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Suspect dies in apparent suicide
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Here is an article from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinal website, located at www.jsonline.com:
UPDATED 10-7-2007
Suspect dies in apparent suicide Man was questioned in woman's disappearancePosted: Oct. 6, 2007A suspect in the 2003 disappearance of Becky Marzo, whose mother has waged a relentless campaign to convince authorities she was killed, has died of an apparent suicide at his home in the 4800 block of N. 70th St. Carl A. Rodgers, 39, was found Friday around 3 p.m. inside a car in a garage, according to the Milwaukee County medical examiner's office. A preliminary autopsy report suggests the cause of death as carbon monoxide poisoning, but that cannot be confirmed until toxicology tests are completed Monday, the office said. Rodgers was Marzo's boyfriend at the time of her disappearance. He had been charged recently with second-degree sexual assault of a subsequent girlfriend and was facing likely jail time on a yet-to-be charged federal weapons offense. His attorney said Saturday that the prospect of prison on the gun charge pushed him to end his life. "I firmly believe that put him over the edge," said Bridget Boyle. "He was under a tremendous amount of stress as a criminal defendant. It's just tragic." In a suicide note and recording found at the scene, Rodgers told his family that he did not "rape or kill anyone," according to the medical examiner's report. Karren Kraemer of Oconomowoc has spent the last four years trying to convince authorities that Rodgers killed her daughter. On Saturday, she expressed anger at his suicide. "Now, I'll never find my daughter," she said. Boyle said that the pending weapons charge stemmed from the discovery of a handgun at Rodgers' home during a search warrant issued in the sexual assault case. She said Rodgers was unaware that a prior misdemeanor conviction for domestic violence prohibited him from ever owning a firearm. Marzo was 23 when she was last seen by friends as she entered the apartment she shared with Rodgers, who had been described by Kraemer and in court records as abusive. Milwaukee police initially dismissed her as an adult runaway. But the Milwaukee County district attorney's office confirmed a year ago that it was investigating the case as a possible homicide. The investigation, which included confidential John Doe proceedings, has centered around Rodgers, whom police had questioned along with several of his family members.
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