Swiss man’s wife missing in Thailand after inheriting 13 million baht

[KhunLA]

  On 1/29/2024 at 3:20 AM, Jackbenimble said:

Whether someone could or not depends entirely on their own personal circumstances and of course their age. So it is more than feasable that for some it would be possible.

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Agree, especially if living in TH, as already posted, 30k a month for 30 yrs, and that's without any investing.

[bunnydrops]

  On 1/29/2024 at 2:46 AM, NextG said:

90k? Are you sure?

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oops, 90lb. More rumor--- Police have a video of the husband climbing over the back wall or climbing in the window from neighbor's cam.

[charleskerins]

  On 1/29/2024 at 12:21 AM, Dcheech said:

The Swiss husband is suspect number One. 

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Even though he's dead?

[BenStark]

  On 1/29/2024 at 5:32 AM, charleskerins said:

  On 1/29/2024 at 12:21 AM, Dcheech said:

The Swiss husband is suspect number One. 

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Even though he's dead?

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Ever tried reading the topic before spouting drivel?

[Ralf001]

  On 1/29/2024 at 2:36 AM, bunnydrops said:

 She weighed around 90k. so was quite small.

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Was she like 8ft tall ?

[BigStar]

  On 1/29/2024 at 1:34 AM, Chongalulu said:

I'm betting you're not a financial adviser,that's a very small sum to try and live off the returns from. 

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Our members, landed gentry all, are used to living off them BIG sums. But a former council estate dweller could probably make do with less. 

[mran66]

  On 1/29/2024 at 12:01 AM, rwill said:

Sounds like she had loaned money to several people too.  Perhaps one of them didn't want to pay it back.

 

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... Or wanted to borrow more first and got declined

[steven100]

  On 1/28/2024 at 8:03 PM, Deserted said:

Maybe she just ran off with the money?

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my thoughts exactly ...   maybe she's smart enough to get away from all those relative leeches.

[Liverpool Lou]

  On 1/29/2024 at 3:29 AM, brianthainess said:

  On 1/29/2024 at 3:09 AM, Liverpool Lou said:

There was no suggestion, whatsoever, that she was a loan shark.

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So who was she lending others money to? a loan is normally repayable + interest. That is the definition of a loan. IMO that is a definite suggestion she is/was a loan shark.

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"So who was she lending others money to?".

She was not "lending others money", she was lending her own money  and her lending money to others does not make her a loan shark.  Traditional formal lenders charge interest, they are not loan sharks.  Loans sharks are people who lend at extremely high interest rates under illegal terms.

[Liverpool Lou]

  On 1/29/2024 at 1:15 AM, john donson said:

when did the swiss husband die and from what ?

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A few years ago from lack of breath but how is your question relevant to her disappearance?

[Liverpool Lou]

  On 1/29/2024 at 2:51 AM, crazykopite said:

Maybe the police should check her bank account and see if, when and where money has been withdrawn

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As the OP clearly reported, they are.

[Chongalulu]

  On 1/29/2024 at 3:20 AM, Jackbenimble said:

Whether someone could or not depends entirely on their own personal circumstances and of course their age. So it is more than feasable that for some it would be possible.

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Just do the maths using current interest rates ,it would barely covet even the minimum 65k baht per month visa requirements 

[charleskerins]

  On 1/29/2024 at 5:34 AM, BenStark said:

 

Ever tried reading the topic before spouting drivel?

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Were you offended Ben ?

[trainman34014]

The Cops will only be interested if they are going to get their hands on a significant proportion of what's left !

[sjbrownderby]

  On 1/29/2024 at 1:48 AM, Almer said:

He died 3 years ago

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NO HE DID NOT! Did you actually read the article? She recently married her Swiss husband. Her previous husband died three years ago and left her the money. 

[sjbrownderby]

  On 1/29/2024 at 4:05 AM, Jonathan Swift said:

Yes, dead people are known for murdering their widows after the fact. Where do you think the money came from? You might want to read the linked story

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How about YOU read the linked story. She recently married her current Swiss husband. Her previous husband left her the money!

[Kinok Farang]

  On 1/29/2024 at 1:06 AM, mfd101 said:

Impossible for (most) Thais. Status is all.

 

I have always thought that, if my b/f won the lottery, the whole of Surin & Buriram would know within 24 Hours.

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Ahh,a lady member how refreshing.

[JimTripper]

  On 1/28/2024 at 10:25 PM, scubascuba3 said:

She should have kept the money secret, downplayed it, you know, unlike falang in Pattaya

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Thai's don't know how to do that. Also, can't save.

[off road pat]

  On 1/29/2024 at 12:21 AM, Dcheech said:

The Swiss husband is suspect number One. 

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..."However, Orathai’s penchant for gambling and lack of employment raised concerns about her financial management."....

hm,...make that suspect number,...5,8,10,....or,....??

[Almer]

  On 1/29/2024 at 7:57 AM, sjbrownderby said:

NO HE DID NOT! Did you actually read the article? She recently married her Swiss husband. Her previous husband died three years ago and left her the money. 

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Apologies i did read and mixed it all up

[kiwikeith]

  On 1/29/2024 at 12:01 AM, rwill said:

Ok.  She disappeared.  So how would the young relative know/think she was dead?

 

As Scuba said she should have not let anyone know how much money she had.  Sounds like she had loaned money to several people too.  Perhaps one of them didn't want to pay it back.

 

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Then she may have bad mouthed him and he lost face, ect ect, happened to my friends wife she bad mouthed a cop because he didnt pay money back, next thing you know bullets flew through there house one night, luckily they were in the bedroom and the concrete wall protected them, the money was never repaid, and nothing happened to the cop. 

[Photoguy21]

Missing or doesn't want to be found? There is a difference.

[EVENKEEL]

They found her body.

[sjbrownderby]

According to local sources, she has been found dead on farmland a few km from her home. 

[EVENKEEL]

She didn't want him going to Pattaya, argument ensued and he strangled her, allegedly.

[Bday Prang]

  On 1/29/2024 at 7:38 AM, Chongalulu said:

Just do the maths using current interest rates ,it would barely covet even the minimum 65k baht per month visa requirements 

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it would however easily enable one to keep the 800k in the bank   even less if married.  

[Cabradelmar]

The fact that her inheritance was widely known makes for a large pool of suspects. If Roland (Swiss husband #2) didn't scheme to have her killed (which seems unlikely, but not out of the question), there were probably quite a few local Thais who thought about a similar scheme. She will either turn up dead, or in a casino somewhere (with a new b/f).

[Sigma6]

The husband has confessed and led the police to the body.

 

They estimate she's been dead 20 days, which leads back to the time she went missing after a domestic, and he went to Pattaya the next day.

 

 

[charleskerins]

  On 1/29/2024 at 7:57 AM, sjbrownderby said:

NO HE DID NOT! Did you actually read the article? She recently married her Swiss husband. Her previous husband died three years ago and left her the money. 

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So there are two Swiss husbands  and one is dead                       Where be the other one?

[charleskerins]

  On 1/29/2024 at 10:41 AM, sjbrownderby said:

According to local sources, she has been found dead on farmland a few km from her home. 

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damn