Seattle author Charles R. Cross, one of the foremost experts on Kurt Cobain, claims that Cobain didn't write the note found in his wallet that called Courtney Love a "siphon" and a "bitch with zits." He claims that Love wrote the note herself, saying, "The handwriting is absolutely Courtney's."
Rapper Reportedly Cuts Off Penis, Jumps Off Balcony in Suicide Attempt
Andre Johnson, an L.A.-based, Wu-Tang Clan-affiliated rapper, jumped off a second-story balcony Wednesday morning in an apparent suicide attempt after cutting off his own penis, TMZ is reporting.
New York Post Decries "Suicide Myth" That It Created
Today, frantic tabloid the New York Post has an op-ed by Nicole Gelinas boldly headlined "The city's suicide epidemic is a myth." Yes, hmm. Where might this myth have gotten started?
"The World Health Organization reports that suicide rates have increased 60 percent over the past 50 years, most strikingly in the developing world." Thank god for modern pharmacology.
Court Rules That Encouraging Suicide Is Legal
William Melchert-Dinkel (pictured), a former nurse in Minnesota, served a year in prison for encouraging two people (who did commit suicide) to commit suicide. Yesterday, the state supreme court said that what he did was not a crime.
Military Suicides: The More We Learn, the Less We Know
For years now, the suicide rate among U.S. veterans has been rising. It's not as simple as saying that combat deployments lead to suicide. According to major new research, the problem seems to be rooted much more broadly within the military.
Colorado CEO Commits Suicide With Nail Gun
A CEO committing suicide is not an entirely unusual event, but the case of Colorado executive Richard M. Talley is particularly startling. Earlier this week, Talley killed himself in his home by firing seven or eight shots into his torso and head with a nail gun.
Dead Man Found Hanging From Tree in Prospect Park
The body of a 50-year-old man was found hanging from a tree in Prospect Park early Monday morning.
Teenage Dominos: Suicide, Mimicry, and The Internet
Some people peak in high school. I wasn’t so lucky. I lost a lot of sleep as a teenager, lying in bed with my eyes glued to the stick-on glow-in-the-dark stars on my ceiling, trying to figure out a way to dodge the assaults from older girls that plagued me each day at John Jay High School in…
Twitter Explodes After Trans Subject of Golf Article Kills Herself
On Friday, journalist Caleb Hannan tweeted a link to a recent Grantland story he did, writing, "Not sure what to say other than this is the strangest story I've ever worked on."
In its obituary yesterday, the Post called 87-year-old Manhattan hedge-funder Robert W. Wilson an "eccentric philanthropist." To me, he sounded cool as hell. And like a very considerate suicide jumper. His last words: "Sell all my stuff."
Manhattan Man, Child Fall To Death From High-Rise
UPDATE 2: As of 6 p.m. ET, a detective with the NYPD was willing to confirm the following information on the record with Gawker: a man and child fell to their deaths from an unknown location at 124 W 60 St. in Manhattan. The adult landed at 425 W 59 St. and was pronounced dead on the scene. The child landed at 445 W…
Man Commits Suicide in Mall After Girlfriend Refuses to Stop Shopping
A man who was fed up with his girlfriend's incessant Christmas shopping responded to her request for one more look around a mall shoe store by leaping seven floors to his death.
Military suicides have fallen by more than 22 percent this year, though the Associated Press reports that officials "still don't fully understand" why troops kill themselves. On October 27 there had been 245 suicides by active-duty service members this year, down from 316 during the same period in 2012.
NYPD Officer Commits Suicide Outside of Brooklyn Police Station
Minutes after he arrested someone on a robbery charge, an NYPD sergeant reportedly shot himself to death outside his Brooklyn police station last night.
Hero Bus Driver Stops to Save Woman from Jumping Off a Bridge
Buffalo bus driver Darnell "Big Country" Barton says he only did what he felt he was supposed to do when he stopped his bus to rescue a woman threatening to jump from an overpass above the Scajaquada Expressway.
Teen Commits Suicide After Parents Ban Her from Facebook
A teenager who took her own life after her parents banned her from accessing her own Facebook page wrote a suicide note saying she couldn't live without the social networking site.
Florida Woman Hit by Bullet After Neighbor Shoots Himself in the Head
Authorities in Florida say a Port Richey woman suffered a serious gunshot wound after she was struck by a bullet that was fired by a man who had just committed suicide across the street.
Teenage Girls Charged with Felony for Bullying Suicide Victim
Two Florida girls, one 12 and one 14, have been charged with aggravated stalking, a third-degree felony, for allegedly bullying a girl who committed suicide five weeks ago. Police decided to arrest the kids after the older one posted this onto her Facebook page on Saturday: "Yes, I bullied Rebecca and she killed…
15-Year-Old Boy Arrested for Streaking Commits Suicide Days Later
15-year-old Christian Adamek, a popular student at Sparkman High School in Harvest, Alabama, hanged himself Oct. 2 and died from his injuries two days later. His death came just a week after he was arrested for streaking across the Sparkman High football field during a Sept. 27 football game.
