Sensei
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- Nov 4, 2019
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Every now and then a question about masking suicides as accidents or natural deaths seems to pop up. There are many reasons one might want that, e.g. to lessen the guilt and social stigma for family and friends, or to make sure that life insurance will be paid out to survivors. I thought we could share possible methods here. I'll share some I can think of and hopefully others will add to the list.
Accidents
Opioid overdose: So common nowadays that no one would raise an eyebrow. Junkie behaviour needs to be displayed one way or another prior to the deed.
Alcohol + benzodiazepines overdose: Also quite common nowadays. Again, junkie behaviour needs to be displayed one way or another prior to the deed.
Alcohol + snowfall: Will most probably not raise any suspicion. Yet another drunk has underestimated the dangers of cold weather and succumbed to hypothermia.
Alcohol + bathtub: Drown while you're drunk. Happens every now and then, but it's probably an unreliable method.
Femoral artery puncture: An unfortunate accident in the kitchen. Requires high precision, though. Two stabs will obviously rule out the possibility of an accident.
Car accident: Seems to be very effective, because no one can even guess what the accident/suicide rate is. High risk of survival and severe disability, though.
House fire: Cover a radiator and die in your sleep or similar. Requires owning or renting a detached house to minimize the risk of collateral damage.
Gun cleaning: Will most definitely arouse suspicion but could perhaps work under the right circumstances.
Fall from height: Might of course arouse suspicion, but people have fallen to their death while jumping between rocks in Grand Canyon or taking daring selfies on skyscraper roofs.
Scuba diving: Sabotage of equipment, lethal mixture in tank, or rising too fast to the surface. Probably an agonizing death.
Remote hiking: If it takes long enough for the body to be found, traces of poisons or drugs will no longer be detectable, given that they have been chosen wisely.
Eating poisonous plants: A destiny that sometimes befalls hikers, although it's less common than one might think. A slow and painful death in most, if not all cases.
Gun + helium balloon: The idea is that the weapon will be carried away after the deed. Complex method that easily can go wrong, though.
Natural deaths
Aconitine: Can't be detected with normal screening methods, only gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. An agonising and painful death.
Pong Pong seeds: Can't be detected with normal screenings methods. Usually assumed to be a heart attack, despite atypical symptoms. An agonising and painful death.
2M2B: Can't be detected with normal screening methods, only gas chromatography–mass spectrometry.
Suxamethonium chloride: Evidently almost impossible to detect. Must be injected. A painful death through paralysis and asphyxiation.
Potassium chloride: Evidently almost impossible to detect. Not a peaceful death, but probably not outright agonizing either.
Nitrogen gas: Can reportedly not be detected with any screening methods. Requires an assistant who's willing to remove the necessary equipment after death.
Accidents
Opioid overdose: So common nowadays that no one would raise an eyebrow. Junkie behaviour needs to be displayed one way or another prior to the deed.
Alcohol + benzodiazepines overdose: Also quite common nowadays. Again, junkie behaviour needs to be displayed one way or another prior to the deed.
Alcohol + snowfall: Will most probably not raise any suspicion. Yet another drunk has underestimated the dangers of cold weather and succumbed to hypothermia.
Alcohol + bathtub: Drown while you're drunk. Happens every now and then, but it's probably an unreliable method.
Femoral artery puncture: An unfortunate accident in the kitchen. Requires high precision, though. Two stabs will obviously rule out the possibility of an accident.
Car accident: Seems to be very effective, because no one can even guess what the accident/suicide rate is. High risk of survival and severe disability, though.
House fire: Cover a radiator and die in your sleep or similar. Requires owning or renting a detached house to minimize the risk of collateral damage.
Gun cleaning: Will most definitely arouse suspicion but could perhaps work under the right circumstances.
Fall from height: Might of course arouse suspicion, but people have fallen to their death while jumping between rocks in Grand Canyon or taking daring selfies on skyscraper roofs.
Scuba diving: Sabotage of equipment, lethal mixture in tank, or rising too fast to the surface. Probably an agonizing death.
Remote hiking: If it takes long enough for the body to be found, traces of poisons or drugs will no longer be detectable, given that they have been chosen wisely.
Eating poisonous plants: A destiny that sometimes befalls hikers, although it's less common than one might think. A slow and painful death in most, if not all cases.
Gun + helium balloon: The idea is that the weapon will be carried away after the deed. Complex method that easily can go wrong, though.
Natural deaths
Aconitine: Can't be detected with normal screening methods, only gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. An agonising and painful death.
Pong Pong seeds: Can't be detected with normal screenings methods. Usually assumed to be a heart attack, despite atypical symptoms. An agonising and painful death.
2M2B: Can't be detected with normal screening methods, only gas chromatography–mass spectrometry.
Suxamethonium chloride: Evidently almost impossible to detect. Must be injected. A painful death through paralysis and asphyxiation.
Potassium chloride: Evidently almost impossible to detect. Not a peaceful death, but probably not outright agonizing either.
Nitrogen gas: Can reportedly not be detected with any screening methods. Requires an assistant who's willing to remove the necessary equipment after death.
