Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, who risked his life seeking to set records in high-tech balloons, gliders and jets, was declared dead Friday, 5 months after he vanished while flying in an ordinary small plane.

Update to this post. picked by Marli 6 months ago

The case of a man whose heart stopped beating for 90 minutes only to revive just as doctors were preparing to remove his organs for transplants is fuelling ethical debates in France about when a person is dead. picked by AutumnLotus 2 months 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 5 months 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 9 months ago

Despite pointing out the fact that he was alive to government officials, Kucy still remains dead in official records, stopping him from working and paying social insurance. But on the bright side, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday, he no longer needs to pay taxes. picked by bevissimo 7 months ago

According to some ethicists, The current medical definition of death is wrong … and this mistake is costing lives. The controversy centres around organ donation, in which doctors remove organs from brain dead patients: picked by doggylives 5 months ago

maybe its not dead, it says some people still speak it. in my opinion it's an unborn language
*it was intended as a world language, FAIL* picked by picklebob12 6 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 7 months ago

Laura Todd Says Situation Prevents Her From Living

What a grave situation...

(Theme photo not of dead woman) picked by buddha 6 months ago

Ever had an argument with friends about famous people being dead or alive this site gives you the answers. Also have a go at the quiz, I bet you will be suprised. picked by scraddict 2 years ago

Larry Green was walking across a highway in 2005 when he was hit by a car. He was put into a body bag and sent to the morgue, and the medical examiner did not notice Green was still alive until roughly 2½ hours after the accident. picked by dollyllama 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 1 year 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 1 year ago

Awesome flash animations for Worth1000.com's Battle of the Animators. Seven episodes in all! picked by capriccio 2 years ago

A car parked illegally in Pico Rivera was ticketed at around 11am. At 7:50pm an elderly man was found dead in that car. It's not at present known if the man was in the car, dead or alive, when the ticket was issued picked by pocksucket 3 weeks ago

Police suspected he wasn't really dead when they saw him breathing.

The funeral home said it was mystified about what the man could have been after, because there were no valuables or cash inside the funeral parlor. I guess they never heard of (dare I say it) necrophilia. *shudders* picked by tigertony 5 months ago

“And I called them because (my goverment disability check) wasn’t there and they said, ‘You’re dead,’ and I said, ‘No, I’m not dead.’ And they kept trying to tell me I was dead but I’m not.”

Typical government response. Unless the theme pic is a posed corpse (with pancakes), she IS alive! picked by Moe 12 months ago

The residents of a Romanian village knowingly voted in a dead man as their mayor in Sunday's municipal election, preferring him to his living opponent. picked by aclister 2 months ago