Posted by Dennis D Broadbooks on 1/20/08 6:53am
Msg #231478

Sad Story...

...taken from USA Today ( http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-01-19-murder-suicide_N.htm?csp=34 ).

"'D.A.: Personal problems led to slaying'
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MARLTON, N.J. (AP) — Personal problems led an executive of a collapsed subprime mortgage lender to kill his wife inside their home and then jump to his death from a bridge, authorities said Saturday.

Walter Buczynski, 59, left a note inside his car, indicating that his wife would be found at their home, that he had jumped off the bridge and that the couple's two sons were safe, prosecutors said.

Prosecutor Robert Bernardi said the note also revealed that the motive for the slaying was 'based upon the personal relationship of the couple,' not the family's economic situation. Bernardi declined further comment.

Police found Buczynski's wife, Marci, 37, dead after a male caller asked them to check on her welfare. Bernardi said Walter Buczynski made the call shortly before he jumped from the Delaware Memorial Bridge on Friday afternoon.

An autopsy found his wife died from blunt force trauma to the head, resulting in a fractured neck, Bernardi said.

The couple's children are being cared for by family members, Bernardi said. It was not known whether they were in the home when their mother was killed. Meanwhile, searchers Saturday continued to look for Buczynski's body.

Walter Buczynski was vice president of Columbia, Md.-based Fieldstone Mortgage, a high-flying subprime mortgage lender that made $5.5 billion in mortgage loans and employed about 1,000 people as late as 2006.

However, it has since filed for bankruptcy and now has less than 20 employees.

The company had recently filed court papers seeking approval to pay about $1.1 million in bonuses that would be divided among Buczynski and other staffers so the company could wind down its lending operations and go out of business."

Reply by Nick/MD on 1/20/08 7:22am
Msg #231479

I read that story, very sad.... a friend stated it may not necessarily been business but something else personal going on in his life...

Reply by Dennis D Broadbooks on 1/20/08 7:32am
Msg #231481

That's What it Indicates in the Story...

...but you still have to wonder how much influence the business side had to do with it.

Reply by Teddog/CO on 1/20/08 7:32am
Msg #231480

Very sad. The first thought that comes to mind "Money is the root of all evil." Despair and believing that money is only thing worth living for a very dangerous combination. My prayers are with the family and children that are left behind. How sad those children will go through their lives with the big question "Why."

A very good lesson for us all. Keep everything perspective, above all keep your faith and hope.
Their are a lot of people who have had to start over more then once in their lifetime.

Reply by mari/fl on 1/20/08 8:44am
Msg #231489

Teddog/Co: The correct quote should be " The "love" of money is the root of every kind of evil", it's an important distinction, money doesn't cause evil, the love of it does( or in other words making it the center obsession of your life). The same premise as "Guns don't kill people, "people" do!). No offense intended in the correction, I just hear this important text misquoted so often and that one little word makes all the difference in the world! A lesson for us all,myself included!

Reply by Sylvia_FL on 1/20/08 9:11am
Msg #231492

"For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows."

1 Timothy 6.10 - King James Version

Reply by mari/fl on 1/20/08 9:36am
Msg #231495

Sylvia, Thank you for posting the entire text.You are a brave soul, I didn't know if I should post the entire biblical text in that manner since this not the leisure forum and sensibilities are in play here (this being my first post ever). The first portion of the text you wrote is exactly what I was referring to in my post. P.S. I truly enjoy your posts and videos!

Reply by Charles_Ca on 1/20/08 10:29am
Msg #231499

FWIW in my opinion, the Bible is one of the best quotables..

it is the basis for the belief systems of two of the most prominent world religions and covers a lot of ground. I doubt that anyone would have a problem with biblical quotes. Many people quote the Bible daily without even realizing it many times. I agree that the love of money can be a problem as can any obsession which destabilizes a realationship. I am sure that there is a lot more to the story than the demise of the lender, it sounds like our protagonist got a nice golden parachute.

Reply by Teddog/CO on 1/20/08 10:42am
Msg #231504

Good morning Charles

Hey Charles would please remind me in the future to "Please don't think out loud. Yikes ! "

Reply by Charles_Ca on 1/20/08 10:45am
Msg #231505

Re: Good morning Charles ~ Hi Ya Teddie, Huh? Did I miss...

...something????? Hey, I got your flyer yesterday, I see business is good! Congratulations!

Reply by Charles_Ca on 1/20/08 10:47am
Msg #231506

Teddy, I had to go back and re-read your comment...

I thought it was well considered and make some excellent points, I wish my musings were that cogent!

Reply by Teddog/CO on 1/20/08 10:52am
Msg #231507

Re: Teddy, I had to go back and re-read your comment...

Lol
Yes every now and then I plunge into deep thought. Thanks Charles business gets better every month. You take care my friend and have a great weekend.

Reply by CJ on 1/21/08 12:32am
Msg #231603

I think this Biblical quote is in context

or OUR work in the sub-prime industry, so it is appropriate to post in the work forum.

Reply by ZeeCA on 1/20/08 12:05pm
Msg #231520

Re: Sad Story... for the wife cuz i believe hubby staged his

jump and he and his girlfriend (or bf) took that golden parachute and floated away.....

JMO..............

Reply by ZeeCA on 1/20/08 12:06pm
Msg #231521

Re: Sad Story... and kids of course n/m

Reply by Charles_Ca on 1/20/08 12:46pm
Msg #231532

Good point Zee, so far there's no body found! n/m

Reply by sue_pa on 1/20/08 12:55pm
Msg #231534

Re: Good point Zee, so far there's no body found!

the water is a LONG way down from that bridge and I don't know how bodies float or don't float but the water this week would be VERY chopppy and rough. I am terrified crossing it but alas, because I love the beach, I've got to cross it several times a year. If I am driving, I stay on the inside lanes because the outside lanes make my stomach churn.

I did a lot of work for this company 'back in the day'. They were not one of my favorites.

Reply by Charles_Ca on 1/20/08 1:07pm
Msg #231536

It's been a long time but which bridge is it?

I used to live around Philadelphia and head out to the Jersey shore in the Summer. Of course that was a long time ago. Unless someone saw the body hit the water there are many ways that it could be staged however, but rivers are notorious for hiding bodies and this time of year the flow would be much stonger. Just idle speculation on my part however since I know neither the players nor the specifics. TTFN

Reply by ZeeCA on 1/20/08 1:18pm
Msg #231537

that is why so many claim to jump off the golden gate bridge

your body might never be found so good cover.... but sadly some do jump and are never found

Reply by Charles_Ca on 1/20/08 3:13pm
Msg #231552

Some even manage to survive! Depending on the tide that's

360 feet. I remember that the Big E was 366 feet tall and they installed a collapseable tower on the Bridge of the carrier so that they could get out of the Bay at high tide if they had to. The Navy was always afraid of another Pearl Harbor that's why the carriers are berthed on the ocean side of the Coronado Bridge in San Diego.

Reply by CJ on 1/21/08 12:53am
Msg #231604

Sad story

I do feel for them. I remember, a LONG time ago, my finace was cheating on me and left me. I was so depressed at work that they fired me. I didn't care. I was so zoned out with depression and crying, that I wound up living in my car. I was one of those homeless people walking around babbling angrily to myself. I didnt care that I was crazy and people stared at me.

My (future) husband's shipyard lost the bid, they closed and laid everyone off. He thought working at the shipyard was stable. Also, his fiance was also cheating on him. He could not make the house payment, and he was foreclosed on and thrown in the street.

When we met, we both had basically $40,000 in debt each, mostly from our evil fiances.

ANYWAY, things are better now. We met, and worked our tails off to pay off our debts. (We could have decared bandruptcy, but we wanted to do the right thing.) Now we are married and we live in a small moblie home. We both have vowed never to be in debt again. We don't owe a dime to anyone: not our home, not cars, not credit cards, nothing. We just pay cash and live frugelly.

The moral: don't live beyond your means. (And don't get engaged to cheaters.)

We also know a woman whose husband put the business in her name, and he was cheating on the books. Somehow, she was left holding the bag for his millions of wrongdoing. She killed herself. Very sad. We think he married her just to take advange of her like that.

I saw these subprime people, and I am sure you did too. Most of them were living way beyond their means. It is sad, but not everyone can live the high life. People have to be realistic about their incomes.

For us notaries, things were great. Now they're not. We need to make adjustments. But I knew every day for the last 7 years that I have been doing this: it could end ANY day. Then August came, and it did.

But I don't think he should have killed his wife. There must be more to the story. I would rather lose my house and live in my car than be dead. (Back when I lived in my car, I wished I were dead. Now my life is SO happy with Mr. Right.) (Now I can't believe I cried my eyes out over such an evil, selfish person.)

This is all very sad.