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  • July 2008

    • UK Hostage in Iraq Kills Himself: Kidnappers

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Jul 20, 08 3:03 PM CDT

      UK Hostage in Iraq Kills Himself: Kidnappers

      One of five British hostages seized in Baghdad last year has killed himself, according to a video made by his Shi'ite captors. Seeking the release of comrades in US captivity, they blame the British government for failing to negotiate: "Foot-dragging" has hastened the captives' "psychological deterioration, pushing one of them, Jason, to commit suicide," the videotaped statement says. More »

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      Iraq  • kidnapping  • Baghdad  • hostage  • suicide  • Shiite militants  • British

    • Mental Illness Drove NIU Killer to Suicide Tries

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Jul 10, 08 2:20 PM CDT

      Mental Illness Drove NIU Killer to Suicide Tries

      The shooter who left 5 dead and 15 injured at Northern Illinois University in February had tried to kill himself four times, an investigative effort by Esquire finds. “I want to die. Life sucks,” Steve Kazmierczak told a nurse after attempting to overdose on prescription medication while in high school in suburban Chicago. More »

    • Israel to Judge: I Did Attempt Suicide

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 3, 08 11:24 AM CDT

      Israel to Judge: I Did Attempt Suicide

      A hedge-fund cheat who faked his death to try to dodge a 20-year prison sentence has told a judge that he did actually try to commit suicide this week. Samuel Israel appeared in Manhattan federal court today for a new charge that could get him an extra 10 years. More »

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      suicide  • fraud  • hedge fund  • fugitive  • Samuel Israel  • Bayou Group

    • Fugitive Hedge- Fund Swindler in Feds' Custody

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 2, 08 11:02 AM CDT

      Fugitive Hedge- Fund Swindler in Feds' Custody

      It's official: Samuel Israel definitely isn't dead. The fugitive hedge-fund swindler turned himself in today, federal authorities say. Israel disappeared last month on the day he was supposed to report to federal prison. His car was found parked near a bridge over the Hudson River, with the words "suicide is painless" scrawled in the dust on the hood, leading to brief speculation that Israel had killed himself. More »

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      suicide  • hedge fund  • fugitive  • Samuel Israel  • Bayou Group

  • June 2008

    • Model Dies in 9-Story Fall in NYC; Suicide Suspected

      newser  |  New York Post  |  Jun 29, 08 2:19 PM CDT

      Model Dies in 9-Story Fall in NYC; Suicide Suspected

      A Kazakh model was found dead after falling from her ninth-floor Manhattan apartment in an apparent suicide, the New York Post reports. Twenty-year old Ruslana Korshunova had appeared on the covers of French Elle and Russian Vogue , and starred in ads for Christian Dior and Vera Wang. She had just returned from a modeling stint in Paris and looked to be "on top of the world," said a friend. More »

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      obituary  • fashion  • suicide  • death  • supermodel  • Kazakhstan  • fashion industry

    • Brit Found Guilty in Mass. of Killing Wife, Baby

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 25, 08 2:30 PM CDT

      Brit Found Guilty in Mass. of Killing Wife, Baby

      A British man who fled the US after his wife and baby daughter were shot to death in their home was convicted of murder today by a Massachusetts jury. Neil Entwistle’s lawyer had argued that the wife killed her 9-month old baby and herself. Prosecutors said Entwistle was in debt and dissatisfied with his sex life when he killed his family in their bed and then left for England. More »

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      murder  • suicide  • Massachusetts  • Neil Entwistle  • guilty verdict

    • Cop's Suicide Interrupts Sarkozy's Israel Send-Off

      newser  |  Jerusalem Post (Israel)  |  Jun 24, 08 12:33 PM CDT

      Cop's Suicide Interrupts Sarkozy's Israel Send-Off

      An elite Israeli border policeman shot himself in the head today in the middle of a departure ceremony for Nicolas Sarkozy. Security officers, worried about a possible assassination attempt, rushed Sarkozy and wife Carla Bruni onto their plane, while others spirited away Ehud Olmert and Shimon Peres, who were there to see the French president off. More »

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      Israel  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Ehud Olmert  • suicide  • Carla Bruni  • Shimon Peres

    • Obama Wants Probe of VA Drug Tests

      newser  |  ABC News  |  Jun 18, 08 12:23 PM CDT

      Obama Wants Probe of VA Drug Tests

      Barack Obama and Republican Sen. John Cornyn are seeking a probe into reports that veterans had been recruited for tests on drugs linked to suicide, ABC News reports. An ABC News/ Washington Times story noted that vets were given the anti-smoking drug Chantix in government tests, but for more than three months, VA doctors did not tell patients about possible serious side effects. More »

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      Barack Obama  • White House  • suicide  • veterans  • veterans' health care  • ABC News  • Chantix  • John Cornyn  • Veterans Administration

    • Bridge 'Suicide' Ruled Fugitive

      newser  |  Bloomberg  |  Jun 17, 08 3:57 AM CDT

      Bridge 'Suicide' Ruled Fugitive

      A New York hedge fund manager who bilked investors out of $400 million has been declared a fugitive by federal authorities, reports Bloomberg. "Suicide has been ruled out,'' said a spokesman for the US Marshals Service. Samuel Israel disappeared the day he was scheduled to begin a 20-year sentence last week. His car was found on a bridge over the Hudson River, with "suicide is painless" scrawled in the dust on the windshield. More »

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      suicide  • New York Stock Exchange  • Samuel Israel  • Bayou Group  • hedge funds  • Ponzi scheme

    • With No Body, Cops Doubt NY Banker's Suicide

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 11, 08 11:31 AM CDT

      With No Body, Cops Doubt NY Banker's Suicide

      An international manhunt is now under way for a former hedge-fund manager who disappeared the day he was to begin serving a prison sentence for defrauding investors. A car belonging to Samuel Israel III was found Monday at a bridge over New York's Hudson River, the Wall Street Journal reports; though bodies of suicide jumpers are normally found quickly, there's no sign of Israel. More »

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      suicide  • fraud  • hedge fund  • investment bankers  • Samuel Israel  • Bayou Group

    • Hedge Fund Fraud Missing; Suicide Possible

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 10, 08 2:23 PM CDT

      Hedge Fund Fraud Missing; Suicide Possible

      Police aren't ruling out suicide as a New York hedge-fund manager due to begin serving a 20-year prison term yesterday remains missing, the Wall Street Journal reports. Police found Samuel Israel's car parked near a bridge over the Hudson, with “Suicide is painless” written in dust on the hood. More »

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      suicide  • fraud  • hedge fund  • Samuel Israel  • Bayou Group  • white collar crime  • defrauding investors

    • NFL Steroid Dealer's Death Called Suicide

      newser  |  Dallas Morning News  |  Jun 7, 08 6:15 AM CDT

      NFL Steroid Dealer's Death Called Suicide

      Convicted steroid dealer David Jacobs’ death has been ruled a suicide, the Dallas Morning News reports. Authorities say Jacobs, 35, shot himself in the stomach and head. Officials also found some 150 containers of steroids in his Texas home. The medical examiner has not yet explained the death of Jacobs’ girlfriend, whose body was found with his, apparently shot several times. More »

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      NFL  • murder  • Texas  • steroids  • suicide  • drug dealer  • bodybuilder  • David Jacobs

  • May 2008

    • Soldier Suicides Set Record

      newser  |  Reuters  |  May 30, 08 3:51 AM CDT

      Soldier Suicides Set Record

      The Army recorded it highest ever number of suicides last year, with 115 soldiers killing themselves, Reuters reports. The rate is staying high this year, with 38 soldier suicides so far. The military said the statistics showed no direct link between the increase in suicides and repeated deployments to combat zones—but admitted the stresses of war were taking their toll. More »

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      US military  • US Army  • suicide  • American troops  • soldier  • suicide rate

    • '20th Hijacker' Tried Suicide at Gitmo

      newser  |  Reuters  |  May 21, 08 7:48 AM CDT

      '20th Hijacker' Tried Suicide at Gitmo

      A man accused of being al-Qaeda's 20th 9/11 hijacker tried to kill himself at Guantanamo Bay last month, Reuters reports. A lawyer for the Saudi said he cut his wrist open after learning that the Pentagon had filed capital charges against him. The charges were dropped last week without explanation but the Pentagon has reserved the right to reinstate them. More »

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      al-Qaeda  • Pentagon  • Guantanamo Bay  • suicide  • September 11  • Guantanamo prisoners  • detainee  • hijacker

    • MySpace Bully's Case Sets Risky Course: Experts

      newser  |  Wired  |  May 16, 08 2:43 PM CDT

      MySpace Bully's Case Sets Risky Course: Experts

      A criminal indictment over MySpace bullying that led to a Missouri teen's suicide sets an unusual and perhaps dangerous legal precedent, experts say. Because her activities violated the site’s terms of use, Lori Drew faces charges of computer fraud and abuse related to the death of Megan Meier, Wired reports—and the charges involve a contract that few users even bother to read. More »

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      social networking  • MySpace  • suicide  • contract  • teenager  • cyberbullying  • indictment  • Internet crime  • Megan Meier  • Lori Drew

    • Woman Indicted in MySpace Suicide Case

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 15, 08 3:39 PM CDT

      Woman Indicted in MySpace Suicide Case

      A Missouri woman has been indicted in the case of a teenage girl who killed herself after receiving cruel messages on MySpace, the AP reports. The woman, Lori Drew, is charged with pretending to be a teenage boy on the site and having a helper taunt the 13-year-old victim. Drew faces up to 20 years in prison on counts of conspiracy and accessing protected computers. More »

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      MySpace  • suicide  • fraud  • Missouri  • federal indictment  • indictment  • Internet hoax  • Megan Meier  • Lori Drew

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

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

      DC Madam Saw 'No Way Out': Suicide Note

      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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      suicide  • DC Madam  • Deborah Jeane Palfrey  • suicide note

    • Mother Found 'DC Madam' Hanging, Fla. Police Say

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 1, 08 3:29 PM CDT

      Mother Found 'DC Madam' Hanging, Fla. Police Say

      The so-called “DC Madam” hanged herself in Florida, police said today, committing suicide two weeks after her conviction for money laundering and racketeering. Officials say her mother found Deborah Jeane Palfrey, 52, hanging in a storage shed this morning, along with suicide notes whose details they did not divulge. Police said Blanche Palfrey had no indication her daughter was contemplating suicide. More »

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      suicide  • conviction  • DC Madam  • Deborah Jeane Palfrey

  • April 2008

    • Docs Suffer Highest Suicide Rate

      newser  |  Newsweek  |  Apr 27, 08 5:10 AM CDT

      Docs Suffer Highest Suicide Rate

      Depression among physicians sparks 300 to 400 suicides a year, the highest rate of any profession, Newsweek reports. While male suicides outnumber female 4 to 1 in the general population, the rate among male and female doctors is about the same. "Undiagnosed and untreated depression is the culprit here," said a psychiatry professor. More »

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      suicide  • doctor  • documentary  • substance abuse

    • LASIK Patients Urge Better Oversight

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Apr 25, 08 2:52 PM CDT

      LASIK Patients Urge Better Oversight

      Patients experiencing painful and sometimes debilitating side-effects of LASIK eye surgery urged regulators today to keep a closer watch on the procedure, Reuters reports. A surgeon speaking to an FDA panel—soliticing advice for possible warnings after receiving 140 complaints—did not discount the allegations but said “the great majority of our patients see as well or better” after the procedure. More »

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      FDA  • suicide  • depression  • patient  • side effects  • Lasik eye surgery  • opthalmologists

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