▁alleg edly ▁controlled ▁the ▁minds ▁of ▁others . ▁Sub sequently , ▁H ess ▁had ▁turned ▁his ▁address ▁into ▁a ▁letter ▁that ▁he ▁tried ▁to ▁mail ▁to ▁Sir ▁O sw ald ▁Mos ley , ▁but ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁intercept ed ▁by ▁American ▁gu ards ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁The ▁statement ▁H ess ▁wrote ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁very ▁closely ▁res emble d ▁the ▁same ▁one ▁that ▁the ▁S ovi ets ▁had ▁intercept ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁and ▁further more ▁God a ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁document ▁showed ▁that , ▁far ▁from ▁being ▁ment ally ▁in comp et ent , ▁H ess ▁had ▁paid ▁close ▁attention ▁to ▁what ▁was ▁said ▁at ▁the ▁N ure m berg ▁tri als . ▁ ▁Death ▁and ▁after math ▁ ▁H ess ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁aged ▁ 9 3 , ▁in ▁a ▁summer ▁house ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁set ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁prison ▁garden ▁as ▁a ▁reading ▁room . ▁He ▁took ▁an ▁extension ▁cord ▁from ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁l amps , ▁str ung ▁it ▁over ▁a ▁window ▁l atch , ▁and ▁h anged ▁himself . ▁A ▁short ▁note ▁to ▁his ▁family ▁was ▁found ▁in ▁his ▁pocket , ▁thank ing ▁them ▁for ▁all ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁done . ▁The ▁Four ▁Pow ers ▁released ▁a ▁statement ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁September ▁r uling ▁the ▁death ▁a ▁suic ide . ▁He ▁was ▁initially ▁buried ▁at ▁a ▁secret ▁location ▁to ▁avoid ▁media ▁attention ▁or ▁demonstr ations ▁by