Madoff investor found dead of suicide

Madoff investor found dead of suicide
Tuesday December 23, 6:41 pm ET
By Adam Goldman and Tom Hays, Associated Press Writers Madoff investor found dead of suicide inside Manhattan office NEW YORK (AP) -- The founder of an investment fund that lost $1.4 billion with Bernard Madoff was discovered dead Tuesday after committing suicide at his Manhattan office, marking a grim turn in a scandal that has left investors around the world in financial ruin.

Rene-Thierry Magon de la Villehuchet, 65, was found sitting at his desk at about 8 a.m. with both wrists slashed, NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said. A box cutter was found on the floor along with a bottle of sleeping pills on his desk. No suicide note was found.