Man makes guillotine to kill himself

Legendary! Determined? Obviously. (but to a greater extent than we could even fathonm)

 

 

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Man makes guillotine to kill himself

via Boing Boing by Mark Frauenfelder on 9/13/07

A man built his own guillotine and used it to kill himself.

Groundskeeper from the Fairlane Green shopping center at Outer and Fairlane drive discovered the body shortly before 11 a.m. Monday.

Allen Park Deputy Police Chief Dale Covert said the roughly six-foot tall guillotine was bolted to a tree and included a swing arm. Covert said police also found several store receipts detailing the materials used to assemble the device.

"I can't even tell you how long it must have taken him to construct," he said. "This man obviously was very determined to end his life."

According to investigators, the man had to make several trips to carry the wooden and metal parts to the area in the woods.

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