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How a Shadowy Online Group Pushed a Man to Kill Himself

'764' group has been linked to multiple suicides

(Newser) - Samuel Hervey was a 25-year-old having a mental health crisis while stranded in Kyrgyzstan during the pandemic in 2021. "Fmlk" was a troubled 15-year-old Eastern European teenager who'd gotten involved with a dark online community. The Washington Post takes a deep dive into what happened when they met...

Man Who Self-Immolated Outside Trump Trial Dies

He's been IDed as 37-year-old Max Azzarello

(Newser) - A man who doused himself in an accelerant and set himself on fire outside the courthouse where former President Trump is on trial has died, police said. The NYPD told the AP early Saturday that the man was declared dead by staff at an area hospital. The man—IDed by...

Man Sets Himself on Fire Outside Trump Courthouse

It happened after full jury was selected in the former president's trial in New York

(Newser) - The full panel of 12 jurors and six alternates has now been seated in Donald Trump's hush money trial, with opening arguments expected to begin on Monday, reports CNN . But as that news from Friday was circulating out of Manhattan, a grim and bizarre twist developed:
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US Airman Who Set Self on Fire at Embassy Has Died

Aaron Bushnell of Texas decried 'genocide' outside Israeli Embassy in Washington

(Newser) - The Air Force member who set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in DC on Sunday afternoon in support of Palestinians has died, reports the AP . The active-duty airman has been identified as 25-year-old Aaron Bushnell of San Antonio, Texas.

Abe's $12M State Funeral May Have Spurred Self-Immolation

Man set himself on fire near Japanese prime minister's office in Tokyo

(Newser) - A man set himself on fire outside the Japanese prime minister's office in apparent protest of a state funeral for the assassinated ex-leader Shinzo Abe. It happened on Wednesday, on what would've been Abe's 68th birthday. The elderly man, initially found unconscious with burns to his entire...

In LA Park, a Horrifying Find
In LA Park,
a Horrifying Find
Aug 10, 2022 11:22 AM CDT

In LA Park, a Horrifying Find

Cops cite 'self-immolation' after burning body found hanging from tree in Griffith Park

(Newser) - A burning body was found hanging from a tree in Los Angeles' Griffith Park on Tuesday, prompting a big police response. Passersby, who spotted the fire in a tree a few hundred feet from the park's merry-go-round, alerted park rangers, who then alerted authorities, who responded around 1pm local...

Man Dies After Setting Himself on Fire Outside Supreme Court

There's no word on whether the self-immolation was intended as a protest

(Newser) - A Colorado man has died of his injuries after setting himself on fire in front of the Supreme Court building on Friday. Police on Saturday identified the man as Wynn Bruce, 50, of Boulder, WUSA reports. A helicopter took Bruce to a hospital after he set fire to himself just...

Protests for Putin's Birthday Include Attempt at Self-Immolation

Group hangs LGBT+ flags on government buildings

(Newser) - Bearing a sign that said "Happy Birthday Mr President," a Russian protester set himself on fire on a busy street in St. Petersburg. The 71-year-old businessman is hospitalized with first- and second-degree burns, Newsweek reports. Witnesses heard him screaming "about President Putin's birthday and a gift"...

Facing Prison for Entering Stadium, She Chose Fire, Death

Esteghlal Tehran mourns death of Iran's 'Blue Girl'

(Newser) - An Iranian woman awaiting trial on charges that she defied the country's ban on women at soccer stadiums has died a week after setting herself on fire. The woman identified as Sahar Khodayari, age 29 or 30, was detained for three days in March when she allegedly posed as...

He Called in Sick at 5:30am, Died a Fiery Death an Hour Later
He Called in Sick at 5:30am,
Died a Fiery Death an Hour Later
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Apr 21, 2018 11:00 AM CDT

He Called in Sick at 5:30am, Died a Fiery Death an Hour Later

More on the suicide of gay-rights lawyer David Buckel

(Newser) - In the wake of lawyer David Buckel's fiery suicide in Brooklyn's Prospect Park last Saturday, the New York Times digs deeper into the 60-year-old's recent years and final moments. Buckel gained prominence for his work involving a case related to the death of transgender man Brandon Teena...

Gay Rights Lawyer Fatally Sets Self on Fire for Different Cause

David Buckel self-immolated in NYC's Prospect Park, pleads for people to act for the planet

(Newser) - A lawyer known for advancing the cause of gay rights self-immolated in a New York City park early Saturday, reports the New York Times , but did so to advance the cause of the environment. David Buckel, 60, was was "one of the architects of the freedom to marry and...

Man, 80, Sets Self on Fire Over WWII Brothels

He had joined protesters demanding apology from Japan for 'comfort women'

(Newser) - For more than 20 years, South Korean activists have organized weekly protests in front of Seoul's Japanese Embassy to demand an apology for its women and girls who were used as sex slaves by the Japanese military during World War II, reports the AP . But while those demonstrations have...

Japanese Man Sets Self on Fire in Rare Protest

Thought to be railing against Tokyo's move to bolster defense forces

(Newser) - A man set himself on fire at Tokyo's busy Shinjuku railway station today in what appears to be a rare violent political protest. The man, who appeared in his 50s or 60s, was taken to the hospital after suffering serious injuries, said Daiji Kubota, an officer at the Shinjuku...

Teen Who Set Himself Ablaze in School Cafeteria Dies

Vincent Nett succumbed to his injuries last night

(Newser) - The 16-year-old who set himself on fire in his Colorado high school's cafeteria late last month died yesterday, the Denver Post reports. Vincent Nett suffered burns over 80% of his body in the Jan. 27 incident, with 40% of those burns being third-degree. "This is not someone's...

National Mall Suicide Wasn't Political: Family

Neighbors baffled by death of John Constantino

(Newser) - The suicide of the man who set himself ablaze on the National Mall last week was the result of mental illness, not his political beliefs, his family says. John Constantino "was a loving father and husband," and his death "was not a political act or statement,"...

Man Who Set Himself on Fire at National Mall Identified

John Constantino suffered from mental illness

(Newser) - Police have identified the man who set him self ablaze on the National Mall last week—but they have been unable to identify his motive. DC police say the man was John Constantino, a 64-year-old from Mount Laurel, New Jersey, the AP reports. Constantino, who died at a hospital after...

Man Who Set Himself on Fire on DC Mall Dies

But police still have not identified him

(Newser) - A DC police spokesman says a man who set himself on fire on the National Mall yesterday has died of his injuries. But authorities don't know much more than that—he was so badly burned that he will need to be identified through DNA and dental records. The man...

Man Sets Himself on Fire at the National Mall

He dumped gas on his head and set it ablaze: witness

(Newser) - A fire official says a man has been flown to the hospital after setting himself on fire at the National Mall. Fire crews responded this afternoon to a report of a man on fire at 7th Street and Madison Drive in Washington, DC. A witness says she saw a man...

Self-Immolation Failing, Tibetans Turn to New Protest

Lhakar emphasizes all things Tibetan

(Newser) - Since 2009, 112 Tibetans have died by setting themselves on fire to protest for the independence of Tibet from China. But increasingly Tibetans, both those in exile and those in China, are turning away from grisly self-immolation and instead are protesting through "Lhakar," as assertion of Tibetan identity...

Man Honors Protester by Setting Fire to Himself

Czech man commemorates one immolation with another

(Newser) - A man set himself on fire in Prague today, apparently to commemorate a student who died by self-immolation there some 44 years ago, Reuters reports. Today's incident occurred in front of the National Museum in Wenceslas Square, where a Czech 36-year-old set fire to his jacket and had it...

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