What's up with this guy ?

[wsbill]

http://abroad.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2003/05/12/015.html

[Travis]

... in response to What's up with this guy ?, posted by wsbill on May 11, 2003

"Assisted" suicide?

[BrianN]

... in response to What's up with this guy ?, posted by wsbill on May 11, 2003

Sounds quite convenient for biz competitors, and whacking somebody there ain't hard to have done... hmmm...

When you going back bill?  Any prospects?

[wsbill]

... in response to Re: What's up with this guy ?, posted by BrianN on May 12, 2003

http://www.geocities.com/wsbill/

[vagn]

... in response to What's up with this guy ?, posted by wsbill on May 11, 2003

From the story:

=== Bench, general manager of the Moscow bureau
=== of the Multi-Page paging service provider,
=== apparently shot himself

Googling around I find:

=== Multi-Page operates Russia's largest regional paging
=== network. First to offer Russian/English language
=== messaging. Fully bilingual operator staff. Paging via
=== Internet and email. Virtual paging network services
=== from PC. Local access from suburban cities. Champion,
=== Motorola, NEC, Philips, Oi Electric pagers. Innovative
=== wireless services. Network supports Cyborg SkyNet auto
=== anti-theft alarm service. Partnership with Lo-Jack
=== Moscow. Multi-Page sales points and dealers located
=== throughout Moscow. Satisfaction guaranteed. Visit
=== Multi-Page's Kremin Kam WebCam. Shareholders include
=== Champion Technology Holdings, Ltd., AO Mosenergo.

It doesn't take much imagination to come up with reasons
for why he might have been killed.  The Lo-Jack connection
might be particularly sensitive.

I doubt the suicide story.  Do foreign residents
normally carry side arms in moscow?