5 Cell MatesJoel Seidel, a 65-year-old retired stockbroker, had become a nuisance to his community as well as his family, who had a restraining order against him. After violating that order, Seidel was placed in the Camden County Jail in a cell with Marvin Lister, a 35-year-old paranoid schizophrenic.Seidel’s criminally insane cellmate was being held on charges of assault as well as raping a fellow psychiatric patient, an offense which he repeated. Within a 50-minute period, Seidel and Lister’s lives collided, leaving the older man bloodied and battered.Aside from being raped, Seidel sustained multiple skull fractures, broken ribs, a lacerated liver, and tearing to his heart. As Seidel begged for his life, Lister pitilessly stomped on Seidel’s frail body for over 30 minutes before guards discovered his beaten remains.“I felt as big as Shaquille O’Neal,” said Lister. He was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity in 2006. As of 2007, Camden County was ordered to pay nearly $4 million to Seidel’s two daughters to settle a federal lawsuit. Meanwhile, Lister remains institutionalized.[6] 4 A Troubling End
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In 1985, a prominent business magazine named Rene Rivkin “Stockbroker of the Year.” Over the next decade, Rivkin’s life of luxury came crashing down following a conviction for insider trading. Despite his cries that he was nothing more than a victim of a witch hunt, the wealthy Australian stockbroker was sentenced to nine months in prison.On the first day of his imprisonment, he collapsed and was taken to a Sydney hospital where he began to exhibit inexplicably odd and volatile behavior. Over the next few days, he was said to have become “crazier and crazier.” He went from being strong to being catatonic to “dancing in the hallway with one of the other patients.”[7]According to psychiatrist Keith Roberts, Rivkin’s behavior was a product of his illnesses. Several brain tumors had been detected following his hospitalization. Over the next two years, Rivkin underwent medical treatment, completed his time in prison, and was divorced by his wife of 30 years. For years, he had declared his suicidal intentions. Like his father before him, Rivkin made good on that promise. In May 2005, Rivkin committed suicide in his mother’s home, nearly seven months after his release from prison. 3 Amateur CriminalRobert Harrison, a married father of two, was a financial guru working as a stockbroker for Merrill Lynch when his greed overthrew his logic. He lost his job after it was discovered by his clients that he was making unauthorized trades while charging inflated fees.Harrison soon found himself in financial straits fueled by his addiction to cocaine and heroin. When he and his family had to move from their million-dollar home into a small rental, Harrison sought another route for financial gain. However, it was aimed at feeding his addiction rather than helping his family.In 2004, he set his sights on 21-year-old James Jr., son of real estate tycoon Jim Weichert. Harrison tried to lure Weichert Jr. to a New Jersey graveyard under a false pretense. Posing as a detective, Harrison phoned the young man and claimed that an abandoned Mercedes-Benz had paperwork inside linking it to him.Suspicious, Weichert Jr. called his father, who immediately alerted authorities. Upon Harrison’s arrest, police found a BB gun, duct tape, and a ransom note in his vehicle.Harrison was sentenced to six years in prison overall for his kidnapping attempt, theft of investment funds, and cocaine possession.[8]2 Losing RealitySelf-employed stockbroker Justin Wicks had made a name for himself while working in finance in Paris, London, Miami, and Rome. The 41-year-old father of one had recently settled down in his hometown of East Yorkshire when the life of his once-happy family began to unravel due to the abrupt collapse of his mental health.After suffering a breakdown, Wicks became convinced that a Mafia hit man was after him. Every day, hi5 Cell MatesJoel Seidel, a 65-year-old retired stockbroker, had become a nuisance to his community as well as his family, who had a restraining order against him. After violating that order, Seidel was placed in the Camden County Jail in a cell with Marvin Lister, a 35-year-old paranoid schizophrenic.Seidel’s criminally insane cellmate was being held on charges of assault as well as raping a fellow psychiatric patient, an offense which he repeated. Within a 50-minute period, Seidel and Lister’s lives collided, leaving the older man bloodied and battered.Aside from being raped, Seidel sustained multiple skull fractures, broken ribs, a lacerated liver, and tearing to his heart. As Seidel begged for his life, Lister pitilessly stomped on Seidel’s frail body for over 30 minutes before guards discovered his beaten remains.“I felt as big as Shaquille O’Neal,” said Lister. He was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity in 2006. As of 2007, Camden County was ordered to pay nearly $4 million to Seidel’s two daughters to settle a federal lawsuit. Meanwhile, Lister remains institutionalized.[6] 4 A Troubling End
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In 1985, a prominent business magazine named Rene Rivkin “Stockbroker of the Year.” Over the next decade, Rivkin’s life of luxury came crashing down following a conviction for insider trading. Despite his cries that he was nothing more than a victim of a witch hunt, the wealthy Australian stockbroker was sentenced to nine months in prison.On the first day of his imprisonment, he collapsed and was taken to a Sydney hospital where he began to exhibit inexplicably odd and volatile behavior. Over the next few days, he was said to have become “crazier and crazier.” He went from being strong to being catatonic to “dancing in the hallway with one of the other patients.”[7]According to psychiatrist Keith Roberts, Rivkin’s behavior was a product of his illnesses. Several brain tumors had been detected following his hospitalization. Over the next two years, Rivkin underwent medical treatment, completed his time in prison, and was divorced by his wife of 30 years. For years, he had declared his suicidal intentions. Like his father before him, Rivkin made good on that promise. In May 2005, Rivkin committed suicide in his mother’s home, nearly seven months after his release from prison. 3 Amateur CriminalRobert Harrison, a married father of two, was a financial guru working as a stockbroker for Merrill Lynch when his greed overthrew his logic. He lost his job after it was discovered by his clients that he was making unauthorized trades while charging inflated fees.Harrison soon found himself in financial straits fueled by his addiction to cocaine and heroin. When he and his family had to move from their million-dollar home into a small rental, Harrison sought another route for financial gain. However, it was aimed at feeding his addiction rather than helping his family.In 2004, he set his sights on 21-year-old James Jr., son of real estate tycoon Jim Weichert. Harrison tried to lure Weichert Jr. to a New Jersey graveyard under a false pretense. Posing as a detective, Harrison phoned the young man and claimed that an abandoned Mercedes-Benz had paperwork inside linking it to him.Suspicious, Weichert Jr. called his father, who immediately alerted authorities. Upon Harrison’s arrest, police found a BB gun, duct tape, and a ransom note in his vehicle.Harrison was sentenced to six years in prison overall for his kidnapping attempt, theft of investment funds, and cocaine possession.[8]2 Losing RealitySelf-employed stockbroker Justin Wicks had made a name for himself while working in finance in Paris, London, Miami, and Rome. The 41-year-old father of one had recently settled down in his hometown of East Yorkshire when the life of his once-happy family began to unravel due to the abrupt collapse of his mental health.After suffering a breakdown, Wicks became convinced that a Mafia hit man was after him. Every day, hi..................plzzzzz conected.