Sonya610
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IDK I still have trouble buying suicide. Too much drop could only be an answer if he was dropping from 2 or more stories.
According to the hanging charts decapitation (or partial) can occur with an 8 foot drop of the person is 200 lbs or more.
A century ago they shorted the standard drop length likely because that is exactly what was happening. Still seems surprising for inside a garage though.
Old drop vs modern drop rope lengths:
14.0 stone (196 lb, 89 kg) 8 ft 0 in (244 cm) 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
13.5 stone (189 lb, 86 kg) 8 ft 2 in (249 cm) 5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
13.0 stone (182 lb, 82¾kg) 8 ft 4 in (254 cm) 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
12.5 stone (175 lb, 79½kg) 8 ft 6 in (259 cm) 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
http://www.syzdekistan.com/2007/01/16/the-hanging-of-barzan-hussein/