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Stalled Career, Ageism Drove Ex-SNL Writer to Suicide

Wayne's World writer Joe Bodolai found dead in Hollywood hotel room

(Newser) - Joe Bodolai's long career in show business came to a sad end in a Hollywood hotel room. The 63-year-old comedy writer and TV producer was found dead the day after Christmas, having apparently committed suicide by drinking a mixture of antifreeze and Gatorade. Bodolai, who wrote for Saturday Night ...

US Soldiers Charged in Comrade's Death

Danny Chen appeared to have killed himself

(Newser) - Eight US soldiers have been charged in the death of Danny Chen, a 19-year-old private who appeared to have fatally shot himself Oct. 3 in a guard tower in Kandahar, the Washington Post reports. It’s unclear if the soldiers have been charged with actually killing him, or of driving...

Facebook Adds Features to Help Prevent Suicide

It will connect people with counselors via Facebook chat

(Newser) - Facebook rolled out changes today designed to quickly connect people on the site who are thinking about suicide with counselors, reports AP . The site won't hunt for suicidal postings, but friends could report them to Facebook via a link next to the comment. Facebook would then contact the person...

Second Child Shot by Mom in Welfare Office Dies

Timothy, Ramie Marie Grimmer killed after mom fails to get food stamps

(Newser) - The second of two kids shot by their suicidal mom in a Texas welfare office has died, reports AP . Timothy Grimmer, 10, died of his wounds a day after his 12-year-old sister, Ramie Marie. Their mother, Rachelle Grimmer, apparently snapped when she failed to get food stamps to feed her...

Teen Commits 'Suicide by Piranha'

Bolivian leaps into river swarming with flesh-eating fish

(Newser) - An 18-year-old Bolivian picked a bizarre and gruesome way to commit suicide, police say. The intoxicated teen jumped out of his canoe into a stretch of river infested with piranhas and bled to death after suffering dozens of bites, the Sun reports. Police believe the death was suicide because the...

Rita Hayworth's Grandson Found Dead in NYC Suicide

Andrew Ali Aga Khan Embiricos, 25, was battling drug addiction

(Newser) - The troubled grandson of iconic film actress Rita Hayworth has been found dead in his Manhattan apartment in an apparent suicide. Andrew Ali Aga Khan Embiricos had battled drug addiction, and had attempted to commit suicide once before, friends told the New York Daily News . He was discovered by a...

Groom Commits Suicide Hours After Wedding

Family suggests he had doubts about marriage

(Newser) - On Saturday, Fernando Brazier married longtime girlfriend Trudian Hay. The next morning, he walked out of their hotel and threw himself into the Harlem River, where he was found dead that afternoon. Hay found a note from him at the front desk, along with his wedding ring. “He said...

Diaspora Co-Founder Ilya Zhtiomirskiy Found Dead
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Diaspora Co-Founder, 22, Found Dead

Ilya Zhitomirskiy may have committed suicide

(Newser) - A programmer and online privacy advocate some hailed as an "anti-Mark Zuckerberg" has been found dead at the age of 22. Ilya Zhitomirskiy, one of four friends from New York University who founded open-source social network Diaspora, was found dead on Saturday by police in San Francisco responding to...

Teen Tweets of Abuse 144 Times, Kills Herself

Ashley Billasano was distressed she couldn't get justice

(Newser) - A Texas teen tweeted 144 times in six hours about being molested by a family member and being forced into prostitution. Then 18-year-old Ashley Billasano killed herself—after announcing to some 500 Twitter followers she was going to do just that, reports the Houston Chronicle . No one sought help for...

CEO's Lover Exhumed for 2nd Autopsy

Dr. Phil to air results of Rebecca Nalepa examination

(Newser) - The body of a woman found naked, bound, and hanged in a San Diego mansion earlier this year has been exhumed for a second autopsy at her family's request. Rebecca Nalepa's death was ruled a suicide, but her family has rejected that finding, pointing to details of the...

Bernie and I Attempted Suicide: Ruth Madoff

She says she and Bernie tried to kill themselves after story broke

(Newser) - Ruth Madoff makes a jarring admission to 60 Minutes, saying she and husband Bernie attempted suicide with pills after his Ponzi scheme unraveled, reports CBS News . "I don't know whose idea it was, but we decided to kill ourselves because it was so horrendous what was happening,"...

1M Americans Attempt Suicide a Year: CDC

Agency conducts first-of-its kind study

(Newser) - An estimated 8 million adults in the United States contemplated suicide over the course of one year, while 2 million formed plans to take their own lives and 1 million actually made the attempt, according to a new federal study. The most likely groups to consider suicide were women, Caucasians,...

Big Cat Chomped on Ohio Exotic Animal Owner

Cops dealing with fallout from grisly animal case

(Newser) - Terry Thompson died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound but one of the dozens of exotic animals he freed before killing himself would have killed him if he'd waited any longer, police say. Investigators found bite marks on the Ohio man's head that appear to be from a big...

Owner Freed Wild Animals Before Suicide

56 escaped and 48 were killed; wolf and monkey still at large

(Newser) - The wild animals on the loose in Ohio had a hand with freeing themselves. Terry Thompson, 62, owner of the 46-acre animal farm, deliberately released 56 animals from their cages last night before killing himself, police say. More developments:
  • Only a monkey (with herpes) and a wolf remain at large
...

New Theory: Van Gogh Was Murdered

Local boy shot him, authors of ' Van Gogh: The Life' suggest

(Newser) - The accepted explanation for Vincent Van Gogh's death may be all wrong. While the standard story is that the artist shot himself in a field, managing to return to a nearby inn before he died, a new 900-page book paints a very different picture. In Van Gogh: The Life,...

Bullies Taunt Gay Suicide's Sis: 'We're Glad He's Dead'

'They have no heart,' says grief-stricken dad

(Newser) - Bullies are continuing to plague a grief-stricken family even after the suicide of their 14-year-old gay son. New York student Jamey Rodemeyer killed himself after repeatedly complaining about bullies at his school and after making a heart-breaking YouTube video where he talked of his hopes for a better future. Now...

Gay Teen in 'It Gets Better' Video Commits Suicide

Jamey Rodemeyer, 14, couldn't take the bullying any longer

(Newser) - As members of the US military were about to celebrate their right to serve as gays, one gentle New York gay student, 14, was ending his life because he could no longer face bullying at his school. "I always say how bullied I am, but no one listens,"...

Sinead O'Connor Tweets About Suicide, Cops Arrive

But she reassures fans in blog not to worry

(Newser) - Police turned up at Sinead O'Connor's door to check on her after the irreverent Irish singer tweeted a succession of disturbing thoughts about suicide. "I'm so tired. 24 years of being treated like a crazy person. I want to go to heaven SO bad. Have...

Inquest Probes Banker's Hanging With Prostitutes

Former exec hired women to punish him

(Newser) - Last year, an out-of-work British banker hired two prostitutes to stage his mock execution in the woods—and when they refused to follow through, he apparently hanged himself, the Daily Mail reports. This week, an inquest looked into the grisly details. Colin Birch, once an official at Deutsche Bank, had...

Troubling Details Cloud CEO's Lover's 'Suicide'

Rebecca Nalepa's case is closed, but some say it doesn't add up

(Newser) - The San Diego County Medical Examiner officially deemed Rebecca Nalepa's death a suicide. Case closed, right? Maybe not. In a press conference on Friday, investigators seemed to tie up loose ends: They showed a video that depicted how Nalepa could have tied her own hands and feet before hanging...

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