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TETENAL · Jan 14, 2005, 07:22 AM

The popular Munich fashion designer Rudolph Moshammer was found dead today morning by his chauffeur with a phone cord around his neck as police reported. His dog Daisy was found in the house unharmed.

Moshammer designed fashion for celebrities like Arnold Schwarzenegger, King Carl Gustaf of Sweden and Jos� Carreras.

Who does something like this?

Randman · Jan 14, 2005, 07:25 AM

Well, sorry for the dude's family and friends, but other than that, so what? Lots of people die each die, many at the hands of other people. Should we post threads on everyone?

Corintheus · Jan 14, 2005, 07:27 AM

Originally posted by Randman:
Well, sorry for the dude's family and friends, but other than that, so what? Lots of people die each die, many at the hands of other people. Should we post threads on everyone?

We should only post threads on the deaths of interesting people. Duh.

ajprice · Jan 14, 2005, 07:27 AM

Didn't know of him, and it's bad that the guy is dead, but to me that dog has a look in his eyes. I say the dog did it!

TETENAL · Jan 14, 2005, 07:30 AM

Obviously the death of any person is a tragic thing, and we can't post a thread for everyone who dies. But since he successfully made fashion and was some kind of celebrity himself, he was influential on society. So therefore his death is of wider interest. And it's somewhat shocking. While he was always pretty "crazy", he seemed like a friendly person to me. It's a surprise that something like this could happen to him.

cszar2001 · Jan 14, 2005, 07:36 AM

The police have a lead already: "The murderer came from behind".

Spheric Harlot · Jan 14, 2005, 07:48 AM

Originally posted by cszar2001:
The police have a lead already: "The murderer came from behind".

Argh.

I'll bet it was some Bavarian.

roberto blanco · Jan 14, 2005, 07:49 AM

Originally posted by cszar2001:
The police have a lead already: "The murderer came from behind".

ROTFLMAO

cszar2001 · Jan 14, 2005, 07:53 AM

Originally posted by Spheric Harlot:
Argh.

I'll bet it was some Bavarian.

At least I have an alibi.

turtle777 · 01:43 PM

Originally posted by cszar2001:
The police have a lead already: "The murderer came from behind".

Wasn't he gay ? No shock there...

-t

edit: spelling

OldManMac · Jan 14, 2005, 12:50 PM

Originally posted by TETENAL:
Obviously the death of any person is a tragic thing, and we can't post a thread for everyone who dies. But since he successfully made fashion and was some kind of celebrity himself, he was influential on society. So therefore his death is of wider interest. And it's somewhat shocking. While he was always pretty "crazy", he seemed like a friendly person to me. It's a surprise that something like this could happen to him.

And that's part of the problem, isn't it; we celebrate the death of someone who "had an influence on society," yet the daily killings of children in our inner cities go unmentioned, because we have a macabre fascination with glitz and glimmer.

cszar2001 · Jan 14, 2005, 01:40 PM

Originally posted by KarlG:
And that's part of the problem, isn't it; we celebrate the death of someone who "had an influence on society," yet the daily killings of children in our inner cities go unmentioned, because we have a macabre fascination with glitz and glimmer.

We can`t help it - that`s how evolution shaped our brains.
Read Robin Dunbars "Grooming, Gossip and the evolution of Language" for more information.

TETENAL · Jan 16, 2005, 09:14 AM

The police has caught the murderer! It was an Iraqi.

Randman · Jan 16, 2005, 09:18 AM

The police have arrested the suspected killer, you mean. Presumption of innocence before guilt.

GK · Jan 16, 2005, 09:22 AM

Originally posted by Randman:
The police have arrested the suspected killer, you mean. Presumption of innocence before guilt.

He confessed already and there was a positive DNA match

TETENAL · Jan 16, 2005, 09:29 AM

http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe...eut/index.html

Yes, he confessed already, so there's no doubt he actually did it.