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No Funeral
for Mark Madoff

Ponzi schemer's son to be cremated without service

Dec 15, 2010 5:30 AM CST

No Funeral for Mark Madoff

Ponzi schemer's son to be cremated without service
(Newser) - Bernard Madoff's elder son will be cremated with no viewing and no funeral service, sources tell the New York Post . The body of Mark Madoff—who hanged himself on Saturday, the second anniversary of his father's arrest—was claimed by a funeral director on behalf of his family yesterday. His... More »

Springfield Mayor Found
Dead in Apparent Suicide

Tim Davlin led capital city of Illinois since 2003

Dec 14, 2010 3:04 PM CST

Springfield Mayor Found Dead in Apparent Suicide

Tim Davlin led capital city of Illinois since 2003
(Newser) - The 53-year-old mayor of Springfield, Illinois, is dead of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot, reports the State Journal-Register . Police found the body of Tim Davlin at home this morning after responding to a 911 call. Authorities have yet to confirm the cause of death. Davlin, mayor of the state capital since... More »

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Bernie Madoff Son
Hangs Himself

Mark Madoff had been left 'unalterably bitter' by sins of the father

Dec 11, 2010 8:25 AM CST

Bernie Madoff Son Hangs Himself

Mark Madoff had been left 'unalterably bitter' by sins of the father
(Newser) - The 46-year-old son of Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff has been found hanging in an apparent suicide in his SoHo apartment, reports the New York Post. Mark Madoff, who sources recently told the Wall Street Journal was left "unalterably bitter" by his father's crimes, hadn't faced criminal charges to date,... More »

In 'Creepy' Disney Town,
Two Violent Deaths in Week

Murder over the holiday followed by standoff, suicide in Celebration

Dec 3, 2010 9:33 AM CST

In 'Creepy' Disney Town, Two Violent Deaths in Week

Murder over the holiday followed by standoff, suicide in Celebration
(Newser) - Celebration, Fla., a Disney-designed subdivision, has been relatively crime-free for 14 years—but this past week, two violent deaths marred the peaceful facade of a town that decorates with fake snow every holiday season. Yesterday, the town square—the scene of (yes, really) horse-and-carriage rides—featured a locked-down schoolhouse, and... More »

Suicide Pact Twin Wrote Letters to Columbine Alum

She talked with Brooks Brown in 1999

Nov 21, 2010 12:40 PM CST

Suicide Pact Twin Wrote Letters to Columbine Alum

She talked with Brooks Brown in 1999
(Newser) - The Australian twins who shot themselves at a Colorado firing range may have been obsessed with the Columbine school shootings, which happened just 20 miles from the shooting range where one sister died . Investigators found that Kristin Hermeler, the twin who died, wrote letters to a former Columbine student in... More »

Man Streams
Suicide to Web
as Chat Room
Eggs Him On 

Japanese police
get there too late

Nov 11, 2010 2:46 PM CST

Man Streams Suicide to Web as Chat Room Eggs Him On

Japanese police get there too late
(Newser) - A Japanese man committed suicide live on the Internet this week, the Telegraph reports. The 24-year-old had been talking about his plans with members of a chat room from his apartment in the city of Sendai. Encouraged by some, he set up a webcam so he could stream it via... More »

Rape Charge Dropped After Teen Accuser's Suicide

Samantha Kelly, 14, was bullied by classmates after senior charged

Nov 11, 2010 6:45 AM CST

Rape Charge Dropped After Teen Accuser's Suicide

Samantha Kelly, 14, was bullied by classmates after senior charged
(Newser) - Friends and family of Samantha Kelly say the 14-year-old girl was relentlessly bullied after accusing a popular senior at her high school of raping her. The charges against Joseph Tarnopolski, 18, have now been dropped after Kelly hanged herself at her Michigan home after coming home from school earlier this... More »

Bullied Teen, 14, Steps in Front of Tractor-Trailer

Pa. boy Brandon Bitner
is the latest victim of torment to kill self

Nov 10, 2010 1:29 PM CST

Bullied Teen, 14, Steps in Front of Tractor-Trailer

Pa. boy Brandon Bitner is the latest victim of torment to kill self
(Newser) - A 14-year-old boy stepped in front of a tractor-trailer in central Pennsylvania last week, and became the latest victim of school bullying to turn to suicide, the Patriot-News reports. Brandon Bitner, who had a close group of friends and a passion for the violin, wrote in his suicide note that... More »

 Another Possible 
 Suicide at Foxconn 

Would be at least the 14th this year

Nov 5, 2010 11:40 AM CDT

Another Possible Suicide at Foxconn

Would be at least the 14th this year
(Newser) - Another worker apparently committed suicide at a Foxconn factory in China, Reuters reports. Local media states the employee “fell to death” at one of the manufacturing facilities today. Labor rights groups say, prior to this death, at least 13 other Foxconn workers have committed suicide this year. The company... More »

Death Penalty Jury Hears
Co-Defendant's Journal Entries

He wrote about Connecticut victims

Oct 20, 2010 5:35 PM CDT

Death Penalty Jury Hears Co-Defendant's Journal Entries

He wrote about Connecticut victims
(Newser) - The convicted murderer of a Connecticut woman and her two daughters has attempted suicide several times since the horrific crime . A Yale psychiatry professor interviewed Steven Hayes several times and told the court today of his attempts. Though his lawyers are fighting for life in prison, Hayes said he'd prefer... More »

 Stopping Suicide 
 No Publicity 
 Stunt: T.I. 

Rapper slams claims he was trying to look good ahead of court date

Oct 15, 2010 10:56 AM CDT

Stopping Suicide No Publicity Stunt: T.I.

Rapper slams claims he was trying to look good ahead of court date
(Newser) - After T.I. talked a man threatening suicide out of jumping from a downtown Atlanta building, some are calling the move a publicity stunt—but that couldn’t be further from the truth, the rapper tells CNN . The video he made, which police played to the man and is credited... More »

At Ohio School, 4 Bullied Teens Lost to Suicide

Tragedy at Mentor High School

Oct 8, 2010 7:31 AM CDT

At Ohio School, 4 Bullied Teens Lost to Suicide

Tragedy at Mentor High School
(Newser) - The image is a heartbreaking one: 16-year-old Sladjana Vidovic lying in an open casket, dressed in the sparkly pink dress she had intended to wear to prom. It's an image that has been repeated three more times at Mentor High School, an institution that has seen three suicides and one... More »

Authorities Want Rutgers' Emails to Tyler Clementi

Plus, friends speak up for 'good, caring' Dharun Ravi, Molly Wei

Oct 7, 2010 12:21 PM CDT

Authorities Want Rutgers' Emails to Tyler Clementi

Plus, friends speak up for 'good, caring' Dharun Ravi, Molly Wei
(Newser) - Before committing suicide , Tyler Clementi appears to have told his story on a gay message board, and the posts indicate that he emailed his RA and two superiors to report his roommate’s spying. Now, prosecutors want to see those emails—or at least Rutgers University’s responses to those... More »

 Unearthed 
 Ted Hughes 
 Poem Tells of 
 Sylvia Plath 
 Suicide 

'What happened that night?' asks tormented husband

Oct 7, 2010 7:00 AM CDT

Unearthed Ted Hughes Poem Tells of Sylvia Plath Suicide

'What happened that night?' asks tormented husband
(Newser) - A newly discovered poem by Sylvia Plath's husband reveals Ted Hughes' agonizing struggle to come to terms with his young wife's 1963 suicide. It's the first Hughes' poem known to directly address the circumstances surrounding the death of the famous American writer wracked by depression. "Then a voice like... More »

Molly Wei Is Innocent,
Being Maligned: Lawyer

'Wonderful, caring, talented young woman' should not be used to further agenda

Oct 6, 2010 10:02 AM CDT

Molly Wei Is Innocent, Being Maligned: Lawyer

'Wonderful, caring, talented young woman' should not be used to further agenda
(Newser) - Molly Wei faces charges— perhaps even hate crime charges —for her alleged role in the webcasting of Tyler Clementi’s sexual encounters with another male, but her lawyers insist she’s innocent, the AP reports. Wei, from whose room Clementi’s roommate Dharun Ravi is accused of broadcasting his... More »

 Among Baby 
 Boomers, 
 Suicides 
 Rise 

Peace and love morphing into disappointment, say experts

Oct 5, 2010 4:41 AM CDT

Among Baby Boomers, Suicides Rise

Peace and love morphing into disappointment, say experts
(Newser) - The Summer of Love is long gone for Baby Boomers, who now appear to be experiencing a Season of Suicides. "So many expected to be in better health and to be better off than they are," said Julie Phillips, lead author of a new study examining changes in... More »

 Tyler Clementi's Parents: 
 Let This Be a Lesson 
 in 'Human Dignity' 

Parents of Rutgers freshman say support is 'deeply moving'

Oct 1, 2010 3:58 PM CDT

Tyler Clementi's Parents: Let This Be a Lesson in 'Human Dignity'

Parents of Rutgers freshman say support is 'deeply moving'
(Newser) - Tyler Clementi's parents say they hope his death will make a difference: "Regardless of legal outcomes, our hope is that our family's personal tragedy will serve as a call for compassion, empathy and human dignity," said Jane and Joe Clementi in a statement. They also said the outpouring... More »

Dharun Ravi, Molly Wei:
The Kids Behind the Suicide

Hate crime charges are a possibility in Tyler Clementi suicide

Oct 1, 2010 7:18 AM CDT

Dharun Ravi, Molly Wei: The Kids Behind the Suicide

Hate crime charges are a possibility in Tyler Clementi suicide
(Newser) - Dharun Ravi and Molly Wei were old pals who came to Rutgers University together—and classmates can’t fathom how the friends went from the socially tolerant halls of their New Jersey high school to a controversy in which they are accused of recording and broadcasting Tyler Clementi ’... More »

Body in Hudson ID'd as Rutgers Freshman

Tyler Clementi is the fourth gay teen suicide in a month

Sep 30, 2010 4:17 PM CDT

Body in Hudson ID'd as Rutgers Freshman

Tyler Clementi is the fourth gay teen suicide in a month
(Newser) - The body pulled from the Hudson River is indeed that of Rutgers freshman Tyler Clementi , reports ABC News , and the death has been ruled a suicide. Clementi is the teen who jumped to his death after his roommate allegedly posted a video online of him with another man. His is... More »

Suicide Frosh May Have Reached Out to Gay Site 

Meanwhile, Tyler Clementi Facebook memorial site is hijacked by gaybashers

Sep 30, 2010 7:34 AM CDT

Suicide Frosh May Have Reached Out to Gay Site

Meanwhile, Tyler Clementi Facebook memorial site is hijacked by gaybashers
(Newser) - Complaints about a sex-tape spying situation similar to one that apparently drove Rutgers student Tyler Clementi to suicide have been spotted on a gay message board , and may have been Clementi's last call for help before he killed himself. "Cit2mo" complains about his college dorm roommate using a webcam... More »

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