February 22, 200917 yr The guy's head was in a plastic bag which was hung over the bridge railing. And the sharp cop states (quoting from the article): Pol Col Chavalit Prasobsilp, a police chief, said that it was apparently not a suicide and he will wait for autopsy results before concluding how the head was cut from the body. Apparently not a suicide??? I wonder what gave the police chief that clue........ B) B) B)
February 22, 200917 yr Comforting to know that Bangkok's finest are so bright Mind you, with that length of rope, the body weight could have resulted in decapitation like that thug in Baghdad. But I guess that would have been obvious to the police from the remains of the head. And that's before you explain the plastic bag . . . Curious!
February 22, 200917 yr My all time favorite is the one in which a body was found in Pattaya Bay. It had been weighed down, cement overshoe style, and the hands were tied behind the victim's back. That one was ruled a suicide!!!!!! Well, maybe the guy messed with the Mafia. Around here, that's suicide! Anyway, I wonder if that Thai officer is any relation to Inspector Clouseau . . .
February 22, 200917 yr As I said on another message board, I wonder why they were so quick to rule out suicide. It is possible that he put the bag over his own head in order to suffocate in case the hanging didn't work. I saw a program on television recently that dealt with hanging and its use as capital punishment. They mentioned that if you didn't have the right length of rope or the wrong sort of knot that decapitation is quite possible. Apparently it used to happen all the time until they figured out the exact right length of rope based on the body weight and the noose knot has to be arranged correctly to kill the person pretty much instantly. And yes, indeed, Saddam Hussein was decapitated by his hanging.
February 22, 200917 yr And yes, indeed, Saddam Hussein was decapitated by his hanging. Nonsense. Saddam Hussein's hanging and the corpse after the event can be seen on several You Tube videos. It was a 'text book' hanging (if there is such a thing) and the head remained attached to the body. The hanging of Saddam's brother resulted in decapitation.
February 23, 200917 yr As I said on another message board, I wonder why they were so quick to rule out suicide. It is possible that he put the bag over his own head in order to suffocate in case the hanging didn't work. Has it occurred to you that the article specifically states that the rest of his body has not been found? If it was a suicide, and decapitation occurred because he botched it up, then what happened to the rest of his body? Maybe someone took it as a souvenir. Maybe it landed in the bed of a passing pickup truck and the driver hasn't noticed it yet. It couldn't have washed downstream. The photo clearly shows that the bridge was over a street, not a body of water. Don't you think that kind of rules out suicide?
February 23, 200917 yr Don't you think that kind of rules out suicide? Balderdash! (I don't think I've ever used that word before and I have no clue how to spell it). Khun Deceased, planning his own demise, actually didn't jump off the bridge. He did the plastic thing over his head and then snared the rope already on his neck to a passing balloon. So he was sorta "hung up?" In any event, back to the story (fair and balanced reporting, of course), the balloon driver never noticed the partial corpse attached to the line and, when crossing the Andaman Sea, cut the rope as the thought it was just extra ballast. Shortly thereafter, the Thai Navy found what was left of Khun Deceased and placed it on boat with Royhinga (can't spell that either?) and cast it out to sea. And, what can I tell you, they were hungry! Case closed....
February 23, 200917 yr Balderdash! You're wrong about that too. Every erdash I've ever seen always had a full head of hair . . .
February 23, 200917 yr There's a picture in the Bangkok Post this morning, of the head hanging off the bridge
February 23, 200917 yr A head shot for inquiring minds: http://www.thairath.co.th/online.php?secti...;content=124717
February 23, 200917 yr A head shot for inquiring minds Now I have to stand corrected. The photo from the angle shown in the Bangkok Post clearly shows that the bridge indeed is over water after all. Maybe the rest of the body is down there somewhere. It 'sleeps with the fishes.'
February 23, 200917 yr That's a pity! I rather liked the idea of the body landing on a pick-up truck and being whisked away somewhere.
February 23, 200917 yr Author The Thai newspaper my Thai friend reads every morning shows the face very clearly. To some of us this may seem as not appropriate but the police had asked that papers show the face so they can identify the corpse.
February 23, 200917 yr I rather liked the idea of the body landing on a pick-up truck Ok, it could have been a barge.
February 23, 200917 yr I just came back from doing a tourist boat cruise on the Chao Phraya this afternoon. When we got to the bridge, the tour guide was cutting jokes about the head, like he was in a comedy club. I think the Thais were politely smiling and the Westerners, had no idea what he was taking about.
February 23, 200917 yr Comforting to know that Bangkok's finest are so bright Mind you, with that length of rope, the body weight could have resulted in decapitation like that thug in Baghdad. But I guess that would have been obvious to the police from the remains of the head. And that's before you explain the plastic bag . . . Curious! You are right about the length of rope in that photo being enough for decapitation. If you look at The Official Table of Drops you can judge that with such an excess of rope as shown in the newspaper photo it is indeed probable that a body would have become detached from the head ... if a suicide had not already been ruled out by the police.
February 23, 200917 yr Author I saw on the Thai news that they have recovered the body floating in the water. Maybe there was a too long rope used?? We will find out soon
February 23, 200917 yr Whether this was suicide or some form of execution, seems to me odd that it would be done in such a bizarre manner in such a public place.
February 23, 200917 yr Whether this was suicide or some form of execution, seems to me odd that it would be done in such a bizarre manner in such a public place. Just a poor misguided Farang soul calling out for attention.
February 23, 200917 yr According to The Nation the debate is between suicide and execution http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2009/02/24...al_30096436.php
February 24, 200917 yr Head OK, here's a close up of the head. Anyone know this guy? Bad Boy Billy? Heck my mind must be in the gutter. I immediately went to the URL when I saw "head" and all there was to see was a head. What a disappointment. It is very strange if no one knows him. Why would someone come to a strange place and commit suicide and not leave a note. Dosn't make sense to me. My guess is that he was killed somewhere else and it was made to look like a possible suicide. The fools should know you can't fool the professional and highly trained Thailand police force.
February 24, 200917 yr The fools should know you can't fool the professional and highly trained Thailand police force. Where's Miss Marple when you need her?
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