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Police stand guard outside the home of Eva Rausing in London, Britain on July 10 2012.
One of the U.K.’s richest men has reportedly been arrested after his U.S.-born wife was found dead at their home.
Hans Kristian Rausing, 49, heir to the multi-billion dollar Tetra Pak fortune was being questioned after his wife, Eva, was found dead of unexplained causes, according to ITV News.
He was earlier being held on suspicion of possessing drugs. Police found his wife’s body when searching their Chelsea, London, home after his drugs arrest, the BBC reported. He was then re-arrested over her death.
In 2008, the couple faced legal trouble after crack, heroin, and cocaine were found in their home.
Tetra Pak has close to 22,000 employees, based in 85 countries. Rausing’s father, Hans Rausing Senior, is reportedly worth an estimated $10 billion.
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All that wealth and still messed-up
Money does not buy happiness, rather it buys "comfort" and as many drugs as you want.
What a moron. There is no excuse for getting caught when you have all that money. He can't even spend a small amount of money to cover-up the death of his wife, how in the world is this idiot going to run a multi-billion dollar business?
All that money and crack was the best they could do?
MPV,
He was an heir. My guess, his Father never let him get close to the business. He knew he would screw it up.
MPV,
No being a moron had nothing to do with it--could it have been sheer arrogance, which seems to come, more often than not, with uber wealth!
Money doesn't buy happiness? I imagine this is coming from someone who has none. I have plenty of it (worked for it, not inherited) and I get up everyday and go to bed every night with a smile :)
@BobLeeSwagger
You won't for very much longer, and the rest of us will be laughing our @$$ off.
After a while, the only thing money will get you is a noose. Especially if you say that to someones face.
Yes, you cannot buy happiness so guess he has to rent it and mope about with a huge pile of money. Oh wait, is that cocaine and heroin? Hmmm, I wont amount to anything even with this cash so I may as well do a bunch of dope.
Looks like money cannot buy brains either.
Such behavior from a "job creator"? I am shocked he didn't hire some minumum wage quisling to do the dirty work.
Eva Rausing fact file
So Eva was a spoiled rich chick who married within her means
The couple was taught money was the way out of trouble so why bother learning morals.
In the End they both get what they worked for in life.
Front page news
Heh just had a poor neighbor over dose on white dope, no big news here.
A lot of people are commenting on how could anybody be so rich and so eff'd up, or be so stupid as to get caught.
Me? I'm just glad he was that dumb, and that he appears to have left a trail that blind bloodhound, or the keystone cops could follow.
Drugs and morals just don't mix!
Parenting. You're doing it wrong.
Another victim of OBAMUNISM
In England...
Viv, Honey, this happened in Great Britain. But, hey, you're a good conservative so blame the President for everything and see what sticks!
Vivian - just couldn't help yourself could you. By the way how did Obama's reach get all the way to London? Last but not least "obamunism" at best you sound like a third grader - bells ringing better get back to class
I doubt Obama does crack Vivian! Retard crank ho!
Vivian,
What is that Obamunism--I think there is something wrong with you, you need some help!
I think they were just as rich before Obama Vivian, Daddy's worth 10 billion just makes me happy to see rich people are morons too.
Could somebody please find Viv her meds? She seems to have misplaced them again!
Responding to a troll just makes them happy. Just call her out as a troll and move on.
Get a life, Vivian.
It's so sad that these people had endless resources at their disposal but were devastatingly unhappy.
jennyt,
If you haven't read any of Vivians posts in the past SHE IS A TROLL! Telling her to get a life isn't going to work. Trolling IS her life, as sad as that is to the rest of us!
I am more annoyed by the comma after her name. Other than that why does she matter?
Schwing!!!
Do what I did with vivian, list her under "ignore author". Yes, she is a troll.
be nice to vivian sshe may be ur sister-in law
With that kind of money, who would need drugs to have fun? I would be busy full-time enjoying the good life, not dulling my senses.
Camilla did it.
With her scary face maybe ; )
Woof!!!! LOL
As the saying goes, people with billions can do anything they want - like go to hell.
Worth 10 billion dollars & they do crack, a poor peoples drug. Yes I know anybody can do any drug but come on! Like there was no other drugs.
No kidding Willis but if I had my choice I'd be a booze hound, at least a bottle of some champagne cost a pretty penny.....
Guess being born with a silver spoon shoved up yer arse isn't exactly what it's made up to be....
Best comment yet...haha
Read "Navigating the Dark Side of Wealth", by Thayer Cheatham Willis
Let's see if he spends any time in jail.
If you can't find enough to do with all that money than shove it up your nose, butt, and other holes, then it is not the money, it is the person who is raised to be so selfish and to believe that they are entitled because of the money and therefor can do anything and money will always be your get out of jail card.
But for the average rich person, money can and often does buy happiness. Those people know how to give of themselves, know and respect the world and themselves. So having enough money does not make them selfish and feel entitiled.
But we all know that this guy will get off by being sent to a upscale country club prision.
You folks already have this guy convicted of murder. How do you know he killed her? She could of OD on the white dope.
To have the financial means to do anything you want...and you want to do drugs????? OMG what a bunch of BRAINLESS IDIOTS. Just because you have the cash doesn't mean you have brains!!!!
sharriannie, have you heard of the nba or the nfl?
Yes, very cliche.
...and, not true, i suppose. like your wrong ideas about gift taxes and related foolish patronizing. good to hear from you again, srich.
"Bubble Wrap Tycoon Gone Bad" ?
So what? What should we do about it?
My guess is that he'll now be forced to come out of the closet, and tell all to Anderson Cooper, in an exclusive! HA, HA! [:-0]
His family is wealthy and probably has the means and connections to get him off. The closest he'll see to a jail cell is the inside of a police car....
I'm sure his wealth trickled down to his employees like rich people tend to do. I don't think it trickled down to his wife though........ RIP
And we need to give these people more of our tax dollars to buy more illegal drugs and liquor; right! This was surely a waste of life!
Must thank the 'job creators'... think of all the money that will be spent investigating, burying etc... that's good for at least a job or two.
Now if we could get all of the rest of the ultra-rich globalist scum who have ruined the worlds economy for their own greed to OD too - we would all be better off.
Hey - ultra rich a*&wipes - heroin is good for you and you must try PCP too. Mix in some vodka and pills while you are at it :)
Rotten kids with money!
I can see all those blood thirsty lawyers salivating over this one.....
Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive. All the $$ in the world and still stupid.
Okay the headline states "US Born Heiress Found Dead in London Mansion......then it talks about the husband and his recent legal issues....in passing it tells us her name is Eva and she was found dead while they were searching the house.........why no background on who she was, like maiden name, family background, how her family made their money, etc., etc.? Just sayin' if you're not going to base the story on her, but on the husband, then change the headline!
Eva Rausing fact file
Sometimes having too much money will just get you in trouble. Yes, it can be dangerous...haven't you seen all the people killing their spouses over their fortune or life insurance?
May she rest in peace.
Very sad she could not find happiness and good mental health in life.
Yoshi
Yoshi, that's first comment that was not slamming them for being wealthy, calling them stupid, because the fact they were ultra rich. You guys are so quick to judge them. These people are obviously serious addicts and I assure you, they were not happy people. There are no happy opiate addicts or crack addicts. People turn to that stuff when they are trying to make something inside themselves disappear. And yes they already know it will only make it go away for a short while but it will go away NOW! Addiction is a horrible condition that causes so much self hatred and shame that only getting high will fix. A vicious cycle and a true personal Hell. Unless you have been through it yourself then you really have no right to judge these people. Not one of the first 24 people to post in this thread have any clue about how being an addict really feels like or you never would have written what you did. A human being has died and the first thing you do is publicly cast judgement and shame her due to your own jealous desires of wanting to be wealthy. What you dont know is they both would do anything to be just like you. Addiction just like cancer it doesn't care what your net worth is.