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suicide stories: 207 news summaries

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 Jenkins' 
 Sister May 
 Have Aided 
 Escape 

Cars located, suggest half-sis drove him to motel

Aug 27, 09 8:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - The discovery of two cars may help piece together details in the Ryan Jenkins-Jasmine Fiore murder-suicide. A PT Cruiser matching the description of the one that dropped off Jenkins at a motel, where he later hanged himself, has been spotted in the parking garage belonging to his half-sister, the Vancouver ... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • suicide • murder • Jasmine Fiore • Ryan Jenkins

 Dad: Marriage Was 
 'Hell on Earth' 

Claims Fiore lied, cheated

Aug 25, 09 9:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Friends and family of Ryan Jenkins and Jasmine Fiore are speaking out, painting a picture of a toxic relationship that ended with her murder and his suicide, the New York Daily News reports. Their marriage “was hell on Earth—I advised him 50 times to get out of... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • suicide • murder • reality shows • Jasmine Fiore • Ryan Jenkins

4 GIs Charged With Hazing Suicide Soldier

Ashamed private
later shot himself
in portable toilet

Aug 21, 09 4:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Four US Army soldiers in Iraq have been charged with cruelty and maltreatment for hazing a private who later killed himself, MSNBC reports. The NCOs allegedly hazed 19-year-old Keiffer P. Wilhelm with excessive physical exercise while showering him with verbal abuse. Wilhelm, self-conscious about his weight, shot himself in a... More »

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suicide • US military • abuse • US Army • court martial • Iraq war • hazing • American soldiers • NCOs

(Newser) - Chesley Sullenberger, the pilot hero of January’s Hudson River jet landing, was driven to help others by his father’s suicide, the New York Daily News reports. “One of the reasons I think I’ve placed such a high value on life is that my father took his,... More »

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suicide • US Airways • memoir • father • book • good samaritan • publishing industry • Chesley Sullenberger • Flight 1549

Facebook Bad for Teens, Warns Archbishop

Social networking degrades friendship, can lead to suicide

Aug 2, 09 1:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Facebook and MySpace are degrading our ability to relate to one another and pushing young people to suicide, the head of the Catholic Church in England tells the Telegraph. Archbishop Vincent Nichols is concerned that social-networking websites encourage teens to form only “transient relationships,” which can leave them... More »

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social networking • Internet • suicide • MySpace • Facebook • Bebo • community

(AP) - Boxer Arturo Gatti's death was ruled a suicide by Brazilian police today, and a judge ordered the release of his wife, once suspected of killing the former champion. Investigator Paulo Alberes says authorities decided Gatti killed himself July 11 while at a seaside resort. When asked if police had determined... More »

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suicide • boxing • police • Brazil • murder • Arturo Gatti • Amanda Rodrigues

Thug: 'Suicidal Victim Paid Me
to Kill Him'

Manhattan man busted for murder of motivational speaker

Jul 23, 09 4:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - A career criminal arrested for the murder of a Long Island self-help guru claims that the man was seeking to commit "suicide by thug," the New York Daily News reports. The suspect told police that motivational speaker Jeff Locker, "a business spiritualist" and father of three, hired... More »

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suicide • New York City • murder • self-help • Jeff Locker

(Newser) - A Chinese worker accused of stealing an iPhone 4G prototype jumped to his death from the 12th floor of his apartment building in the southern city of Shenzhen, the BBC reports. The man, 25, responsible for shipping 16 iPhone prototypes to Apple, had reported one missing. His friends say he... More »

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China • technology • suicide • iPhone • Apple • Shenzhen • iPhone 4G

(Newser) - Anti-suicide campaigners fear that the death of a British conductor and his wife in a Swiss suicide clinic this week will cause a rise in "together forever" suicides among the elderly, the Times of London reports. Edmund Downes, 85, chose to die alongside his terminally ill wife. Church groups... More »

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suicide • assisted suicide • euthanasia • conductor • Edward Downes • Joan Downes

(AP) - A Los Angeles federal judge has tentatively thrown out the convictions of a Missouri mother for her role in a MySpace hoax directed at a 13-year-old neighbor girl who ended up committing suicide. US District Judge George Wu acquitted Lori Drew of misdemeanor counts of accessing computers without authorization. Wu... More »

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social networking • suicide • MySpace • prosecutor • bullying • Missouri • misdemeanor • cyberbullying

(AP) - The death of actress Mia Farrow's brother has been ruled a suicide. Police say Patrick  Farrow, a 66-year-old sculptor, shot himself in his Vermont gallery Monday night. Police initially classified Farrow's death as suspicious, but later said the medical examiner's ruling of suicide was consistent with evidence found at the... More »

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suicide • Vermont • death • Mia Farrow • sculptor

GOSSIP ROUNDUP

 Voicemail Leak Left 
 Me Suicidal: Baldwin 

Plus, Rihanna and Chris Brown prepare for court, more

Jun 16, 09 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - After his infamous 2007 voicemail for his daughter went public, Alec Baldwin had “very serious” suicidal thoughts, he tells Playboy in an interview, People reports. “I spoke to a lot of professionals, who helped me,” he said, adding that Harvey Levin of TMZ, who released the voicemail,... More »

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entertainment • suicide • Alec Baldwin • Ireland Baldwin • celebrity • 30 Rock • Madonna • Jessica Alba • Rihanna • Chris Brown • Holly Madison • Mercy James

(Newser) - A forensics specialist hired by David Carradine's family doesn't think the 72-year-old committeed suicide and didn't rule out the possibility of foul play, reports ABC. No final determination can be made until Bangkok police release details of the scene, he said. Carradine's family, meanwhile, spoke out for the first time,... More »

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suicide • sex • Bangkok • David Carradine • autoerotic asphyxiation

(Newser) - Actor David Carradine appears to be wearing a wig and fishnets in photos taken of his body  in his Bagkok hotel room, deepening the mystery of his death, reports ABC News. Red lingerie lies on the bed. Cross dressing is often an element of autoerotic asphyxiation, which Thai officials have... More »

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entertainment • suicide • Thailand • murder • Bangkok • David Carradine • autoerotic asphyxiation

 Cobain Play 
 Hits London 


Jun 9, 09 7:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Teen spirit has hit a London stage in a play that involves the troubled life of rocker Kurt Cobain, reports the Independent. The production, Nevermind, features a struggling music critic, John, visited by Cobain's ghost. "Cobain appears as his alter ego: a success who couldn't deal with... More »

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suicide • theater • Kurt Cobain • London • Nirvana • rock and roll • Nevermind • Smells Like Teen Spirit • celebrity suicide

(Newser) - Famed pathologist Michael Baden is traveling to California to conduct a private autopsy of actor David Carradine, reports Radar. One of Baden's skills is tracking autoerotic asphyxiation, which may have been the cause of Carradine's death, but the former chief medical examiner of New York City is also trained to... More »

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suicide • Thailand • autopsy • Bangkok • hanging • David Carradine • autoerotic asphyxiation

(Newser) - David Carradine's family expressed outrage yesterday after photos of the dead actor were published in a Thai newspaper. Family members were "profoundly disturbed" by the photos taken in the actor's Bangkok hotel room, where his body was discovered, said a statement. Half brother Keith Carradine threatened a lawsuit for... More »

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suicide • Thailand • Bangkok • hanging • David Carradine • autoerotic asphyxiation • Keith Carradine

ANALYSIS

 Sex Strangulation 
 Unsafe, But Doable 

...if you follow some crucial rules

Jun 6, 09 5:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - The kinky details of David Carradine’s death may leave you asking a seemingly forbidden question: Is there a safe way to engage in autoerotic asphyxiation? Most doctors say no, and strongly discourage self-strangulation during sex or masturbation. But there are ways to make it less dangerous, Christopher Beam writes... More »

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suicide • sex • death • David Carradine • autoerotic asphyxiation

(Newser) - David Carradine’s family has asked the FBI to look into his death, the New York Daily News reports. “They want an investigation,” said a lawyer for Carradine’s brother. The 72-year-old actor was found in a hotel closet in Bankok with a rope tied to his... More »

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entertainment • suicide • investigation • FBI • crime • Thailand • David Carradine

Carradine 'Joyous' During Final Days

Divorce filing accused actor of deviant sexual behavior, incest

Jun 6, 09 2:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - David Carradine seemed anything but suicidal in the days before his death, colleagues and staff in the Bangkok hotel where he died tell People. The actor—found dead Thursday with ropes tied around his neck and genitals—was "joyous and productive," associates say. He played piano and serenaded... More »

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suicide • Bangkok • Swissotel • David Carradine • Marina Anderson • autoerotic asphyxiation

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