Man Wakes From Ricin Coma (Las Vegas ricin case)

Fox5News, Las Vegas ^ | March 14, 2008

[Deo volente]

LAS VEGAS -- The central figure in a hotel ricin scare last month has emerged from a coma, FBI agents said Friday...

...While he has become cognizant, federal agents said, Von Bergendorff is still in critical condition. Police are questioning him at the hospital, trying to determine why he had so much of the poison.

[jusduat]

So MANY questions unanswered. I have had this in the back
of my mind since the first reports. I do wonder if we’ll
hear anymore or if we get presented more bimbo eruptions,
or congressional investigations into drugs in water and
sports figures.

[lonevoice]

Police are questioning him at the hospital, trying to determine why he had so much of the poison.

Good news. I'm hoping he's just a lone nutcase, but you never know.

[Red_Devil 232]

Did he ask about Putin?

[gleeaikin]

Fox says he was beset by financial problems. Perhaps he was going to commit suicide and then decided to back out. Since such a small amount is deadly, perhaps he suffered an accidental dosing.

[penelopesire]

Ping to the info.

[Deo volente]

Ping.

Coma Man is awake and talking!

[Centurion2000]

Did they release a name? RoPer or just the regular run of the mill lunatic?

[Strategerist]

Roger von Bergendorff.

[Deo volente]

According to most reports, there was enough ricin in that hotel room to kill hundreds, if not thousands of people.

Three vials of the stuff were removed, I believe.

[Centurion2000]

According to most reports, there was enough ricin in that hotel room to kill hundreds, if not thousands of people.

That would be a few ounces of it. Ideal dispersion of it though ... that's the trick.

[greyfoxx39]

Ping to new info

[SE Mom]

He waketh!

[Deo volente]

Through the air conditioning system of a hotel, into the casino?

Hundreds of gamblers in there night and day.

[penelopesire]

Ping for news on Coma Dude! He’s awake. Please ping anyone I might have left out.

[dragnet2]

Von Bergendorff

[penelopesire]

Thanks for the ping. I haven’t even gotten to read it yet!
Too busy trying to find my ping list to the story...LOL.

This should get interesting!

[Caipirabob]

Man Wakes From Ricin Coma (Las Vegas ricin case)

Excellent.

Get the waterboard...

/s - Don't really know what his role is yet...

[Deo volente]

They broke in on the radio with the news as I was pulling into my driveway, and I posted it right away. It was the only link I could find.

There's not much info at this point, but I agree with you, it should get much more interesting. I just hope it's not swept under the rug. I want the WHOLE truth about this guy and the ricin to come out.

This story is a million times more important than Spitzer’s “Kristen”, or Ashley, or whatever her name is.

[RDTF]

thanks for the ping!

[rmlew]

That would induce many cases of respritory failure and possibly cardiac arrest.
Ricin is nasty stuff.

Inhalation: Within a few hours of inhaling significant amounts of ricin, the likely symptoms would be respiratory distress (difficulty breathing), fever, cough, nausea, and tightness in the chest. Heavy sweating may follow as well as fluid building up in the lungs (pulmonary edema). This would make breathing even more difficult, and the skin might turn blue. Excess fluid in the lungs would be diagnosed by x-ray or by listening to the chest with a stethoscope. Finally, low blood pressure and respiratory failure may occur, leading to death. In cases of known exposure to ricin, people having respiratory symptoms that started within 12 hours of inhaling ricin should seek medical care.

http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/ricin/facts.asp

[el_chupacabra]

I’m sure the miracle recovery will be attributed to Obama.

[HangnJudge]

That would be a few ounces of it. Ideal dispersion of it though ... that's the trick.

Just one popular Cajun Restaurant, on a busy Monday,
could put a serious dent in the population

[1COUNTER-MORTER-68]

That would be a few ounces of it. Ideal dispersion of it though ... that’s the trick.
~~~
(wiki):

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) gives a possible minimum figure of 500 micrograms for the lethal dose of Ricin in humans if exposure is from injection or inhalation.[1] A pinhead-sized amount can kill an adult.
~~~

From the pics I saw on another thread,it looked like maybe
two teaspoons or so,,,(note [1] above),,,
I hate to think of the numbers,,,:0/...

[Rennes Templar]

‘bout time for Britney to have another episode....lose her kids...or get them back?

[ßuddaßudd]

Waterboard him until he tells us everyting!

[Eepsy]

Rice’n’beans?

[xJones]

Thanks for posting this. It's very interesting, and Von Bergendorff has a lot 'splaining to do. At least 99.9% of Americans don't check into Vegas hotels with vials of riacin on them.

I'm curious as to why he was in financial trouble. Just pure speculation, but did he lose a lot of money in a Vegas casino?

[HangnJudge]

Rice’n’beans?

Red Beans and Rice
Where else to put Castor Bean extract

it a Cajun Thing...

[penelopesire]

“This story is a million times more important than Spitzer’s “Kristen”, or Ashley, or whatever her name is.”

Agree. I am so sick of the smut story I could scream...LOL!!

[penelopesire]

CNN has it here:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/14/nevada.ricin/

[Eepsy]

Ricin Beans :)

[penelopesire]

Thought you might enjoy this related article from Frontpage:

http://frontpagemagazine.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=7541F8FC-BED5-46B0-946C-A64B21A97ABE

[CindyDawg]

I'm hoping he's just a lone nutcase

Whether he is or isn't, he will be. Got it?:')

[HangnJudge]

Ricin Beans :)

ROTFLMAO

[Mr. Jeeves]

That would be a few ounces of it. Ideal dispersion of it though ... that's the trick.

They could put it in the soy sauce at the Imperial Palace buffet - it would make the food there safer. ;)

[LibertyRocks]

Ping to an update on the Las Vegas Ricin case...

[nevergore]

Salad Bar at a major casino????

[angcat]

juicy indeed.

Thanks for the PIng!

[Segovia]

The cousin, Thelon, worked in a hospital-—could he actually be the source of the ricin?

[teeman8r]

risin beans...

[HangnJudge]

risin beans...

eepsy beat you to it (#35)

[metmom]

I’ve heard ricin always kills and there’s no antidote.

What’s with the stuff?

[livius]

I bet he was going to try a little extortion on a casino but didn’t have enough skill to carry it off.

[GVnana]

Glad he survived. I think.

[Deo volente]

Here’s something about his brother, Erich. I knew about the cousin, Thomas Tholen, but not the brother.

LAS VEGAS (AP) Nearly a month after Roger Bergendorff slipped into a comatose state with possible exposure to the deadly toxic ricin, his brother says he is talking again.

Erich Bergendorff says hospital officials told him they were able to communicate with his brother, Roger, and tell him that his dog had to be euthanized after the Humane Society found her starving and without water in his motel room.

Roger Bergendorff is in critical condition and has been hospitalized since Valentine’s Day. Authorities found several vials of ricin in his Las Vegas extended stay motel room.

Authorities say they are questioning the 57-year-old, who friends and family describe as an unemployed graphic artist and a recovering alcoholic. They say he was not suicidal.

His brother says he is receiving dialysis for failing kidneys, and might still be on a ventilator to help him breathe.

http://www.kxmb.com/News/219290.asp

[SunkenCiv]

That guy in “Psycho” was an amateur. ;’)

[nw_arizona_granny]

Thanks for the ping.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Thanks for the ping, I do hope he talks.

[LibertyRocks]

You’re welcome. :)