kamui Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 31-year overstay American dies in apparent suicide An American man believed to have been living illegally in Thailand for 31 years died of an apparent suicide in his Central Pattaya home. Gerhard Habel, 78, was found by 74-year-old wife Anong Tintachart hanging from a long shoelace in their Soi Paniadchang 5/1 house April 17. Anong said she awoke to find her husband not in bed and discovered the body. She said she didn’t know of any reason he would want to kill himself. During their investigation, Banglamung police found that Habel had entered Thailand from Singapore in 1980 and could not find any evidence of visas or permanent resident permits allowing him to live legally in the kingdom since then. Patty Mail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Hang yourself with shoelaces? Interesting name for an American. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozpharlap Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Just when you think you have read it all, LOS never ceases to amaze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamui Posted May 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Hang yourself with shoelaces? Interesting name for an American. The name is definitely German/Austrian/Swiss... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Anong said she awoke to find her husband not in bed and discovered the body. She said she didn’t know of any reason he would want to kill himself. [/url] Maybe being marreid to a 74 y.o. wife? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Could have been from North Dakota. There are small towns in Nord Dakota where German is still the first language. I had a classmate from Strassburg, ND who spoke English with a German accent. His family had been in the US for about 100 years. p.s. The capital of North Dakota is Bismark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamui Posted May 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Anong said she awoke to find her husband not in bed and discovered the body. She said she didn’t know of any reason he would want to kill himself. [/url] Maybe being marreid to a 74 y.o. wife? Maybe she had a Thai lover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Hang yourself with shoelaces? Interesting name for an American. The name is definitely German/Austrian/Swiss... At that age, I would assume he was 2nd generation American. Parents probably immigrants. Possibly he was born somewhere else and came as a baby or small child. Many Europeans aglicized their children's first name in order to make them more 'American' so my guess was he came as a baby or adolescent. Another guess is he possibly a Vietnam vet. In Thailand for 31 years, maybe came back to America, didn't adjust and left for Thailand. Just a pull out of my ass guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 I thought of a VN vet, though at 74 he'd have been in the early years. I'm a VN vet and I'm not even that old yet. Would have been Air Farce. A soldier or Marine would blow his brains out the proper way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous God Posted May 5, 2011 Report Share Posted May 5, 2011 Wonder what he did for a living? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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