Wednesday, April 10, 2019

Irwin Jacobs, MN Millionaire and businessman dead in murder-suicide.

Daily Mail: Irwin Jacobs and wife dead in murder-suicide.
Family friend says businessman Irwin Jacobs shot dead his ailing, wheelchair-bound wife of 57 years, Alexandra, and then himself Wednesday.

Jacobs' friend said he was distraught over his wife's health but sounded upbeat last time they spoke three days ago.

Irwin made his fortune in the 1970s and 80s buying and selling failing companies for profit, earning him the nickname 'Irv the Liquidator'.

He sold his minority share of Minnesota Vikings in 1991.
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Dennis Mathisen, a close friend of the family, confirmed to the Minneapolis Star Tribune that the deceased were the Jacobs.

According to Mathisen, Irwin fatally shot his wife before turning the gun on himself. He was 77 years old.

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