This is Grisly
- The founder and CEO of American Title Services in Centennial was found dead in his home this week, the result of self-inflicted wounds from a nail gun, according to the Arapahoe County coroner.
Richard Talley, 57, and the company he founded in 2001 were under investigation by state insurance regulators at the time of his death late Tuesday, an agency spokesman confirmed Thursday.
It was unclear how long the investigation had been ongoing or its primary focus.
A coroner's spokeswoman Thursday said Talley was found in his garage by a family member who called authorities. They said Talley died from seven or eight self-inflicted wounds from a nail gun fired into his torso and head.
Also unclear is whether Talley's suicide was related to the investigation by the Colorado Division of Insurance, which regulates title companies.
We imagine they're on safe ground assuming it was related to the business improprieties, but ouch! Seven to eight shots with a nail gun? That took some effort.
Labels: crime, out-of-state
posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
56 Comments:
He was the 4th financial guy to commit " suicide" in a week.
A nail gun would be my choice too.
Suicide, or accident discharge of the nail gun while engaging in a home improvement project? Lets not be hasty in reaching a conclusion. Strange things happen.
Ban nail guns!
Out here in the 'burbs, there was a CEO of some tech firm going south that offed himself with a steak knife, in his car.
Yeah, a steak knife. He also OD'd on OTC painkillers, which would have killed him anyways, if the blood loss didn't do it first.
No, it wasn't some stupid cover up. IMO, it's to make it look like they didn't do the chickenshit thing.
Really. Chicago "Suicide".
Sounds like that guy really nailed it.
Sounds more like torture, torture and more torture followed by the coup de gras.
Yup. That's a suicide alright. Just like the rest of'em.
Can we really be sure that it wasn't Snoop from The Wire that was behind this?
Finally, Acupuncture that really works!
Anonymous said...
Ban nail guns!
2/10/2014 12:43:00 AM
...and air compressors! Ban then! We need decals with nail guns with a circle and line through them! Do you want a damn construction site breaking out almost anywhere? Pretty soon, without proper government regulation there will be mass nailings!
Think of the children, who will protect the children!
Strange coincidence about financial guys committing suicide within the last three weeks...
Are these guys the animals before the earthquake?
My brother shot me in the ass with a nail gun one time, it hurt pretty bad. I couldn't imagine popping myself seven or eight times. Perhaps he was out of wood glue?
And the russian guy that screwed up the "rings" on opening night was found stabbed to death..ruled a suicide...only in Russia..off with their heads!!
ban nail guns??
FOID??
Helium to mask is the best way to leave gently.NO drama!
I would have used a cattle bolt gun to the brain.
as the authorities were about to nail him on numerous charges he decided to nail himself--- a rather brutal form of nipple piercing and eyebrow threading....
Multiple self-inflicted shots with a nail gun?
That's determination.
So it's grisly, but maybe not too surprising. His sleaze factor was high: he "was a former regional financial officer at Drexel Burnham Lambert in Chicago," and the Colorado authorities were investigating his company.
Suicide? Sounds like a homicide to me.
Now that's a way to go.
One shot from a nail gun I might believe was suicide but seven or eight???
Was that a scene from lethal weapon movie
Like they say in Sochi, he really nailed it.
What was the capacity of that gun..??
Was it on auto ?
Ouch!
I was a carpenter before coming on the job & I had a accident discharge with my nail gun the went through my hand. Very dangerous tool. I would like to offer a public safety note... Now that these are much more common always disconnect the air hose when you're not using the gun. Ten yr old boys are very intrigued with them and they can kill you.
I guess sitting in a running car in the garage is dull.
Home improvement can be dangerous, there was a guy in Hobart IN some years back that committed suicide by hitting himself in the head more than 50 times with a hammer, or so said the investigators at the time. It was later reclassified as a homicide (Ray Charles must have resigned as coroner) but I don't know if it was ever solved.
Guess he screwed the wrong guy. Oh well. Not everybody plays possum when you mess with their scratch.
Suicide my ass. 8 nails to the head and torso sounds more like "Death by misadventure" or homicide.
Either way, SCC....
Great way to nail the story!
Off topic: just heard on wbbm radio
that 3 indiana Chiefs of police credit "mother nature" for major reductions in crime....included was Gary In. Why is it only our chgo fools say otherwise.....damn fools!
The Romans could have used one of those..
Hmmm, a Chicago connection to an illegal insurance scam. How did that happen??
Also, after reading this, one can definitely conclude you can trust nothing said by the mayor's office or Anita's office:
http://projects.suntimes.com/koschman/latest-news/daleys-city-hall-scrambled-over-vanecko-questions/
There are a few scenes in the movie Braveheart brought to mind here. The king longshanks shows up at a battle. he orders his archers to shoot. An adviser tells the king, but we will shoot our own men. the king answers, yes, but we will shoot the enemy too. As the battle turns in favor in the king, the king and his entourage leave. Wallace sees this and tries to go after them. The king's adviser tells a knight, "Save the king!" he stops to fight Wallace, but Wallace over powers him and is about to kill him when he finds out the knight is one of his friends, Robert the Bruce.
In the koshman case, it seems all the CPD higher-ups were following the "Save the king" cry, even though the king himself did not have to say anything. How many, since this case started, have been promoted who worked to save vanecko?
Anonymous Anonymous said...
And the russian guy that screwed up the "rings" on opening night was found stabbed to death..ruled a suicide...only in Russia..off with their heads!!
2/10/2014 06:50:00 AM
No, he was NOT.
That story was from the Daily Currant (yes, that's the correct spelling). Think "Onion": humor and sarcasm.
I'm kicking my ass. Do ya mind?
"Anonymous Igotta Hammer said...
Sounds like that guy really nailed it."
BA-DUM TSSSS!
How is it that people can buy these guns without a background check? Second question, are they high capacity, how many nails does one hold? Nail guns are a deadly weapon. They need to be registered, and should have to have a permit to possess one. What is to keep felons from buying them?
I had a weak moment over 25 yrs ago and contemplated a slow and painful death.
Nail gun was on my short list.
I chose marriage instead.
Ban drive by nail gunning!!!!!
"The founder and CEO of American Title Services in Centennial, Richard Talley, 57, was found dead in his home this week, the result of self-inflicted wounds from a nail gun, according to the Arapahoe County coroner. A coroner's spokeswoman Thursday said Talley was found in his garage by a family member who called authorities. They said Talley died from seven or eight self-inflicted wounds from a nail gun fired into his torso and head."
I can see it now.
CNNBC reports...
A Savini-Zekman undercover joint investigation reveals Talley went to an unregulated(home improvement) show down South and purchased the components to assemble a fully automatic nail gun, capable of a discharge of 7-8 rounds of 3 penny caliber cartridges.
The liberal news media again renew their outcry for the single shot, hammer and nail alternative, outlawing the 7-8 'high capacity' magazine.
Lead by the National Remodeling Association, (NRA) a group of roofers and framers,defended the need and purchase citing their 2nd Amendment and Section 8 Building Rights.
FOX News counters that disclosure of his gay lifestyle was the cause of his depression.
They further allege Talley's involvement in heterosexual hate crimes that involved 'drive-by slappings' of female prostitutes which ultimately caused their demise.
Thus, the investigation venue by the ah, 'rap-a-hoe' county coroner.
Yup, you're welcome!
off topic but here's a question. I'm starting to see these no gun signs popping up. I won't patronize any place with one so for me it's a moot point, but does anyone know if that applies to LE? I'm not looking to debate the establishments rights, just wondering. My thought is that at most a place could ask you to leave if they choose but I don't know how it might play out criminally if it were pushed.
>>>Anonymous said...
Sounds more like torture, torture and more torture followed by the coup de gras.
2/10/2014 03:53:00 AM<<<
Three Stooges Construction or Mob Collection Agency?
I never watch any of the C.S.I. dramas but I do watch the crime scene documentaries.
Here are the questions.
In what order and at what location were the nails applied?
What was the time interval between each nail, possibly indicated by blood loss?
Were any nails applied post mortem?
Were there any blood trials or shoeprints in blood? (From experience Chicago cops would have trampled the scene.)
Were there any defense marks or wounds?
Was there a note or communication of intent?
Was the safety on the tool tampered with?
Stay Safe. Be careful with power tools.
>>>Anonymous said...
off topic but here's a question. I'm starting to see these no gun signs popping up. I won't patronize any place with one so for me it's a moot point, but does anyone know if that applies to LE? I'm not looking to debate the establishments rights, just wondering. My thought is that at most a place could ask you to leave if they choose but I don't know how it might play out criminally if it were pushed.
2/10/2014 06:42:00 PM<<<
First off my weapon is always completely concealed and I will not go through a metal detector or pat down.
If somehow it is discovered I will not allow myself to be detained or touched and would warn anyone that attempts to do so that they may be subject to arrest and I would sue them.
Leave immediately will any bill paid in cash and have a nice day.
Warn anyone I am with not to tip anyone else that I am a P.O..
>>>Anonymous said...
Sounds more like torture, torture and more torture followed by the coup de gras.
2/10/2014 03:53:00 AM<<<
Three Stooges Construction or Mob Collection Agency?
I never watch any of the C.S.I. dramas but I do watch the crime scene documentaries.
Here are the questions.
In what order and at what location were the nails applied?
What was the time interval between each nail, possibly indicated by blood loss?
Were any nails applied post mortem?
Were there any blood trials or shoeprints in blood? (From experience Chicago cops would have trampled the scene.)
Were there any defense marks or wounds?
Was there a note or communication of intent?
Was the safety on the tool tampered with?
Stay Safe. Be careful with power tools.
2/10/2014 08:13:00 PM
Let us know when you got that figured out Colombo
One or two nails - maybe, it's suicide.
7 or 8? Ummm, no. I've put a finishing nail with one of the finishing guns through my thumb - that shit hurts the first time, I sure as hell wouldn't want to do it again... let alone 7 or 8 times...
Guy was whacked with it...
Anonymous said...
Suicide, or accident discharge of the nail gun while engaging in a home improvement project? Lets not be hasty in reaching a conclusion. Strange things happen.
2/10/2014 12:31:00 AM
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Not that strange. Had a fellow copper "shoot" himself in the leg with a pneumatic nail gun during a basement remodel. Shit happens - it was a ricochet as he was trimming out a basement window.
OTOH, same area, had a doper go suicidal after he cooked his brains. Family removed all his guns so he went out to the garage and put a nailer to his head and fired off a single framing nail. Worked like a charm. When you think about it, it gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "wanted to die in the worst way."
I had a weak moment over 25 yrs ago and contemplated a slow and painful death.
Nail gun was on my short list.
I chose marriage instead.
2/10/2014 04:47:00 PM
LMAO
I contemplated a similar "slow & painful" exit 30 years ago and came up with the same "solution". Nail gun is looking pretty good these days...
Anonymous said...
>>>Anonymous said...
Sounds more like torture, torture and more torture followed by the coup de gras.
2/10/2014 03:53:00 AM<<<
Three Stooges Construction or Mob Collection Agency?
I never watch any of the C.S.I. dramas but I do watch the crime scene documentaries.
Here are the questions.
In what order and at what location were the nails applied?
What was the time interval between each nail, possibly indicated by blood loss?
Were any nails applied post mortem?
Were there any blood trials or shoeprints in blood? (From experience Chicago cops would have trampled the scene.)
Were there any defense marks or wounds?
Was there a note or communication of intent?
Was the safety on the tool tampered with?
Stay Safe. Be careful with power tools.
2/10/2014 08:13:00 PM
Let us know when you got that figured out Colombo
2/11/2014 12:41:00 AM
Uh, just one more thing,
Col Mustard in the kitchen with the nail gun.
Anonymous said...
I had a weak moment over 25 yrs ago and contemplated a slow and painful death.
Nail gun was on my short list.
I chose marriage instead.
2/10/2014 04:47:00 PM
There was a time, based on my calculations of probable time served before parole when I realized that if I killed her when I wanted to that I would be out of prison. As it is I threw a perfectly good three flat away and she is on husband number three.
Anonymous said...
Can we really be sure that it wasn't Snoop from The Wire that was behind this?
2/10/2014 05:22:00 AM
Oh yeah, Snoop and Omar and Marlo and Avon Barksdale. They all dead now, right?
Anonymous said...
One or two nails - maybe, it's suicide.
7 or 8? Ummm, no. I've put a finishing nail with one of the finishing guns through my thumb - that shit hurts the first time, I sure as hell wouldn't want to do it again... let alone 7 or 8 times...
Guy was whacked with it...
2/11/2014 09:36:00 AM
Good call. Scary thing is the number of readers here who commented, believing it was suicide, just because someone else said so. Use your own heads, people! Question everything!
He figured before they nailed him, he would nail himself.
Ouch.
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