Fortress Co-CEO Joshua Pack's Death Ruled Misadventure

Joshua Pack, the 51-year-old multimillionaire co-chief executive of Fortress Investment Group, was found dead in a locked top-floor bedroom of his rented mansion in St Johns Wood, Westminster, hours after an argument with his wife of 28 years, an inquest at Inner West London Coroners Court has heard.

Household staff discovered Pack's body around 3 p.m. the day after the dispute, entering the room through a crawl space in an adjacent bathroom after a locksmith could not open the door, which had been secured from the inside. A ligature was around his neck, according to testimony. Police Detective Sergeant Graham Alger, who examined the scene and Pack's mobile phone, found no evidence of third-party involvement or prior planning.

In a written statement, Jacqueline Pack described the couple, high school sweethearts from the United States, arguing "all night" the previous evening after drinking on and off throughout the day. The row began during a walk home when Pack learned from his personal assistant of problems with his flight tickets back to Dallas, Texas. He had sought to advance the flight to travel with his wife. Upon returning to the mansion, Pack threw her phone across the...