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German Man Starved Himself to Death in Forest

He was unemployed, his marriage had collapsed and he had lost touch with his daughter. A 58-year-old German man committed suicide by cycling deep into a forest and starving himself to death in a 24-day ordeal during which he kept a diary of his suffering.

An unemployed German man whose marriage had failed cycled into a forest where he starved himself to death over a period of 24 days, keeping a diary of his physical decline, German police said.

The 58-year-old man, whose name has not been released, was found by two hunters on Monday. He was lying on a mattress in an elevated hide in woodland in the Solling hill region of northern Germany, some 100 kilometers from the city of Hanover where he had lived. He had probably been dead since December.

He wrote in his diary about the collapse of his marriage, about how his grown-up daughter become estranged from him and his long period of unemployment, according to a local newspaper article, the contents of which were confirmed by police in the town of Northeim. He stopped being eligible for jobless benefit payments last October.

The man wrote about the pain he was in as he starved. He occasionally drank some water during his self-imposed ordeal. The last diary entry is on Dec. 13 last year. The diary also contains a note saying: "This notebook is to be given to my daughter (?) after my death," according to the report in the Hessisch/Niedersächsische Allgemeine newspaper.


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Added: Feb-12-2008 
By: chkoha
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  • Wow. That takes balls.

    Posted Feb-12-2008 By 
    Bad Bubby (274.40)

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  • This is very sad.Many Americans will be faced with shortly. Calif what goes up must come down. In my area economy is grinding to a halt.
    Not every business but to many .They did it real good this time. We will never be the same.This isn't a recession but start of depression
    It hasn't hit you but its coming.take care of your loved ones first.
    If had stocks I would dump them now and pay down credit cards now!
    the news media pretends everything is OK it isn't. The money is disappering everybody is More..

    Posted Feb-12-2008 By 
    buttkracken (660.08)

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  • i remember in my teens i was depressed and wanted to do the same thing really. Its amazing i read this actually happened to a guy. This is not like shooting yourself, its a slow death full of horrid thoughts about life, sad.. RIP your daughter got what she deserved for leaving you all alone.

    Posted Feb-12-2008 By 
    Alterego (13.92)  

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  • damn thats sad when there is nowhere to turn, r.i.p. dude

    Posted Feb-12-2008 By 
    poonhound (134.88)  

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  • Burp.......ahh - I'm full

    Posted Feb-12-2008 By 
    Sportster (41.62)

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  • Yes, you must be determined or really desperate

    Posted Feb-12-2008 By 
    chkoha (91.26)

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  • Longest suicide ever?

    Posted Feb-12-2008 By 
    Mr Ebk (1531.16)  

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  • I'm truly sorry for this guy. Shame on his daughter.

    Posted Feb-12-2008 By 
    strela1 (410.14)  

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  • more like death from depression

    Posted Feb-12-2008 By 
    shed77 (321.02)  

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  • Sad

    Posted Feb-12-2008 By 
    JihadKiller1s1k (9387.18)  

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  • He didnt leave without spite. That he should declare this chronicle of suffering to be given to his daughter is a parting shot at both she and his wife.

    Posted Feb-12-2008 By 
    quattrone (176.20)

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  • poonhound: "damn thats sad when there is nowhere to turn, r.i.p. dude"
    true

    Posted Feb-12-2008 By 
    AntDX316 (70.06)

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