[Silver]

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2011/04/04/110404fa_fact_grann?currentPage=all

Get a cup of coffee and read the whole thing. It's worth it.

If you're even vaguely interested, DO NOT READ SANJURO'S SUMMARY UNTIL YOU READ THE STORY. If you're a tl;dr type, scroll down.


































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[sanjuro]

summary

Rodrigo Rosenberg Marzano (November 28, 1960 – May 10, 2009) was a Guatemalan attorney. Before his death, Rosenberg recorded a video message saying if he were murdered, Álvaro Colom Caballeros, President of Guatemala, would have been directly responsible.[1] His subsequent "assassination" caused a national uproar.[2] However, it was determined by a United Nations commission that Rosenberg had arranged his own death and had contacted cousins of his former wife to hire a hitman.[3][4]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodrigo_Rosenberg_Marzano

 

[Pesqueeb]

Dude. You can not make **** like that up. WOW.

+ rep for that amazing story. Why has that not been made into a movie or a documentary?

 

[jimmydean]

My wifes father was Guatemalan, they are crazy down there.

 

[I Are Baboon]

Dude's gravestone should read "Swing and a miss!"

 

[Toshi]

Fantastic tale.

 

[stevew]

Why has that not been made into a movie or a documentary?

because comic book movies are easier to make.