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Another Tibetan Monk Burns Himself to Death

Tsewang Norbu dies in self-immolation protest

(Newser) - A Tibetan Buddhist monk set himself on fire today in southwest China while calling out the Dalai Lama's name, the latest in a string of self-immolation protests in that country as well as North Africa. Tsewang Norbu, 29, "drank petrol, sprayed petrol on himself, and then set himself...

Tyler Clementi's Roommate Tried to Apologize

But the Rutgers freshman likely never saw texts before suicide

(Newser) - New texts involving the suicide of Rutgers freshman Tyler Clementi have been made public, including this one from roommate Dhuran Ravi: "I’ve known you were gay and I have no problem with it," he wrote. "I don’t want your freshman year to be ruined because...

Dad Sues for $80M in Drowning of 3 Kids

He blames city, county for ex-girlfriend's suicide drive into Hudson

(Newser) - The sad story of a New York mother who committed suicide by driving into the Hudson River in April, drowning three of her four young children, now has a hefty lawsuit attached. The kids' biological father is suing the city of Newburgh and Orange County for a total of $80...

Professor Leaves Class, Kills Himself

Public suicide takes place at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia

(Newser) - Rough story from a Philadelphia college: A math professor walked out of his class and dove headfirst over a second-floor balcony to his death, falling as far as 30 feet to the marble floor of a hall at Chestnut Hill College, reports the Philadelphia Daily News . "He had a...

Suicide-Plagued Foxconn to Swap People for Robots

In 3 years, it could use as many as 1M robots

(Newser) - Foxconn, the suicide-plagued maker of millions of Apple products in China, plans to use as many as one million robots on its assembly line within three years—compared to just 10,000 today, a Chinese report says. Increasing labor costs is a major driver behind the move, reports Reuters . "...

Ex-Yankee Hideki Irabu Dead; Suicide Suspected

Former pitcher was 42

(Newser) - Onetime Yankees pitcher Hideki Irabu has been found dead in his Southern California home at age 42. Police are investigating the case as a suicide, reports AP . Born in Japan, Irabu was signed in 1997 with great fanfare by the San Diego Padres, but he was traded to the Yankees...

Olympic Skier Kills Himself After DUI Bust

US ski team mourns Jeret 'Speedy' Peterson

(Newser) - Olympic silver medalist skier Jeret "Speedy" Peterson shot himself in an isolated canyon near Salt Lake City just days after he was arrested for drunk driving, police say. He apparently left a suicide note. The 29-year-old freestyle skier had long battled alcohol and depression. He was sent home from...

CEO's Hanged Girlfriend Didn't Kill Herself: Sister

The two spoke on the phone the night before she was found dead

(Newser) - More details, but still no answers in the bizarre case of Rebecca Nalepa, the 32-year-old girlfriend of pharmaceutical CEO Jonah Shacknai who was found hanging in his mansion a week ago. Police are still trying to determine if it was a suicide or homicide, but Nalepa's sister believes she...

Woman Found Dead at Historic CA Mansion

'Bizarre' death occurred two days after another 'tragic accident'

(Newser) - The girlfriend of a pharmaceutical company executive was found dead at a historic California mansion, her nude body hanging from a rope on a second-floor balcony with her hands tied behind her back and her feet bound. Rebecca Nalepa's body was discovered at the Coronado home of Jonah Shacknai,...

Eric Swenson Dead: Thrasher Co-Founder Revitalized Skateboarding
Skateboarding Icon Commits Suicide 
OBITUARY
Jun 24, 2011 2:13 AM CDT

Skateboarding Icon Commits Suicide

Eric Swenson shot himself in front of SF police station

(Newser) - The skateboarding world is mourning a man who played a major role in creating the huge subculture that exists today, reports the San Francisco Chronicle . Thrasher magazine co-founder Eric Swenson shot and killed himself in front of the Mission police station in San Francisco. Friends believe the 64-year-old could no...

Ross Douthat on the Right to Die: Jack Kevorkian Was No Hero
 'Dr. Death' 
 Kevorkian 
 Was No Hero 
OPINION
Jun 6, 2011 1:44 PM CDT

'Dr. Death' Kevorkian Was No Hero

Do those not terminally ill have the right to die?

(Newser) - Many in America celebrate Jack Kevorkian as a humanitarian champion—but “the moral case for assisted suicide depends much more on our respect for people’s own desire to die than on our sympathy for their devastating medical conditions,” writes Ross Douthat in the New York Times . “...

Woman Dies in Plunge Over Niagara Falls

Witness reports indicate it may have been suicide

(Newser) - A 51-year-old woman was swept over Niagara Falls and died Tuesday, in what may have been a suicide. About 30 witnesses saw the Canadian woman floating by them, "with her eyes closed" but apparently alive, at about 4:30pm, one tells the Toronto Sun . Then "she went past...

Calif. Cops Discover 2nd 'Familycide' in 8 Days

Another family wiped out in murder-suicide

(Newser) - California police believe they've found another case of a family wiped out in a murder-suicide—the second such tragedy in eight days, reports the AP . The discovery of the body of a man who apparently leaped to his death from a highway overpass near San Diego led investigators to...

Feds Seize Suicide Kits Sold by 91-Year-Old Woman

It's helium hoods instead of tea cozies for Sharlotte Hydorn

(Newser) - While lots of grandmas are knitting tea cozies, 91-year-old Sharlotte Hydorn is stitching together suicide kits for her mail-order business. Now FBI agents have raided Hydorn's home in a search for material that could be used in a case against her, reports KTLA . Hydorn's kits consist of tubing...

Chile Exhumes Allende to Settle Suicide Mystery

Country hopes to lay past to rest with Allende investigation

(Newser) - "Placed at a historical crossroads, I will pay with my life for the loyalty of the people," vowed Chilean President Salvador Allende as forces loyal to army chief Augusto Pinochet closed in on the presidential palace in a 1973 coup. Allende was found dead from gunshot wounds hours...

Oscar-Winning Songwriter Dead in Apparent Suicide

Joseph Brooks was awaiting trial for rape

(Newser) - Joseph Brooks, the Academy Award-winning songwriter of "You Light Up My Life" who was awaiting trial for rape, was found dead today of an apparent suicide in his Manhattan apartment, police said. Brooks, 73, was discovered in his Upper East Side apartment around 12:30pm by a friend with...

Afghan Dies in Apparent Suicide at Guantanamo

Al-qaeda suspect found dead in cell

(Newser) - An Afghan detainee at the Guantanamo Bay prison has died in an an apparent suicide, the sixth at the detention center since 2002. The prisoner, known only by the name Inayatullah, was not conscious or breathing when guards checked on him Wednesday morning, and they immediately tried to resuscitate him,...

Man Commits Suicide by Crucifixion

Korean nailed himself to cross, investigators conclude

(Newser) - A man found dead, nailed to a cross in an abandoned quarry in South Korea wearing only underpants and a crown of thorns, committed suicide by crucifixion unaided, investigators have concluded. Police say the 58-year-old taxi driver apparently nailed his feet to the cross while standing on a small footrest...

Man Leaps From World's Tallest Building

First suicide at Dubai's 160-story Burj Khalifa

(Newser) - A suicidal Dubai man's final act earned him an unfortunate place in the record books. The man killed himself by jumping from the 147th floor of the emirate's 160-story Burj Khalifa tower, landing on a deck on the 108th floor. It was the first known suicide at the...

Brigitte Bardot's Ex-Husband Kills Himself

Gunter Sachs shot himself Saturday, aged 78

(Newser) - Gunter Sachs, the German-born billionaire married to Brigitte Bardot for three years in the 1960s, has killed himself at age 78. Sachs, an art collector and photographer who was also involved with Iranian queen Soraya Esfandiary, shot himself at his Swiss resort chalet Saturday, his family says. Sachs married Bardot...

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