Victim Vince Foster

Vince Foster of Arkansas, who committed suicide at age 48 in 1993, appears to have been a victim of political pressure at the highest level.

Foster had grown up in Hope, AR, with Bill Clinton and also had helped hire Hillary Clinton at the Rose Law Firm in Little Rock. He was a prototypical Southern gentleman and had the reputation of being a superb corporate lawyer. Foster and Hillary had become close friends, but despite his success and good connections, Foster is said to have suffered depression.

When Bill Clinton became president, Foster went to Washington with him as Deputy White House Counsel. Almost immediately Foster came under fire from the Wall Street Journal and other media outlets due to his connections to the always controversial Clintons.

Foster was found shot to death in Fort Marcy Park outside Washington on July 20, 1993. The cause of death was ruled suicide by self-inflicted gunshot through the mouth into the brain.

An unexplained puncture wound was also found in his neck, which prompted a near epidemic of rumors. Some conspiracy theorists thought he and Hillary had been lovers. Others said he was murdered because he knew too much about the Clintons' various misadventures. A torn-up letter of resignation was found, but it shed no light on the circumstances of his death.

It is unlikely that anything more will be discovered about Foster's sad demise.