District Attorney: Health Concerns Likely Behind McMillan Suicide

By Christopher J. Castelli / July 31, 2003 at 5:00 AM
Colin McMillan, the Bush administration's pick for Navy secretary, committed suicide because he believed his health condition was serious, perhaps more serious than it actually was, according to Scot Key, district attorney for New Mexico's Otero County. "Our investigation led us to believe that his suicide was the result of his belief that his health condition was perhaps more serious than what the doctors have revealed to us," Key told InsideDefense.com today. The investigation, though ongoing, is winding down, he...

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