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  • May 2008

    • DC Madam Saw 'No Way Out': Suicide Note

      Tampa Tribune  |  May 5, 08 2:10 PM CDT

      DC Madam Saw 'No Way Out': Suicide Note

      (Newser) - Unable to bear the prospect of prison time, the so-called DC Madam hanged herself, officials in Florida said today. Deborah Jeane Palfrey, whose body was found Thursday, left behind suicide notes in which she referred to "this 'modern day lynching'" and said she saw "no way out i.e. 'exit strategy' for me other than the one I have chosen," the Tampa Tribune reports. More »

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  • December 2007

    • 'I've Just Snapped,' Writes Mall Shooter

      Associated Press  |  Dec 7, 07 7:02 PM CST

      'I've Just Snapped,' Writes Mall Shooter

      (Newser) - The Omaha mall gunman apologized to family and friends in a suicide note released today and says he "just snapped" before killing eight people and himself in a shopping mall, the AP reports. "I know everyone will remember me as some sort of monster but please understand that I just don't want to be a burden," wrote Robert Hawkins, 19. "I just want to take a few pieces of (expletive) with me." More »

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      murder  • suicide  • shooting  • Omaha  • will  • Omaha mall shooting  • Robert Hawkins  • suicide note

    • Omaha Shooter Led Troubled Young Life

      CNN  |  Dec 6, 07 10:42 PM CST

      Omaha Shooter Led Troubled Young Life

      (Newser) - The Omaha youth who went on a shooting rampage in a busy mall spent much of his later teen years in institutions and foster care because of behavioral and psychiatric problems, CNN reports. Robert Hawkins' trouble began five years ago, when he was sent to a treatment center after threatening to kill his stepmother, a state official said. More »

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      shooting  • gun  • violence  • mental illness  • murder suicide  • suicide note

  • September 2007

    • Hsu Sent Suicide Note Before Skipping Town

      Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 13, 07 9:56 AM CDT

      Hsu Sent Suicide Note Before Skipping Town

      (Newser) - Fugitive fundraiser Norman Hsu sent out a suicide note to acquaintances and charities he had supported before he hopped a train to Colorado last week, skipping out on a Bay Area court appearance. On the train, Hsu locked himself in a tiny cabin. When he  failed to come out the next day, Amtrak workers used a crowbar to pry open the door, the Wall Street Journal reports. They found a bare-chested, disoriented Hsu on the floor, surrounded by prescription pills. More »

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      scandals  • suicide  • jail  • Norman Hsu  • suicide note

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