BuzzFeed - Buzz Tagged "merckle" http://www.buzzfeed.com BuzzFeed, Find Your New Favorite Thing en Copyright 2012 BuzzFeed, Inc. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:21:31 -0500 editor@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) info@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) Adolf Merckle http://www.buzzfeed.com/scott/adolf-merckle

The German billionaire killed himself — by jumping in front of a train — after losing significant money in the current economic meltdown.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/scott/adolf-merckle Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:30:44 -0500 The German billionaire killed himself -- by jumping in front of a train -- after losing significant money in the current economic meltdown. scott nonadult