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No Charges in Cyberbullying Suicide Case

Prosecutor pressing
for internet
harassment laws

Dec 4, 07 4:00 AM CST
(Newser) - No charges will be filed in the cyberbullying case that led a young girl to commit suicide, Wired reports. A Missouri prosecutor found there was not enough evidence to prove criminal intent on the part of mother Lori Drew and others who launched an online bullying campaign against 13-year-old Megan... More »

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social networking • Internet • suicide • MySpace • cyberbullying • Megan Meier

Online Suicide Brings Fury
of Neighbors

Parents who harassed teen now getting harassed themselves

Nov 22, 07 10:33 PM CST
(Newser) - The two parents who used MySpace to harass a teenage girl so relentlessly that she committed suicide are now the target of internet vigilantes, the Los Angeles Times reports. When prosecutors could not mount a case, angry neighbors posted the family's address, photos, and phone numbers on blogs. Their workplaces... More »

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suicide • MySpace • harassment • vigilante justice

Wharton Letter Bolsters
Suicide Theory

Heroine Lily Bart overdosed deliberately, note implies

Nov 21, 07 5:47 PM CST
(Newser) - A recently-discovered letter by Edith Wharton provides new evidence in The House of Mirth's lingering literary mystery, suggesting that heroine Lily Bart does, in fact, intend to kill herself at the book's end, the New York Times reports. Though the ambiguous text has led many to believe she died... More »

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suicide • literature • letters • biography • book • Edith Wharton • Lily Bart • House of Mirth

Anger Brews Over Cyber Suicide

Hoaxers who drove teen to kill herself untouched by law

Nov 17, 07 4:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Police fear a "mob mentality" is brewing in a St. Louis suburb after a 13-year-old girl killed herself, and the hoaxers who allegedly prodded her have gone free. Two adults—parents of the girl's friend—badgered Megan Meier online until she hanged herself in her closet last October. Cops... More »

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suicide • MySpace • St. Louis • Missouri • cyberbullying • Dardenne Prairie • Internet hoax

King Ludwig Death Probed Anew

Bullet holes in coat suggest murder over official version of suicide

Nov 8, 07 4:13 PM CST
(Newser) - A Munich banker has added fuel to theories that Bavaria's "Mad" King Ludwig II, thought to have committed suicide by drowning, was assassinated in 1886, Der Spiegel reports. When Detlev Utermöhle was 10, a countess close to Ludwig's family showed him the coat Ludwig wore the night he... More »

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suicide • Germany • assassination • Mad King Ludwig • Bavaria

Hsu Sent Suicide Note Before Skipping Town

Dem fundraiser was found disoriented, locked in train cabin

Sep 13, 07 9:56 AM CDT
(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... More »

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suicide • jail • Norman Hsu • suicide note • scandal

More US Kids, Young Adults Commiting Suicide

Rate rises most sharply among teen girls

Sep 6, 07 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Suicide rates among America's children and young adults surged by 8% between 2003 and 2004, the most significant increase over the past 15 years, a new Centers for Disease Control report shows. The hike coincides with a 22% decrease in antidepressant use, but it could be related to changes in... More »

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suicide • depression • antidepressant • children • Americans • youth

Antidepressant Warning Preceded Youth Suicide Surge

Unintended effect unfolded as use fell

Sep 6, 07 12:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Four years after the FDA and other agencies sparked a drop in antidepressant use by labeling the meds a suicide risk for young people, a new study shows the results were exactly the opposite of what regulators intended. From 2003 to 2004, the suicide rate among people under 19 rose... More »

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suicide • FDA • depression • antidepressant • children • youth • Prozac • Paxil • Zoloft • suicide rate

Owen Wilson Goes Home After Suicide Attempt

Actor remains in 24/7 care of family, friends

Sep 3, 07 9:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Actor Owen Wilson went home Saturday from the hospital, where he had been recovering from a reported suicide attempt the previous Sunday. He is being closely watched by his brothers Andrew and Luke Wilson and other family and friends, according to People. Wilson is reportedly in “bad mental shape”... More »

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suicide • depression • Owen Wilson • Ben Stiller • Luke Wilson • The Darjeeling Limited • actor

Owen Wilson Drops Out of Next Movie

Drugs, heartbreak
may have been behind suicide attempt

Aug 29, 07 3:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Owen Wilson won’t appear in Tropic Thunder after an alleged suicide attempt that's made the actor tabloid fodder, Fox News reports. Wilson was to join the production next week in Hawaii but has struck a “mutual agreement” with director Ben Stiller. The news comes on the heels of... More »

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suicide • Hollywood • cocaine • Owen Wilson • Ben Stiller • Kate Hudson • actor • movies

Owen Wilson In Good Condition After Reported Suicide Attempt

Actor asks media to let him heal in private

Aug 27, 07 5:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Owen Wilson is in good condition after being hospitalized following an alleged suicide attempt. Wilson’s family found the Wedding Crashers star yesterday after he reportedly slit his wrist and took an unknown number of pills, the Post reports. Wilson issued a statement asking that the media allow him to... More »

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suicide • overdose • Owen Wilson • The Royal Tenenbaums • actor

Army Suicides Climb; Rate Highest in 26 Years

99 active-duty soldiers took their own lives in 2006

Aug 16, 07 10:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - American soldiers are killing themselves at the highest rate since the Persian Gulf War, the AP reports. Statistics out today show 99 active-duty soldiers committed suicide in 2006, both the highest single number and the highest rate per deployed since 1991. The problem was worst in Iraq, the most common... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • military • suicide • depression • mental health • US Army • soldier • Gulf War • suicide rate • Iraq war

Chinese Toy Exec Commits Suicide After Recall

China banned exports from the company

Aug 13, 07 7:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - The head of a Chinese company that made a million of the lead-tainted toys recalled by Mattel last month hanged himself in his warehouse this weekend. Zhang Shuhong's  suicide followed the announcement Thursday that China banned exports from his company because of the defects. Colleagues reported that Zhang had been... More »

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China • suicide • toys • exports • recall • Mattel • Fisher-Price • Chinese toys • tainted • Zhang Shuhong

Breast Implants Linked to Triple Suicide Rate

Troubled women may be drawn to
popular surgery

Aug 8, 07 6:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Women with breast-enlarging implants have a suicide rate three times higher than average,  a new medical study has found. Deaths linked to mental problems, such as alcohol abuse, were also three times higher among women undergoing the increasingly popular cosmetic procedure, the Los Angeles Times reports. Suicides rose sharply... More »

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plastic surgery • suicide • depression • surgery • beauty • breast implants • cosmetic surgery • suicide rate

SF Studies
Bridge Jumpers,
Ponders Barriers

New stats on
Golden Gate suicides dispel copycat theory

Jul 31, 07 2:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - After a decade of official silence about Golden Gate Bridge jumpers, San Francisco officials yesterday reversed course and released a study of  suicide statistics, the Chronicle reports.  Having seen a slight increase in suicides in recent years—three people jump each month—officials concluded that it was time to... More »

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suicide • San Francisco • Golden Gate Bridge • bridge

In Virtual Graveyard, Friends, Voyeurs Gather

MyDeathSpace collects obits, profiles and more

Jul 30, 07 3:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - A site that collects obituaries, often of young people, and links to their social-network profiles is gaining traction, the AP reports. MyDeathSpace.com lists more than 2,700 deaths and receives more than 100,000 hits daily. "This site does kind of let you look into the heart of... More »

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social networking • Internet • suicide • MySpace • obituary • death • MyDeathSpace • Mike Patterson • teenager

Texas Woman Sues 'Predator' Over Suicide

Brother shot himself when police, camera crew burst into home

Jul 24, 07 12:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - The sister of an alleged Texan pedophile who committed suicide when police and and an NBC camera crew tried to catch him in a sex-predator sting is suing the TV network for $105 million. Louis Conradt Jr., who was a local district attorney, was ambushed in his home when he... More »

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suicide • media criticism • lawsuit • sexual predator

Famed Tenor On Life Support

Opera star seriously injured from  self-inflicted wound;

Jul 11, 07 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - American tenor Jerry Hadley suffered severe brain damage after shooting himself in the head with an air rifle outside his upstate New York home, the New York Times reports. The Grammy Award-winning opera star, 55, is on life support, and police are treating the case as an attempted suicide. Hadley's... More »

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suicide • opera • tenor

Benoit Bought  'Excessive' Steroids

Doctor gave wrestler
10 times normal dose, feds charge

Jul 3, 07 11:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Over the last year Chris Benoit's doctor was prescribing the wrestler a 10-month supply of anabolic steroids every three or four weeks, the DEA said in court papers made public today. The steroids, which can cause paranoia, depression and violent outbursts, may have been a factor in the murder of... More »

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suicide • steroids • murder • murder-suicide • wrestling • Chris Benoit • WWE • doctor • Phil Astin

Wiki Twist in Benoit Horror

Wrestler's Wikipedia page was altered hours before police found family's bodies

Jun 29, 07 5:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - In a disturbing twist, police report that Wikipedia contributors in the U.S. and Australia made note of the death of wrestler Chris Benoit's wife 14 hours before her body, Benoit's, and their son's had been discovered. The first edit stated Benoit missed an event "due to personal issues,... More »

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suicide • Wikipedia • steroids • murder • professional wrestling • Chris Benoit • WWE • roid rage

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