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The Sackler family erased the death of a family member struggling with addiction, according to a new book.
The Sacklers are known for running Purdue Pharma, which makes OxyContin.
A spokesperson for the descendants of Mortimer Sackler declined to comment on the death specifically.
The billionaire Sackler family, who founded Purdue Pharma, erased the suicide of a family member struggling with drug addiction, according to a new book.
Robert Sackler the son of Mortimer Sackler, who helped found Purdue Pharma alongside his brothers Arthur and Raymond in 1952 died by an apparent suicide in 1975 after jumping out of an Upper East Side apartment building, according to the book Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe.
Patrick Radden Keefe s new book, Empire of Pain, traces the roots of the opioid crisis through the Sackler family.
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The family behind the OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma was already under intense legal and public scrutiny when they learned in 2019 that comedian John Oliver was planning to do a segment about them on his show, “Last Week Tonight.” But being the target of a social commentary like Oliver’s struck a chord for at least one member of the Sackler family.
“This is my son’s favorite show,” Jacqueline Sackler wrote in an email at the time. “He watches it every week with all of his friends. This situation is destroying our work, our friendships, our reputation, and our ability to function in society. And worse, it dooms my children. How is my son supposed to apply to high school in September?”
The Crime Of The Century is set to debut on May 11 on HBO, which describes it as a searing indictment of Big Pharma and their responsibility for manufacturing the very crisis they profit from.
Family responsible for opioid crisis tried to ERASE the 1975 suicide of Purdue Pharma heir Bobby Sackler, 24, who was addicted to heroin, a new book has claimed
The story of Bobby, the son of pharmaceutical giant Mortimer Sackler, was not covered in newspapers at the time of his suicide, according to a new book
It has been documented in a new book Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe, who found and interviewed witnesses to his suicide
Bobby left his apartment on East 64th Street in New York City on the morning of July 5, 1975 to visit the home of his mother, Muriel Sackler, on East 86th Street