I know France popularized the Guillotine, but what was the highest profile case of an American fucking around and finding out?

Elizabeth Holmes, Sam Bankman-Freid, and Martin Shkreli come to the top of mind. Maybe Bernie Maddoff?

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[–] 6 points 10 months ago* (1 child)

Taking this opportunity to inform anyone that didn't hear the suppressed news about the CEO of the real estate investment company Blackstone was killed this year.

https://fortune.com/2025/07/29/wesley-lepatner-blackstone-breit-real-estate-investment-fund-killed-mass-shooting/

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  • [–] 0 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    The CEO of a specific fund that Blackstone operates, yes. And she was killed by someone targeting the NFL headquarters, who blamed football and CTE for some of his issues.

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (1 child)

    He clearly wasn't targeting the NFL

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    He suffered from mental health and physical issues, blamed it on CTE, left a note requesting that his brain be examined for CTE, and was diagnosed with CTE after his death. All that is consistent with targeting the NFL headquarters in that building.

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