Christi, Texas.

[saleman]

“Kaelin said the judge was driven to believe suicide was “the only option he had.”

OK then...so, what was it?

[kimtom]

Where’s the proof!!??

By ruling it suicide, no photos no details?

ummmm

[dinoparty]

Must be crimes.

[Wellington VII]

“...he kept his private life closely guarded, they said. He had no local relatives.”

That may be a clue.

[Carriage Hill]

“Many who worked in the courthouse counted him as a friend, but he kept his private life closely guarded, they said. He had no local relatives”.

No family? Sounds like blackmail or he’d be outed. Just wondering... sad.

RIP, Judge.

[eastforker]

Man I am going to go out on a limb here but does anyone else notice the Barney Frank smirk on his face? Child porn of little boys on his computer maybe?

[Paleo Conservative]

He left a hand written will and last testament in his office. I’m sure the 9mm that was found nearby was make and serial number of Judge Greenwell’s pistol.

[SeaHawkFan]

Better that than if he was another Judge Gary Little.

[Paleo Conservative]

[af_vet_rr]

That may be a clue.

Bigger clue than you think, but I'm not going to comment about anything I've heard, because it's all rumors at this point.

[txhurl]

I think it had something to do with that Zeta guy they caught in Dallas the other day.

[AliVeritas]

Thanks Paleo.

[Nachum]

Putting this under the Obama Dead Pool’s “working theories”

http://www.nachumlist.com/deadpool.htm

[Paleo Conservative]

I seriously doubt that. Dallas is about 400 miles away.

[justlurking]

Dallas is about 400 miles away.

In Texas, that's only a 1/2-day drive away. :-)

[LuvFreeRepublic]

I was wondering what was going on with this story. Thanks for the ping.

[Paleo Conservative]

In Texas, that's only a 1/2-day drive away. :-)

Going through Austin can add another hour to the trip at some times of the day. I suppose one could bypass Austin and go 85 mph on the brand new TX-130 toll road.

[justlurking]

I suppose one could bypass Austin and go 85 mph on the brand new TX-130 toll road.

Or 220 mph: Hennessey VR1200 Runs 220.5 MPH on Texas Toll Road

Seriously, I've taken that bypass. It's 11.5 miles farther than straight through on I-35. At posted speeds, I-35 is 4 minutes shorter. But, you can rarely drive the posted speeds through I-35.

[OrangeHoof]

No nearby family? No wife or children? Felt he had “no way out”. Okay...this is only speculation but the possibilities are:

1) He had a closet life that was about to be exposed.
2) He found out he had a terminal illness.
3) He simply fell into depression and, as a judge, found nobody he could turn to for help.
4) He was deeply in debt and this was his way of not having to face his debts.

I do not know if any of these apply to Greenwell, but if there is a sudden suicide, these are all common reasons why they happen.

I do disagree with the comment in the story that the community has to find a reason that they can be comfortable with. No they don’t. It was more or less a private act. It cannot be undone. Nueces County should simply grieve and move on. Let the authorities come up with a theory if they can but, even if they can’t, it changes nothing.