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Jumpers -A Suicide Thread

There is but one truly philosophical problem, and that is suicide. - Albert Camus (1913 - 1960), The Myth of Sisyphus

Jump off a building, chug down some poison, use a rope...whatever the methods, suicide is disturbingly fascinating. Discover the stories of people who take their own lives. After all, in this case, reading about it is better than doing it.

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June 2008
- 'Wonder Woman' Finds Body in Potomac
  
  Washington Post | Jun 7, 08 1:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Lynda "Wonder Woman" Carter didn't need super powers to make a surprising—and gruesome—discovery in Washington this week. She was rowing alone on the Potomac River when she spotted a woman's body. She said she "did what anyone would have done"—and yelled to nearby fishermen to call the cops, reports the Washington Post. The dead woman was apparently a suicide. More »
- NFL Steroid Dealer's Death Called Suicide
  
  Dallas Morning News | Jun 7, 08 6:15 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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 »
- Lincoln's Failings Offer Modern Lesson
  
  New York Times | Jun 6, 08 7:58 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Abraham Lincoln had his dark days. For a while, Lincoln was mercury-pill-popping, sleep-deprived wreck who briefly considered suicide. “Lincoln went Crazy,” wrote friend Joshua Speed. “It was horrible.” Lincoln, of course, grew out of it, facing his flaws in a way today’s leaders ought to emulate, writes David Brooks in the New York Times. More »
May 2008
- Soldier Suicides Set Record
  
  Reuters | May 30, 08 3:51 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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 »
- When Suicide Conflicts With Japan's Polite Society - washingtonpost.com
  
  Washington Post | May 28, 08
  
  TOKYO -- Japan's new recipe for killing oneself is being purged from the Internet at police request. Drugstores are pulling ingredients from shelves.
- Suicides linked to work-related stress up in Japan
  
  AP Online | May 24, 08
  
  The number of people who committed suicide or tried to in Japan because of work-related stress has doubled in the last five years, a government report said, illustrating the growing anxiety many here feel from increased workloads and competition.
- Overwork-linked suicides in Japan have doubled over the past five years, report says
  
  AP Worldstream | May 24, 08
  
  The number of Japanese who committed or attempted suicide due to overwork and stress has doubled in the past five years, a government report published Saturday said.
- '20th Hijacker' Tried Suicide at Gitmo
  
  Reuters | May 21, 08 7:48 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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 »
- MySpace Bully's Case Sets Risky Course: Experts
  
  Wired | May 16, 08 2:43 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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 »
- Woman Indicted in MySpace Suicide Case
  
  Associated Press | May 15, 08 3:39 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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 »
- DC Madam to the Big Screen?
  
  New York Post | May 13, 08 1:20 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The DC madam may have committed suicide last week to avoid jail, but her story lives on. Literary agents are discussing doing a documentary on Deborah Jeane Palfrey, the New York Post reports, and have lined up biographer C. David Heymann to write a book about the sex industry, with Palfrey as the focus. "Perhaps her life won't have been taken in vain," said agent Marianne Strong. More »
- DC Madam Saw 'No Way Out': Suicide Note
  
  Tampa Tribune | May 5, 08 2:10 PM CDT
  
  (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 »
- Mother Found 'DC Madam' Hanging, Fla. Police Say
  
  Associated Press | May 1, 08 3:29 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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 »
April 2008
- Docs Suffer Highest Suicide Rate
  
  Newsweek | Apr 27, 08 5:10 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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 »
- One Man's Crusade Dents China Suicides
  
  Los Angeles Times | Apr 24, 08 4:15 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - One bridge over China’s Yangtze River sees hundreds of suicides as the country's rate rises—though fewer since a Nanjing man started spending weekends there saving lives. With 280,000 killing themselves ever year—twice the US total—Chen Si has so far stopped 144 suicides, the Los Angeles Times reports. “All people really need is one person willing to lend a hand,” Chen says. More »
- VA 'Lying About Vet Suicides'
  
  Dallas Morning News | Apr 24, 08 3:09 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A Democratic senator is calling for the resignation of the Veterans Administration mental health chief, accusing him of deliberately hiding the truth about suicide attempts among US veterans, the Dallas Morning News reports. A secret agency email put the number of suicide attempts at 12,000 a year—not the 790 the VA officially reported, according to court documents released in a lawsuit by two veterans groups. More »
- Military Families Sue VA Over Suicides
  
  Associated Press | Apr 21, 08 11:45 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Veterans Affairs hasn’t done enough to stem the “rising tide” of suicides and mental health problems, according to a class action lawsuit going to trial this week. Roughly 20% of deployed US troops are suffering from mental illness, a recent study shows, and an average of 18 kill themselves each day. “The VA has simply not devoted enough resources,” said one plaintiff lawyer. “They don’t have enough psychiatrists.” More »
- 49 Killed in Suicide Attack on Iraqi Funeral
  
  Reuters | Apr 17, 08 6:56 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A suicide bomber blew himself up in the middle of a funeral in northern Iraq today, killing 49 mourners. The bomber detonated a vest stuffed with explosives in a village along the border of Diyala and Salahuddin provinces, not far from the site of Tuesday's bomb attack that killed 40. Although nobody has claimed responsibility for the blast, Al Qaeda militants have a history of attacking funerals, Reuters writes. More »
- You Hate Me, You Really Hate Me!
  
  Radar | Apr 15, 08 7:43 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Critics in cyberspace can stay incognito, which makes them especially nasty. Radar lists the 10 most-scorned players on the web: Lori Drew: Her comments on a MySpace account drove a 13-year-old girl to suicide. John Fitzgerald Page: An online dater whose cruel remarks got world-wide coverage. Julia Allison: A sassy sex columnist who worked the web for a 6-figure gig. More »
- Brit TV Star's Body Was in Rail Station 6 Days
  
  Times (UK) | Apr 15, 08 6:34 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A British TV celebrity's body was left hanging in London's Paddington station for six days, the London Times reports, in an apparent suicide. Mark Speight, 42, had been missing for a week and police are probing why it took so long for his body to be discovered. Speight was said to have been devastated by his fiancee's drug-related death earlier this year. More »

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