Scourge of Scientology dies in apparent suicide Posted: 8 months ago by 2manyusernames
Shawn Lonsdale, whose one-man crusade against Scientology made him a public enemy of the church, was found dead at his home over the weekend in an apparent suicide. He was 39. There were no signs of foul play, and police found what appeared to be a suicide note.
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32 Dead in Suicide Bomb at Iraqi Funeral Posted: 10 months ago by bevissimo
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide attacker detonated an explosives-rigged vest at a Shiite funeral in Baghdad, killing 32 people gathered to mourn the death of an Iraqi army officer killed in a car bombing, police and ambulance officials said.
Isn't it the height of bad taste to bomb a funeral? What if it turns into a geometric progression?
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FBI target found bound, gagged, blindfolded, dead. Conclusion: Suicide! Posted: 6 months ago by mutil8or
Austin police said Thursday that they are leaning toward a ruling of suicide in the death of a middle school teacher and activist whose body was found Wednesday in Lady Bird Lake with his hands and legs bound and tape over his eyes.
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Los Angeles Church of Scientology Commits PR Blunders Posted: 3 months ago by kissmenow
In one instance, a Scientology security guard attempted to deny a disabled senior citizen from walking to her home; this was documented on a popular YouTube video which has spawned a new internet catch phrase to describe Scientology: “Bad People“.
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Top 10 Celebrities Who Attempted To Commit Suicide Posted: 9 months ago by willster09
who's who on suicide lane! Thankfully, the following ten celebrities only attempted suicide and did not succeed.
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Suicide blasts kill at least 30 in Iraq Posted: 1 year ago by pjanaway
Three suicide bombings killed at least 30 people in Iraq today, mostly policemen, prisoners and tribal leaders, as insurgents launched fresh assaults in the violence-plagued country.ir
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To Catch A Suicide Posted: 4 months ago by doggylives
NBC Universal has “amicably resolved” a $105-million lawsuit filed by a woman whose brother committed suicide during a taping of its controversial “Dateline NBC” series “To Catch a Predator,”
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Owen Wilson attempted suicide Posted: 1 year ago by mysterio
Wilson was found bloody and dazed after trying to commit suicide by overdosing on pills and slitting his wrist.
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Tom Cruise Extortionist Dies of Apparent Suicide Posted: 1 year ago by DemureArt
The conspiracy theorist within me can't help but suspect some type of foul play envolving those scary scientologists...Meh, who knows...
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Dolphins found dead off Cornish coast 'committed suicide', wildlife expert claims Posted: 4 months ago by AutumnLotus
A leading scientist has compared the deaths of 26 dolphins in Cornwall to a "mass suicide" - a natural phenomenon found in the species.
Experts say dolphins have been known to take their own lives whilst living in captivity after becoming distressed and confused at their conditions.
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Top 10 People Who Committed Suicide In Public Posted: 9 months ago by leopoldogolba
Romas Kalanta (February 22, 1953 - May 14, 1972) is considered a national hero of Lithuania, and is the subject of several books. Romas Kalanta set himself on fire in a public place in the Lithuanian city of Kaunas on May 14, 1972 in protest of the oppression of the Lithuanian language, culture and people by the government of the Soviet Union. At the time it was very difficult to tell the western world about this oppression, as the Soviet government made foreign communications nearly impossible.
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Push to achieve tied to suicide in Asian-American women Posted: 1 year ago by slider
Asian-American women ages 15-24 have the highest suicide rate of women in any race or ethnic group in that age group. Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for Asian-American women in that age range.
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The wit and woe of the suicide hotline Posted: 6 months ago by hypnotode
Daniel Asa Rose never really grasped what poetry was...until he started manning a suicide hot line.
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The Cat Did Assisted Suicide? Posted: 2 years ago by musicgirldani
Apparently, the Hoff's daughter did not attempt suicide. She got scratched on her wrist by her cat and the Hoff called it in and alluded to it being a suicide attempt. Strange.
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Vicki Van Meter, record-setting pilot has committed suicide Posted: 7 months ago by Moe
She made headlines in the 1990s for piloting a plane across the United States at age 11 and from the U.S. to Europe at age 12. She is dead tonight from an apparent suicide.
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Suicide hot line got calls from 22,000 veterans Posted: 3 months ago by TraumaMamma
WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 22,000 veterans have sought help from a special suicide hot line in its first year, and 1,221 suicides have been averted, the government says.
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Army doc fakes suicide, elopes with senior's wife Posted: 6 months ago by xiatethebish
A love triangle, estrangement and a faked suicide by the protagonist to escape the clutches of his wife, with the eventual aim of living happily ever after with his lady love, far from the restrictions of a disciplined Army life.
*Pic unrelated
(Obviously.)
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Visual Impairment May Be Associated With Higher Suicide Risk Posted: 3 months ago by maxriter
Visual impairment may be associated with an increased risk of suicide through its indirect negative effect on health, according to a new article.
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Model dies in fall from NYC building Posted: 3 months ago by bevissimo
A European Vogue cover model fell to her death from her Manhattan apartment building Saturday in an apparent suicide, published reports said.
Ruslana Korshunova, 20, died around 2:30 p.m. in a fall from a building on Water Street.
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Officer in taser death kills himself Posted: 1 week ago by shep182
The NYPD lieutenant who authorized the fatal use of a taser stun gun on a naked Brooklyn psychiatric patient committed suicide at Floyd Bennett Field this morning.
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Chantal Sebire found dead at home Posted: 7 months ago by AutumnLotus
A French woman with a rare facial tumour, whose plea for doctor-assisted suicide was rejected by a court earlier this week, has died. Update on this story.
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