# Deliberate: suicide by crash

> Still possible: David Sands drove into the cafe deliberately, with petrol cans in the boot to make sure of it.

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# Deliberate: suicide by crash

David Sands drove into the cafe deliberately, with petrol cans in the boot to make sure of it.

**Still possible** Answers **1** question0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** One piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- The inquest file records his disappearance on 28 March and the purchase of the petrol

## What would rule it out

- The file shows a mechanical fault or another vehicle's involvement

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[Missing the night before, petrol in the boot, police suspected suicide](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marconi-scientists/evidence/EVD0DGGD6PEJ9QD/missing-the-night-before-petrol-in-the-boot-police-suspected)

Suggestive

FOR

## The questions it answers

[Was David Sands's crash into a disused cafe on 30 March 1987 deliberate?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marconi-scientists/questions/QST0DGGA1KAYWZS/was-david-sandss-crash-into-a-disused-cafe-on-30-march-1987)

Part of [Which of the deaths remain unexplained after their inquests, and what would settle each one?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/marconi-scientists/questions/QST0DGG9P56CQK6/which-of-the-deaths-remain-unexplained-after-their-inquests)

Open2 answers, none ahead

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