Was Dan Rapoport’s death a suicide? What was the anti-Putin Latvian-American businessman’s net worth?
Dan Rapoport, a Latvian-born businessman who was best known for owning the posh SOHO Rooms nightclub in Moscow, has been found dead in Washington, DC, according to his wife Alena, who made the announcement on Wednesday.
The businessman rose to fame in Russia during the turbulent 1990s as co-owner of the famous nightclub Soho Rooms in Moscow.
There have been discussions online about his passing and the enigma surrounding the suicide note he left.
Dan Rapoport
Dan Rapoport obituary: suicide note and mysterious death
An internet rumor about the “suicide” of a nightclub owner and Putin skeptic who died suddenly in Washington, DC, “after releasing a dog with a letter and money”, is circulating.
On August 14, before six o’clock in the evening, Dan Rapoport, 52, was found in front of the 2400 M Apartments.
Along with her broken cell phone, $2,620 in cash, a key fob with a lanyard, and a smashed white headset, her corpse was discovered on the street.
Former Tatler editor Yuniya Pugacheva first claimed he let his dog go out to a park while having money and a suicide note with him. Additionally, the DC Metropolitan Police confirmed to DailyMail.com on Wednesday that they have no suspicion of criminal activity.
After learning of his passing online, people around the world started paying their respects and sharing obituaries for the nobleman.
What was his real cause of death, according to Twitter tributes?
Rapoport’s cause of death has not yet been established and an investigation is still ongoing.
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The businessman had two women in his family
According to the Daily Mail, Rapoport has two wives: the first is Irina and the second is Alena.
The precise date of his union with Irina, his first wife, is unknown, however their divorce took place in 2016.
In December of the same year, after divorcing his first wife, he sold their house to the Trumps for $5.5 million and moved to Kyiv, where he set up a new investment company and entered again. in politics.
Businessman Rapoport and his first wife, Irina, lived in Washington, DC from 2012 to 2016. Rapoport was the owner of the legendary club Soho Rooms in Moscow.
He had lived in Kyiv with his second wife, Ukrainian virologist Alena, and their young daughter until this year. After the outbreak in February, he sent them to Denmark to get them across before returning to the United States.
Alena also claimed that Rapoport moved his family out of the country and he was trying to transport them while visiting the country.
His wife disputes the allegations that he committed suicide.
Alena, his wife, angrily refuted reports that he killed himself, saying, “There were no notes, no suicide”, to a Russian news channel.
She refuted journalist Yunia Pugacheva’s claim that Rapoport let her dog hang out at a nearby park. After breaking up with Alena earlier and being spotted in London, she left a suicide note and some money.
Alena said investigations were ongoing but did not name the death or other causes of her husband’s death.
As he had plans, we had fixed an appointment. Dan got us out of Kyiv and then returned to serve his country. We were to meet again in the United States.
Before he died, a Latvian millionaire had
Dan’s estimated net worth was several million before his death. However, his wealth and worth estimates are still under review.
Rapoport, who was born in Riga, Latvia when the country was still part of the Soviet Union, worked at several Russian financial institutions in the late 1990s and early 2000s before opening the legendary Soho Rooms in Moscow in 2007.
Rapoport is suspected of backing Alexei Navalny, a Kremlin foe who is currently serving a prison sentence, after opposition in Russia rose to prominence following Putin’s return to the country’s presidency in 2012.
