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| death_place = [[Phoenix, Arizona]], U.S.
| death_place = [[Phoenix, Arizona]], U.S.
| death_cause = Suicide by [[suicide pill|cyanide ingestion]]
| death_cause = Suicide by [[suicide pill|cyanide ingestion]]
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| alma_mater = [[Brigham Young University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]]), [[Yale University]] ([[Juris Doctor|J.D.]])
| nationality = American
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'''Michael James Marin''' (December 2, 1958 – June 28, 2012) was an American financier, lawyer, ex-[[Wall Street]] trader, and millionaire who died by [[Cyanide poisoning|suicide by cyanide ingestion]] after being convicted of [[arson]].
'''Michael James Marin''' (December 2, 1958 – June 28, 2012) was an American financier, lawyer, ex-[[Wall Street]] trader, and millionaire who died by [[Cyanide poisoning|suicide by cyanide ingestion]] in the middle of his court trial shortly after being convicted of [[arson]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
Marin was raised in [[Oak Harbor, Washington]]. A member of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], he attended [[Brigham Young University]]. After college, he enrolled at [[Yale Law School]].
Marin was raised in [[Oak Harbor, Washington]]. A member of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], he attended [[Brigham Young University]]. After college, he enrolled at [[Yale Law School]].


==Career==
==Career==
He advised on complex investments in the 1980s and '90s, working for [[Lehman Brothers]], [[Merrill Lynch]], and [[Salomon Brothers]] mainly in their operations in Asia.
Marin advised on complex investments in the 1980s and '90s, working for [[Lehman Brothers]], [[Merrill Lynch]], and [[Salomon Brothers]] mainly in their operations in Asia.


He led a lavish lifestyle, buying a multimillion-dollar mansion in [[Arizona]] and collecting works of art that included etchings by [[Pablo Picasso]]. He traveled extensively throughout the [[Far East]]. An avid thrill seeker and adventurer, he travelled to exotic climates and summited the highest peaks of six continents, including [[Mount Everest]] in 2001.<ref name="usatoday">{{cite news |last=Kiefer |first=Michael |date=19 August 2012 |title=The extreme life and dramatic death of Michael Marin |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |publisher=[[Gannett Co. Inc.]] |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-08-19/defendant-kills-self/57134642/1 |access-date=16 July 2017}}</ref>
Marin led a lavish lifestyle, buying a multimillion-dollar mansion in [[Arizona]] and collecting works of art that included etchings by [[Pablo Picasso]]. He traveled extensively throughout the [[Far East]]. An avid thrill seeker and adventurer, he travelled to exotic climates and summited the highest peaks of six continents, including [[Mount Everest]] in 2001.<ref name="usatoday">{{cite news |last=Kiefer |first=Michael |date=August 19, 2012 |title=The extreme life and dramatic death of Michael Marin |newspaper=[[USA Today]] |publisher=[[Gannett Co. Inc.]] |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-08-19/defendant-kills-self/57134642/1 |access-date=July 16, 2017}}</ref>


==Death==
==Death==
Marin was tried for [[arson]] and insurance fraud for setting his home on fire.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michael-marin-arizona-man-dies-moments-after-being-convicted-in-arson-case/ |title=Michael Marin, Arizona man, dies moments after being convicted in arson case |work=[[CBS News]] |author=Crimsider Staff |date=29 June 2012 |access-date=22 June 2020 |publisher=[[CBS Interactive Inc.]]}}</ref> Court hearings started on May 21, 2012, and Marin faced 7 to 21 years in prison if convicted.
Marin was tried for [[arson]] and insurance fraud for setting his home on fire.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michael-marin-arizona-man-dies-moments-after-being-convicted-in-arson-case/ |title=Michael Marin, Arizona man, dies moments after being convicted in arson case |work=[[CBS News]] |author=Crimsider Staff |date=June 29, 2012 |access-date=June 22, 2020 |publisher=[[CBS Interactive Inc.]]}}</ref> Court hearings started on May 21, 2012, and Marin faced 7 to 21 years in prison if convicted.


The jury found Marin guilty on June 28, 2012. Soon after the verdict, and being informed that he was to be taken into custody immediately, he died by suicide in court. He was seen in court videos closing his eyes as the verdict was being read, before putting something in his mouth and drinking a liquid, before falling to the floor and convulsing. Marin was rushed to a central hospital in Phoenix and was pronounced dead; an autopsy confirmed he had taken a lethal dose of [[cyanide]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/defendant-commited-suicide-in-courtroom-by-taking-cyanide/ |title=Defendant {{sic|commit|ed|nolink=y}} suicide in courtroom by taking cyanide |newspaper=[[Seattle Times]] |first=Michael |last=Muskal |date=27 July 2012 |access-date=22 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Michael Marin, former Wall Street trader, took cyanide after arson conviction, says autopsy|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michael-marin-former-wall-street-trader-took-cyanide-after-arson-conviction-says-autopsy/|access-date=2021-08-09|website=www.cbsnews.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2012-07-27|title=Former Wall Street banker committed suicide in court by taking cyanide pill after arson conviction: autopsy|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/former-wall-street-banker-committed-suicide-in-court-by-taking-cyanide-pill-after-arson-conviction-autopsy|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210809033251/https://nationalpost.com/news/former-wall-street-banker-committed-suicide-in-court-by-taking-cyanide-pill-after-arson-conviction-autopsy|archive-date=2021-08-09|access-date=2021-08-09|website=[[National Post]]|agency=[[Reuters]]|language=en-CA|quote=Sheriff’s investigators found a canister of sodium cyanide powder inside his car after being alerted to the vehicle by Marin’s adult son.{{break}}The son had received a delayed email from Marin about the location and said his will was in order in case 'things don’t go well in court,' investigators said.{{break}}Sodium cyanide, commonly used to extract gold during the mining process, is known to inhibit breathing. Investigators believe Marin fashioned the powder he purchased last year from a California supplier into capsules to be consumed in court.}}</ref> At the time of his death, he was a father of four and a grandfather of two.
The jury found Marin guilty on June 28, 2012. Soon after the verdict, and being informed that he was to be taken into custody immediately, he died by suicide in court. He was seen in court videos closing his eyes and putting his hands over his face as the verdict was being read, before putting something in his mouth and drinking a liquid. He then fell to the floor and began to convulse. Marin was rushed to a central hospital in Phoenix and was pronounced dead; an autopsy confirmed he had taken a lethal dose of [[cyanide]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/defendant-{{sic|commit|ed|hide=y}}-suicide-in-courtroom-by-taking-cyanide/ |title=Defendant committed suicide in courtroom by taking cyanide |newspaper=[[Seattle Times]] |first=Michael |last=Muskal |date=July 27, 2012 |access-date=June 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403204420/https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/defendant-commited-suicide-in-courtroom-by-taking-cyanide/ |archive-date=2019-04-03 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Michael Marin, former Wall Street trader, took cyanide after arson conviction, says autopsy|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/michael-marin-former-wall-street-trader-took-cyanide-after-arson-conviction-says-autopsy/|access-date=August 9, 2021|website=www.cbsnews.com|date=July 27, 2012 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=July 27, 2012|title=Former Wall Street banker committed suicide in court by taking cyanide pill after arson conviction: autopsy|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/former-wall-street-banker-committed-suicide-in-court-by-taking-cyanide-pill-after-arson-conviction-autopsy|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210809033251/https://nationalpost.com/news/former-wall-street-banker-committed-suicide-in-court-by-taking-cyanide-pill-after-arson-conviction-autopsy|archive-date=August 9, 2021|access-date=August 9, 2021|website=[[National Post]]|agency=[[Reuters]]|language=en-CA|quote=Sheriff’s investigators found a canister of sodium cyanide powder inside his car after being alerted to the vehicle by Marin’s adult son.{{break}}The son had received a delayed email from Marin about the location and said his will was in order in case 'things don’t go well in court,' investigators said.{{break}}Sodium cyanide, commonly used to extract gold during the mining process, is known to inhibit breathing. Investigators believe Marin fashioned the powder he purchased last year from a California supplier into capsules to be consumed in court.}}</ref> At the time of his death, he was a father of four and a grandfather of two.


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 10:39, 20 August 2024

This article is about the American financier. For American vascular surgeon, see Michael L. Marin.
Michael Marin
Born
Michael James Marin

December 2, 1958
DiedJune 28, 2012(2012-06-28) (aged 53)
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Cause of deathSuicide by cyanide ingestion
Alma materBrigham Young University (B.A.), Yale University (J.D.)
Children4

Michael James Marin (December 2, 1958 – June 28, 2012) was an American financier, lawyer, ex-Wall Street trader, and millionaire who died by suicide by cyanide ingestion in the middle of his court trial shortly after being convicted of arson.

Early life

[edit]

Marin was raised in Oak Harbor, Washington. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he attended Brigham Young University. After college, he enrolled at Yale Law School.

Career

[edit]

Marin advised on complex investments in the 1980s and '90s, working for Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, and Salomon Brothers mainly in their operations in Asia.

Marin led a lavish lifestyle, buying a multimillion-dollar mansion in Arizona and collecting works of art that included etchings by Pablo Picasso. He traveled extensively throughout the Far East. An avid thrill seeker and adventurer, he travelled to exotic climates and summited the highest peaks of six continents, including Mount Everest in 2001.[1]

Death

[edit]

Marin was tried for arson and insurance fraud for setting his home on fire.[2] Court hearings started on May 21, 2012, and Marin faced 7 to 21 years in prison if convicted.

The jury found Marin guilty on June 28, 2012. Soon after the verdict, and being informed that he was to be taken into custody immediately, he died by suicide in court. He was seen in court videos closing his eyes and putting his hands over his face as the verdict was being read, before putting something in his mouth and drinking a liquid. He then fell to the floor and began to convulse. Marin was rushed to a central hospital in Phoenix and was pronounced dead; an autopsy confirmed he had taken a lethal dose of cyanide.[3][4][5] At the time of his death, he was a father of four and a grandfather of two.

References

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  1. ^ Kiefer, Michael (August 19, 2012). "The extreme life and dramatic death of Michael Marin". USA Today. Gannett Co. Inc. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  2. ^ Crimsider Staff (June 29, 2012). "Michael Marin, Arizona man, dies moments after being convicted in arson case". CBS News. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  3. ^ Muskal, Michael (July 27, 2012). "Defendant committed suicide in courtroom by taking cyanide". Seattle Times. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  4. ^ "Michael Marin, former Wall Street trader, took cyanide after arson conviction, says autopsy". www.cbsnews.com. July 27, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "Former Wall Street banker committed suicide in court by taking cyanide pill after arson conviction: autopsy". National Post. Reuters. July 27, 2012. Archived from the original on August 9, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2021. Sheriff's investigators found a canister of sodium cyanide powder inside his car after being alerted to the vehicle by Marin's adult son.
    The son had received a delayed email from Marin about the location and said his will was in order in case 'things don't go well in court,' investigators said.
    Sodium cyanide, commonly used to extract gold during the mining process, is known to inhibit breathing. Investigators believe Marin fashioned the powder he purchased last year from a California supplier into capsules to be consumed in court.
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