The Grim Reaper as a cross-dresser? In South America, Saint Death (Santa Muerte) will visit you one day - or so it is believed - and it will come in female form dressed up to the nines. Take a look at the strange tradition of Saint Death. A pagan mix of the supernatural and black magic or a Catholic saint worthy of veneration? picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Death and dying are arguably our last taboos

This exhibition features people whose lives are coming to an end. It explores the experiences, hopes and fears of the terminally ill. All of them agreed to be photographed shortly before and immediately after death. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

If you can take the grisly details, read on for a brief guide to the many and varied ways death can suddenly strike. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

They call it resuscitation science. It's a new area of research at the University of Pennsylvania, where a Center for Resuscitation Science opened less than a year ago, and where the line between life and death is shifting. picked by deepchill 2 years ago

Emails you (example) when a celebrity or sports figure dies. Free. Simple. Easy. Fun. No bull.
Now checking for deaths every 10 minutes at excite.com entertainment, sports & top news.

WARNING: Cheesy factor VERY high picked by steelshooter 3 years ago

It was the tradition for many centuries for death masks to be made of monarchs, artists and politicians in the time directly after their demise. Take a look at the many faces of death. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

First it was the death panels, and then it was the death book, or, as it's also known, the Grim Reader. So it can only be a matter of time before Republicans bring us a new talking point on health care reform; Democrats will turn you and your loved ones into zombies. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

She froze to death in a used car lot. Her limbs were frozen stiff and her body temp was 73 degrees F.

Now alive and talking. Not quite kicking yet, but giver her some time. picked by Moe 10 months ago

A man who was last seen alive on night out in Brighton last Saturday has been found crushed to death at a waste transfer site.

The body of Scott Williams was found among rubbish deposited by a dustcart at the Sussex Waste Recycling Ltd site in North Quay Road, Newhaven, East Sussex, after apparently falling asleep in a bin.

Picture source picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Actress Natasha Richardson died from bleeding in her skull caused by the fall she took on a ski slope, an autopsy found Thursday. The medical examiner ruled her death an accident, and doctors said she might have survived had she received immediate treatment. Update to this post. picked by equinox 9 months ago

As his mother watched, a 6-year-old San Jose boy was brutally beaten to death by her boyfriend who then took the body to Phoenix and buried it under dirt and
hundreds of pounds of cement. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

"You would like for the president of the United States to die?" Alan Colmes asked the Rev. Wiley Drake once more. "If he does not turn to God and does not turn his life around, I am asking God to enforce imprecatory prayers that are throughout the Scripture that would cause him death, that's correct." picked by lynxears 1 week ago

The 17-year-old girl was in charge of taking care of 10 children along with other household chores at the time of the accidental death of a 4-month-old infant. She is sentenced to be beheaded unless an appeal is filed by July 16Th. picked by super 2 years ago

It is a question, ultimately, about the right to check out of the hotel once you know that you have got to go, under your own terms. Paying with your own credit card; signing your own signature; walking out that big swing door in the manner of your own choosing. Nobody likes thinking about death, but several brave people are, quite rightly, forcing us to do so. picked by DAVEthefish 10 months ago

If you or a loved one develops pneumonia or has a heart attack and is taken to a hospital, do you know what the chances are of getting out alive? Hospital death rates are difficult to pin down because some see sicker patient populations than others. Your chances of survival have become a little easier to find, thanks to information included in the government's Hospital Compare Web site. picked by TraumaMamma 1 year ago

The English language has given us not only "dead", but 213 euphemistic phrases for death and dying. Here they are in all their morbid 'glory'. picked by TheStep 3 years ago

So they take the kid away from mom due to drug use. Then the aunt & uncle chain her to a wall and starve her to death. HANG THEM NOW! picked by moe 2 years ago

State health officials are investigating the death of an man who allegedly caught fire at a hospital while being treated with a defibrillator. picked by suebe 8 months ago

Even after their child dies horribly and they are both found guilty of manslaughter in the neglect death of their child, a homeopath and his wife still swear that homeopathy works and their daughter would have died anyway. picked by equinox 6 months ago

CALLOUS Dianne Craven pretended to have her lover's baby - then ditched him by faking her own death.

The married mum of three made out she was her brother when she sent a text saying she had suffered a fatal brain haemorrhage. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago