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AP Report: Arturo Gatti may have committed suicide

The Associated Press reports that the death of Arturo Gatti, currently being investigated as a murder with his wife as the only suspect, may have in fact been a suicide. (via i.cdn.turner.com)

In another stunning twist in the ongoing investigation into the death of famed warrior boxer Arturo "Thunder" Gatti, an AP report is now saying that Gatti may have committed suicide:

The Jornal do Comercio newspaper reported in its Saturday edition that the autopsy performed on the former two-division champ shows that Gatti's body was "suspended and hanged, indicating he may have committed suicide."

Paula Cysneiros, a spokeswoman for the medical examiners' office, would not confirm the newspaper's report.

This would be a massive turn of events, though obviously nothing is certain at the moment. Gatti's wife, Amanda Rodrigues, is still in custody and still the only suspect in what has thus far been a murder investigation. Police have ruled out the possibility of anyone else having been in the condo at the time of Gatti's death, so it looks like right now it's down to two possibilities.

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And the blood to the back of the head?

And the fact that he was found lying down and not hanging from a rope?

Something doesn’t smell right here.

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by Brickhaus on Jul 18, 2009 7:50 PM EDT reply actions  

Seems off to me, too, but that’s the report.

by Scott Christ on Jul 18, 2009 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

as a criminal justice major i have to agree with you.

btw i was able to watch gatti-ward I this morning. nice heartfelt speech by jim lampley. almost looked like he was about to tear up while doing it. and i gotta be honest here folks, i cried a little during the 9th round.

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by battle axe of doom on Jul 19, 2009 1:34 AM EDT up reply actions  

no shame in that

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by Matt Miller on Jul 19, 2009 3:43 AM EDT up reply actions  

It is fishy…. to say the least

"Boxing is dirty," said Casamayor. " The day I’m not ready to be a dirty fighter is the day I don’t fight anymore because it will mean that I have no heart for it anymore."

by Zocalo on Jul 18, 2009 8:13 PM EDT reply actions  

Dicey

I don’t know that we’ll ever get the full scoop on what really happened.

by lcollins1 on Jul 19, 2009 12:16 PM EDT reply actions  

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