71-year-old Florida man tied a gun to a weather balloon to fake his own murder, police say

[Kaleva]

1. Guy had been planning his suicide since at least 2009

"No one had. But police were able to access Abrahamson's phone and web searches dating back nearly a decade. As excerpted in the final police report, the search queries told a story that made sense to detectives:

July 7, 2009: "Suicide." "How to commit Suicide."

April 10, 2012: "Life insurance suicide."

March 17, 2016: "Undetectable suicide methods."

Feb. 21, 2017: "Gizmodo.com, explains what happens when you get shot in the Head." And: "If shot in the heart do you die instantly." And: "Can you have a gunshot suicide with no weapon present."

Feb. 23, 2017: "YouTube / SEG, Suppressors, Jefferson Silencer on Walther PPK's Suppressed .380."

Aug. 28, 2017 (voice search): "How many cubic feet of helium do you need to raise one pound?"

Jan. 23, 2018: "Helium suppliers near me."

Jan. 24, 2018 (final search before death): "Dawn / Dusk Times."

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