Here is the first official list of names of the deceased. The list will be updated throughout the day. Officials will not release names of any victims until next of kin are notified and positively identify the body of their fallen loved one. picked by indierockcafe 1 year ago

Crematoriums are struggling to deal with spiralling numbers of stouter clients as the UK's obesity crisis grows. To combat the problem, many councils are widening their furnaces and coffins. picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

The police log entry said it all: "Deceased fawn was dressed up like an infant and abandoned at the Pantages" Theater. Why would anyone dress up a dead newborn deer, lay it in a basket and leave it outside an ornate downtown landmark? picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

From primitive cultures to modern man, there have always been different views of what is an appropriate method for "disposing" of the deceased. Some of these customs seem incredibly bizarre to us but were quite normal to those who practiced them. picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

The legend of 70's television game shows moves on to the big Match Game in the sky. picked by kxmk 1 year ago

Gallery of postmortem photo's from the 19th century. During this period of postmortem photography, few attempts to mask the signs of death were made. Many portraits portrayed the physicality of death in a very frank manner. picked by doggylives 2 months ago

Where characters go when they die. picked by donteatpoop 2 months ago

True love and diamonds are supposed to last forever, and now a company is making diamonds out of loved ones. picked by readingitall 1 year ago

His assistant Linda Bridges says Buckley died Wednesday morning at his home in Stamford, Conn. She says he had been ill with emphysema and was found dead by his cook. picked by MandolinOrange 5 months ago

If a someone dies, you'd expect a heartfelt "in memoriam" on their gravestone, not an advert for the doctors who gave the deceased surgery. picked by TheStep 10 months ago

The NYPD said it is looking for a suspect described as a middle aged, blonde haired male, and is believed to be a patient of the deceased therapist. Police believe the suspect escaped through a basement exit into an alley after the attack.
*Not to split hairs, but wouldn't that be ex-patient? picked by dollyllama 5 months ago

Saving the living has always been the No. 1 priority for a New York City ambulance crew. But a select group of paramedics may soon have a different task altogether: saving the dead. The city is considering creating a special ambulance whose crew would rush to collect the newly deceased and preserve the body so that the organs might be taken for transplant. picked by lpoindexter 1 month ago

Searchers found the body of James Kim 11 days after his family went missing in Oregon. His wife and daughters were found safe 2 days ago and have been released from the hospital picked by jaxomlotus 2 years ago

"Kirchner said he thinks the charges stem from an occasion when a couple stopped by to get two guinea pigs. He said they might have made a complaint after they saw an adult rodent eating a deceased newborn." picked by deepchill 1 year ago

Hilltop Cemetery, a historic cemetery in Central Florida hasn't been maintained and because of that has cracked and sunken graves and visible human bones and skulls of the deceased are visible. picked by princess2408 1 month ago

Scan through thousands of myspace pages of the recently deceased, either by name, most recent or by the convenient map provided. Find out the cause of death and the personal history of each individual.
You can also submit a death. I've done 3. picked by eelem 3 months ago

A taxidermist from Nevada wants to turn recently deceased pets into "soft, huggable" cushions as an "alternative way to remember your pet". Each cushion will feature the pet's skin on one side, with the other made from a choice of materials. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago

A man in China, re-marrying after losing his wife in a car crash, has convinced his second wife to have plastic surgery in order to make her look like his deceased first wife. picked by kissmenow 1 year ago

The volcanic ash lithified before corpses of people and animals decayed so that a good mold of the deceased remained. Sad. Inspired by AutumnLotus's post earlier. picked by hypnotode 1 year ago

On not a few occasions, inappropriate remarks glossing over the deceased's proclivities (drinking prowess, romantic conquests etc) or about the Church (attacking its moral teachings) have been made at funeral masses. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago