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Morgue offices remove the body of Roy Taylor
from his office at The Vault in downtown San
José, after the man turned a gun to his
head and committed suicide following a
police raid earlier in the day.
[Foto: insidecostarica.com]
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Local Financier Takes his Own Life
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Roy
Taylor, 59, the major principal in the
business, committed suicide in the
early afternoon, some 5 hours after
the commencement of the raid, when he
asked for permission to use the
bathroom.
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