Man who raised thousands claiming to be dying of cancer wasn’t ill, death ruled suicide - coroner

Finn BlackwellRNZ·7 Sep, 2026 03:29 AM2 mins to readThe coroner says Doug Ruch did not have prostate cancer when he died by suicide. Photo / Doug RuchThe coroner says Doug Ruch did not have prostate cancer when he died by suicide. Photo / Doug RuchBy Finn Blackwell of RNZWarning: This story discusses suicide.A coroner has found a man who raised thousands of dollars claiming to have terminal cancer did not have the disease when he died by suicide. Douglas “Doug” Ruch was a 56-year-old US national who arrived