Death at the Magic Sponge in Kampot, Cambodia

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Death at the Magic Sponge in Kampot, Cambodia

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The barang Hunter James Gappa died at the Magic Sponge guesthouse in Kampot.

The 20-year-old man was found dead in the courtyard of the guesthouse, and the competent authorities conclude that he fell from the roof.

They are conducting further investigations to determine how he 'fell'.

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I think he is from Billings, Montana.



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Was his real name Hunter James or is that just a nickname? There was a StripperJames discussed on the forums a few years back who got shot in the ass.

20 years old and a high school athlete in swimming and track and field. Will the police say he fell off the roof due to a "heart attack"?
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not the same guy.

Stripper james was a Cali reject.

R.I.P to this young fellow.
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Cam Nivag wrote: ↑Sun Dec 09, 2018 10:53 am Was his real name Hunter James or is that just a nickname? There was a StripperJames discussed on the forums a few years back who got shot in the ass.

20 years old and a high school athlete in swimming and track and field. Will the police say he fell off the roof due to a "heart attack"?
It looks like it was his real name: https://scontent.fcbr1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/ ... e=5C63A61B

I don't think the cops have barang nicknames on their database.
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prahocalypse now wrote: ↑Sun Dec 09, 2018 10:04 am The barang Hunter James Gappa died at the Magic Sponge guesthouse in Kampot.

The 20-year-old man was found dead in the courtyard of the guesthouse, and the competent authorities conclude that he fell from the roof.

They are conducting further investigations to determine how he 'fell'.
Why ‘fell’?
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cautious colin wrote: ↑Sun Dec 09, 2018 11:07 am
prahocalypse now wrote: ↑Sun Dec 09, 2018 10:04 am The barang Hunter James Gappa died at the Magic Sponge guesthouse in Kampot.

The 20-year-old man was found dead in the courtyard of the guesthouse, and the competent authorities conclude that he fell from the roof.

They are conducting further investigations to determine how he 'fell'.
Why ‘fell’?
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I don't see any railing on that top/roof balcony is that where he fell from ?
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beaker wrote: ↑Sun Dec 09, 2018 1:18 pm I don't see any railing on that top/roof balcony is that where he fell from ?
In the article, it says that he fell from a height of nearly 10 meters. And in the photo on the darkweb, it looks like the area the cops have taped off would be in front of those bicycles are in the pic above. But actually, I don't know exactly where he fell from.

Someone wrote on the Kampot noticeboard that he fell off the balcony at around 3am and was found around 6am. They say that the CCTV footage shows theat there was nobody near him at the time.
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prahocalypse now wrote: ↑Sun Dec 09, 2018 1:42 pm
beaker wrote: ↑Sun Dec 09, 2018 1:18 pm I don't see any railing on that top/roof balcony is that where he fell from ?
In the article, it says that he fell from a height of nearly 10 meters. And in the photo on the darkweb, it looks like the area the cops have taped off would be in front of those bicycles are in the pic above. But actually, I don't know exactly where he fell from.

Someone wrote on the Kampot noticeboard that he fell off the balcony at around 3am and was found around 6am. They say that the CCTV footage shows theat there was nobody near him at the time.
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