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| ==Official findings== | |||
| Foster's death was concluded to have been a suicide by inquiries/investigations conducted by the United States ], the ], the ], the ], ] ], and ] ].<ref name="Starrreport"> of the report on the 1993 death of White House counsel Vincent W. Foster, Jr., compiled by Whitewater independent counsel Kenneth Starr.</ref> The FBI "was requested by the United States Park Police (USPP), Washington, DC to assist them in their investigation" of the death of Vincent Foster.<ref></ref> The FBI also participated in the investigation by Independent Counsel Robert Fiske where, with Fiske's attorneys "agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) questioned 188 persons and reviewed and analyzed thousands of documents."<ref></ref> | |||
| After a three-year investigation, Starr concluded that Foster's death was a suicide. ] stated on February 28, 1997, "The ] refutes claims by ] political organizations that Foster was the victim of a murder plot and coverup," but "despite those findings, ] political groups have continued to allege that there was more to the death and that the president and first lady tried to cover it up."<ref> CNN February 23, 1997</ref> | |||
| ==Torn note== | |||
| A ] of sorts, actually a draft of a resignation letter, was found torn into 27 pieces in Foster's briefcase after his death. One piece was missing, which may have contained a signature. The full text of the note is as follows: | |||
| <blockquote> | |||
| I made mistakes from ignorance, inexperience and overwork | |||
| I did not knowingly violate any law or standard of conduct | |||
| No one in The White House, to my knowledge, violated any law or standard of conduct, including ]. There was no intent to benefit any individual or specific group | |||
| The ] lied in their report to the ] | |||
| The press is covering up the illegal benefits they received from the travel staff | |||
| The ] has lied and misrepresented its knowledge and role and covered up a prior investigation | |||
| The ] plotted to have excessive costs incurred, taking advantage of Kaki and HRC | |||
| The public will never believe the innocence of the Clintons and their loyal staff | |||
| The ] editors lie without consequence | |||
| I was not meant for the job or the spotlight of public life in Washington. Here ruining people is considered sport.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://books.google.ee/books?id=Zi-xoFAPnPMC&lpg=PA281&ots=DBD3Z5o5kz&pg=PA281#v=onepage&f=false | |||
| |title=Comprehensive Textbook of Suicidology |isbn=1-57230-541-X |publisher=Guilford Press |year=2000 |page=281}}</ref> | |||
| </blockquote> | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| * ] | |||
| * '']'' | |||
| * ] | |||
| {{Portal|1990s|Death}} | |||
| ==References== | |||
| ===Notes=== | |||
| {{reflist|2}} | |||
| ===Books=== | |||
| * ], | |||
| * John Clarke, ], and ]. (], 1999, ISBN 0-9673521-0-X) | |||
| *] "'']''." (], 2003) | |||
| * ] (2005). "'']''." ]. ISBN 1-4000-3003-X. | |||
| *] and ] "'']''." (], 2001) ISBN 0-312-27319-3 | |||
| * ]. "''A Washington Tragedy : How the Death of Vincent Foster Ignited a Political Firestorm''." (], Inc, 1998) | |||
| *]. "''The Secret Life of Bill Clinton''", (] Inc., 1999.) ISBN 978-0-89526-408-4. | |||
| *]. The Strange Death of Vincent Foster: An Investigation. Free Press (2002) ISBN 978-0743242530 | |||
| ==External links== | |||
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| * from '']'' | |||
| * posted by the ] This file does not contain the report's footnotes or appendix | |||
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