4. Adolf Merckle
The late Adolf Merckle was the fifth wealthiest man in Germany and one of the world’s wealthiest people, with his net worth in 2008 approximated to be $9.2 billion. Like many other former billionaires on this list, Adolf Merckle made risky business decisions that quickly landed him in debt. When the time came for trustees to take over his company in January 2009, the 74-year-old committed suicide and truly lost everything. He stepped in front of a speeding train on that cold Monday morning, never to get a chance to regain his wealth. He must have decided to end his life after seeing everything that he and his family had worked for go down the drain.
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