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Article: It was KellyAEs second attempt Police: Former aide tried to kill himself 4 days before death.(News)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- September 16, 2009
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Byline: Mike Robinson and Sophia Tareen Associated Press Writers
The former chief fundraiser for ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich tried to commit suicide last week after pleading guilty to federal fraud charges and four days before he died of a suspected overdose, authorities said Tuesday.
Christopher G. Kelly, 51, agreed to get help for the depression haunting him after his suicide attempt last Tuesday but ended up making a desperate plea for help to his girlfriend late Friday night. She found him sick in a Country Club Hills construction yard with bottles of painkillers.
He died Saturday morning at a Chicago hospital.
"The determination ...