Irwin L. Jacobs

Irwin L. Jacobs (July 15, 1941 – ) was an American businessman. He was the CEO of several large corporations, formerly including the now-bankrupt Genmar Holdings.Businessman Irwin Jacobs, Wife Found Dead In Minnesota Mansion, Forward, April 10, 2019, accessed April 10, 2019.  In 1973, Jacobs founded COMB ("Close-out Merchandise Buyers"). Jacobs, based in Minneapolis, became wealthy by taking big stakes in Fortune 500.

Jacobs and his wife were found dead with multiple gunshot wounds on the bed in a bedroom of their Orono, Minnesota home on the morning of April 10, 2019. A handgun was found with them and the Hennepin County Medical Examiner said that Irwin Jacobs shot his wife and then himself.Williams, Brandt, "Irwin Jacobs' death ruled a suicide, wife Alexandra a homicide". Minnesota Public Radio
April 12, 2019.Reinan, John, "Medical examiner confirms: Jacobs deaths are murder-suicide .  Minneapolis Star-Tribune, April 12, 2019.

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Category:1941 births
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Category:Suicides by firearm in the United States
Category:Businesspeople from Minnesota