The National Transportation and Safety Board has completed their investigation into what caused adventurer Steve Fossett's single-engine craft to crash on a leisure flight in 2007. Though his plane carried no data recorder, the NTSB has ruled that strong mountain downdrafts were the cause. picked by kakana 5 months ago

The call came last night. A story from a friend about a ski shop owner hiking in the mountains off trail above Mammoth Lakes California near the area of Minaret Lake and Minaret Mine. Apparently the man came across what appeared to be some papers lying in a remote path, but what he may have found wasn’t some wayward trash left by a careless camper. picked by Nateebiinature 1 year ago

I thought this might be coming.. picked by cb__ 2 years ago

Zach Dunlap says he feels "pretty good," four months after he was declared brain dead and doctors were about to remove his organs for transplant. picked by buddha 2 years ago

A 99-year-old British woman who spent two months with her son in France returned to find her pension had been cut off because she was ruled dead. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Searchers find it incredibly odd and unlikely that they wouldn't have found him, his plane, or any sign of a crash. Add to that the number of anomalies and a different picture than the accepted on rises. picked by BernardBlack 1 year ago

Are you kidding me??!! Whats next? The Nevada police will not assist you unless you can provide a valid credit card number? picked by shep182 2 years ago

The new version of Dead.net, the fan site for Dead Heads, which is soon to be released, will be a full blown social network similar to Myspace.

Mershaullk, don't leave us!!! picked by suebe 2 years ago

Sometimes a life sentence just means a long time. In the case of Steve Wright, the man convicted of murdering five prostitutes in Ipswich it means he will not ever be released from prison.

Some are now suggesting he was involved in more murders, including that of Suzy Lamplugh.

Update to thenegativeone's post from yesterday. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

They're All Dead: Christopher Keeley posts lots of photos of and commentary about the many friends he has made and lost during his years in the intervention business. Everyone pictured is dead and includes the reasons they died. Some of the pictures contain nudity and are NSFW. picked by doggylives 2 years ago

A new trend to harvest transplant organs from people whose hearts have just stopped - but may not be yet brain dead - has underlined the "pressing need" for federal legislation to define exactly when someone has perished, a leading medical ethicist argues. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

Cue Monty Python
Government drone pushed the wrong button, dead husband gets sympathy letter regarding the loss of his wife. picked by tigertony 2 years ago

An Oklahoma man declared brain dead shocks everyone when he suddenly reaches for the nurse who was prepping him for organ donation. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Mr Fossett took off in a single engine Bellanca at 8.45am yesterday at a private airstrip at the Hilton Ranch in western Nevada but did not return as scheduled. picked by Hoosker 2 years ago

The ferry, carrying more than 100 passengers, capsized Thursday after hitting a cargo vessel on the Buriganga River in Bangladesh. Most of the 39 dead were women and children who were traveling on the lower deck of the boat. picked by MandolinOrange 2 years ago

The author of PUSHING 50 IN THE DEATH CAR, LIFE'S BLOOD befriends a small wiener dog at a house call where a person was found dead. Initially the dog was aggressively trying to protect the deceased body and was very hostile. picked by kelaltieri 11 months ago

An elderly woman who had been missing for seven years was found dead in her own home!

The remains, nothing more than a skeleton at this point, appear to have lain undisturbed in her apartment since the day she had been reported missing. picked by funkfrost 8 months ago

The living dead aren't just characters in low-budget horror movies, according to a new book that details the history of premature burial and the technology used to detect death. picked by suebe 3 years ago

Here's where to find out. The Dead People Server is a database of interesting celebrities who are long dead or newly dead. picked by suebe 3 years ago

More than 1,000 people are either dead or missing after rivers of mud and volcanic ash triggered by a typhoon swamped villages in the Philippines, authorities say. picked by teaya21 3 years ago