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Grooveshark co-founder, 28, found dead in home

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Re: Grooveshark co-founder, 28, found dead in home

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Post by mahranch »

Udo wrote: post #17
logicrime wrote: post #11

I know the knee-jerk reaction is to assume foul play, but I knew him a little bit and he was as healthy as an ox. Or at least he was several months ago the last time I saw him. I don't know, but it would shock me to the bone if someone could truly get angry enough at a man like him, to try and hurt him. He knew like we all knew, Grooveshark was never going to last, but it reinforced the point that Napster proved and…

The article pretty much rules this out, no idea where you got the foul play angle from: > " Lori Greenberg, his mother, said Monday he had no health problems and she was told by police who investigated Sunday night that there was no evidence of foul play, injuries or drugs. "

That's a bit misleading. It says there was no evidence of drugs but then goes on to say that the toxicology report would take 2-3 months.

They probably just didn't see any drugs lying around. If he didn't have some sort of undiagnosed medical condition, he may have very well OD'd on something. Research chemicals, xanax and opiate combo, etc... It's fairly common for people to OD on those things and they're all readily available.

Re: Grooveshark co-founder, 28, found dead in home

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Post by alexqgb »

[deleted] wrote: post #26
Udo wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The article pretty much rules this out, no idea where you got the foul play angle from: > " Lori Greenberg, his mother, said Monday he had no health problems and she was told by police who investigated Sunday night that there was no evidence of foul play, injuries or drugs. "

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When I was in high school, an exceptionally popular varsity athlete was killed in his sleep by an anyurism. It was profoundly shocking to realize that things like that could - and did - happen.

Re: Grooveshark co-founder, 28, found dead in home

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Post by dpark »

[deleted] wrote: post #26
Udo wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The article pretty much rules this out, no idea where you got the foul play angle from: > " Lori Greenberg, his mother, said Monday he had no health problems and she was told by police who investigated Sunday night that there was no evidence of foul play, injuries or drugs. "

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Seemingly-healthy 28 year olds don't typically die at all, much less in non-obvious ways. An unexpected death rarely involves foul play. I'm sure the police are not ruling out possibilities at this point, but I'm equally sure that they are proceeding with the most likely avenues first.

Re: Grooveshark co-founder, 28, found dead in home

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Post by iaw »

dpark wrote: post #27
logicrime wrote: post #11

I know the knee-jerk reaction is to assume foul play, but I knew him a little bit and he was as healthy as an ox. Or at least he was several months ago the last time I saw him. I don't know, but it would shock me to the bone if someone could truly get angry enough at a man like him, to try and hurt him. He knew like we all knew, Grooveshark was never going to last, but it reinforced the point that Napster proved and…

An unknown congenital heart defect seems more likely than someone killing him and leaving no visible signs. People with congenital defects can appear completely healthy right up until they die.

Coming off of such a stressful period with the lawsuit it may have been too much for a dormant underlying condition to handle.

Re: Grooveshark co-founder, 28, found dead in home

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Post by [deleted] »

Udo wrote: post #17
logicrime wrote: post #11

I know the knee-jerk reaction is to assume foul play, but I knew him a little bit and he was as healthy as an ox. Or at least he was several months ago the last time I saw him. I don't know, but it would shock me to the bone if someone could truly get angry enough at a man like him, to try and hurt him. He knew like we all knew, Grooveshark was never going to last, but it reinforced the point that Napster proved and…

The article pretty much rules this out, no idea where you got the foul play angle from: > " Lori Greenberg, his mother, said Monday he had no health problems and she was told by police who investigated Sunday night that there was no evidence of foul play, injuries or drugs. "

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Re: Grooveshark co-founder, 28, found dead in home

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Post by [deleted] »

[deleted] wrote: post #26
Udo wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The article pretty much rules this out, no idea where you got the foul play angle from: > " Lori Greenberg, his mother, said Monday he had no health problems and she was told by police who investigated Sunday night that there was no evidence of foul play, injuries or drugs. "

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