mobile-menu-icon
GM Authority

Great-Grandson Of Opel Commits Suicide

Gunter Sachs, millionaire playboy and Great-Grandson to Adam Opel killed himself at age 78 in his Swiss chalet in Gstaad, Switzerland. In a note released by the family, Sachs cites his Altzheimer’s as the main reason for ending his life.

“That menace was for me always the lone criteria for putting an end to my life,” Sachs said in the note.

Sachs is well known for marrying French actress, Brigitte Bardot in 1966 in Las Vegas, NV. The two would later divorce in 1969.

Source: The Daily Mail

The GM Authority staff is comprised of columnists, interns, and other reporters who provide coverage of the latest General Motors news.

Subscribe to GM Authority

For around-the-clock GM news coverage

We'll send you one email per day with the latest GM news. It's totally free.

No Comments yet

Leave a comment

Cancel