suicide

In the aftermath of Japanese wrestler Hana Kimura’s death by apparent suicide, several wrestlers from all over the world, including a number of WWE superstars, paid tribute to the late grappler and spoke about the dangers of cyberbullying. However, WWE Hall of Famer Sunny drew controversy after apparently suggesting that Kimura was weak for killing […]

Amber-Lee Friis is dead. The former Miss Universe New Zealand finalist died at the age of 23 after taking her own life, The Daily Mail reported earlier today. New Zealand police stated they had attended a sudden death call on Monday. Since then, a coroner has taken over the case. The official Miss World New […]

A massive amount of police and emergency personnel arrived at Disney’s Contemporary Resort in Walt Disney World on Wednesday afternoon, and the news isn’t good. Word started making the rounds on social media that a guest had been seen falling from an unknown floor of the tall resort, and it led to multiple vehicles responding […]

In a tragic incident, a pregnant woman fatally shot her 17-month-old son before killing herself in Rocky Mountain National Park on Friday. According to The Coloradoan, the bodies of 24-year-old Tristen Watson, a resident of Colorado Springs, and her 17-month-old son, Christopher, were discovered by park rangers on the same day following a combined search […]

Michelle Carter, a Massachusetts woman who, as a teen, convinced her friend to commit suicide and was later sent to prison for it, has been released, NBC News reports. She was scheduled to serve a few more months but released early for good behavior. As previously reported by The Inquisitr, Carter has been behind bars […]

Michelle Carter, the Massachusetts woman who, as a teenager, sent text messages to her friend encouraging him to commit suicide, will be released from prison next week, The Boston Globe reports. Just last week, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear her case, though the court’s decision and Carter’s release appear to be unrelated. […]

A Seattle police officer is accused of contributing to a man’s suicide via a scheme to get him to turn himself in. The man was wanted for misdemeanor hit-and-run. As part of the ruse, the officer allegedly lied about the severity of the man’s crime, The Seattle Times reports. At some point before June 2018, […]

Bill and Joe Smith, two men who appeared on TLC‘s My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, both died in what appears to have been a double suicide, TMZ reports. The 32-year-old twin brothers were found hanging from a tree in Sevenoaks, England, law enforcement confirms. The brothers appeared on Season 3 of the popular TLC show, […]

Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang took to Twitter Saturday to share a New York Post article on a Lyft driver that was found dead by apparent suicide in the back of his car. The article highlights the case as another example of the cabbie suicide epidemic that is reportedly taking place in New York City […]

A Korean woman who had “complete and total control” over her boyfriend has been charged with manslaughter for allegedly forcing him to commit suicide, The Boston Herald reports. Authorities say that Inyoung You allegedly sent over 700 “manipulative” text messages per day to Alexander Urtula, who died in May. Back on May 20, Urtula, who […]

Noah Cyrus appeared on The Late Late Show with James Corden very early on Wednesday morning to cover a lot of topics, including mental health, her inability to whistle, her recent tattoo, and the many pieces of denim clothing she has in her closet. At the beginning of the segment, James asked Noah about her […]

Marie Osmond made a heartbreaking reveal on the latest episode of the syndicated CBS daytime series The Talk. She said that her son Michael was “bullied very heavily” before he took his own life. Michael died by suicide in 2010 at the age of 18. Michael was one of Marie’s five adopted children she co-parented […]

Despite prevention efforts, military suicides hit a record high in 2018, Newsweek reports. According to the Pentagon’s annual suicide report, a total of 541 active duty, reserve, and National Guard troops took their own lives in 2018. While suicides among National Guard forces and reserves remained constant over the last five years, rates have increased […]

Michelle Carter, a Massachusetts woman who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for encouraging her friend, Conrad Roy, to commit suicide, has been granted an early release from prison, HuffPost reports. Corrections officials say the reduction in her sentence is for good behavior. Carter has been jailed since February 2019 after an appeal failed. She had […]

Late celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain’s “most prized” items will be heading for the auction block, including many personal effects and a handmade chef’s knife that was used by the star of CNN’s Parts Unknown. The collection, which contains nearly 200 of Bourdain’s items, will be divided and displayed at exhibitions with Lark Mason Associates in […]

Police say a Pittsburgh man died from suicide after disconnecting his home’s gas line to allow his house to fill up with gas and rigging it to explode — an incident that took place on his daughter’s wedding day. As Daily Mail reported, the incident took place on Saturday afternoon in the town of Edgewood, […]

Farmers in the Midwest are committing suicide at the highest rate in decades, and some analysts blame the Trump administration’s policies — including tariffs that have resulted in crops sitting in storage containers and not being sold — as part of the cause. As HuffPost reports, a recent study showed that suicide is on the […]

Alana Cutland, a Cambridge University student, reportedly overpowered passengers on a lightweight plane and jumped to her death on a flight home from Madagascar. According to The Sun, Cutland was on an academic trip to the island to study a rare species of crab. While in Madagascar, the student was said to be dealing with […]

Just over a year after Kate Spade’s untimely suicide, family and friends are still remembering the late designer. Though she is famous herself, Kate created Hollywood ties in the family when she married Andy Spade, who is the brother of actor David Spade. Since the death of his beloved sister-in-law, David has been remembering Kate […]

Singer Alice Cooper made headlines over the weekend when he revealed in an interview that he and his wife, Sheryl Goddard, have a “death pact.” “We’ve made a pact – there is no way of surviving without each other,” Cooper told The Mirror in an interview. “I couldn’t live without her. We always said there […]

According to TMZ, WWE star Ashley Massaro’s official cause of death has finally been revealed. As fans know, Massaro served as a member of the WWE family from 2005-2008. Since she died nearly a week ago, rumors have been swirling about her cause of death, with many people speculating that it was suicide. Now, multiple […]

UPDATE [May 17, 2019, 6:21 p.m. ET] — In a Twitter post shared on Friday afternoon, former WWE wrestler Shelly Martinez said that she did not write the post about Ashley Massaro dying by suicide, as it was allegedly authored by someone pretending to be her. As of this writing, The Blast still reports Massaro’s […]

Actor Isaac Kappy died tragically earlier this week. The actor, who was 42, had appeared in the original Thor movie as well as episodes of Breaking Bad and Vanderpump Rules. He died after reportedly jumping off a bridge in Arizona, per The Inquisitr. The Arizona Department of Public Safety confirmed Tuesday that a body found […]

A Broadway actor who appeared in The Phantom of the Opera and War Horse has been found dead in Central Park in what officials say is a suicide. Harlan Bengel was found hanging from an overpass in the park in Manhattan’s Upper West Side, the New York Post reported. A passerby discovered the 45-year-old man’s […]

13 Reasons Why was a popular drama that debuted on Netflix in 2017. Based on a young adult novel, one produced a decade earlier by Jay Asher, the show was one of the streaming service’s more buzzworthy offerings that year. The series is told in a series of flashbacks expressed from the point of view […]

Alan Garcia, a former president of Peru — one who was being investigated for corruption — has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He committed suicide on Wednesday, after police moved in to arrest him on the charges. Police officers arrived at Garcia’s home at 6.30 a.m. to execute the arrest warrant. The former head […]

Jeremy Richman, father of Sandy Hook shooting victim Avielle Richman, was found dead at his office in the Edmond Town Hall in Newtown on Monday morning, according to a report in The New York Daily News. The 49-year-old father of Avielle, who was among the 20 first-grade students and six teachers who were killed in […]

Student activists and survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting from 2018 are demanding action from the school board after a second person has committed suicide just this week. Hollywood Life is reporting that Saturday, a second survivor of the Parkland shooting, a minor (sophomore male), took his life just days after the […]

Sydney Aiello, who survived the Parkland School shooting in February of 2018, has taken her own life a little over a year after the tragic incident, CBS News is reporting. Sydney — who was a senior at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School at the time of the shooting — survived uninjured, at least physically. She […]

Heavyweight champion George Foreman’s daughter Freeda has died at age 42 of an apparent suicide at her Texas home, reportedly of a hanging. The evidence at the scene suggests that Foreman, who was a boxer herself, took her own life, but a coroner will have to make the final determination. A spokesperson for the Harris […]

An inquest into the death of Keith Flint revealed Monday that the Prodigy lead singer was found hanging in his Essex home, and is believed to have taken his own life, according to a report from The Daily Mail. Last Monday, the 49-year-old singer was found unresponsive, hanging in his £1.5 million ($1.95 million) mansion […]

Brandon Truaxe, the 40-year-old founder of the Toronto-based skincare company, Deciem, was found dead, reportedly after taking his own life. Deciem, which he called “The Abnormal Beauty Company,” was started in 2013 and was known for its unusual formulations and low prices. On Deciem’s Instagram page, the company posted an acknowledgment that its founder had […]

The late Anthony Bourdain’s iconic travel and food show, Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, is the subject of a new lawsuit over half a million dollars in royalties claims the Blast. According to court documents obtained by the entertainment news outlet, talent agency International Creative Management Partners (ICM) claims they had a deal in 2011 with […]

U.S. pairs ice skater John Coughlin, who won national pairs championships with two different partners, has taken his own life, according to his sister. His death occurred one day after the U.S. Olympic Committee suspended him and barred him from the national skating championship just days before the event. Radar Online says that Coughlin’s sister, […]

On Thursday morning, the horrible news broke that Fox 2 Detroit meteorologist Jessica Starr was dead, hanging herself in what the Oakland County Medical Examiner’s Office have ruled a suicide. As reported by the New York Post, because of the ongoing investigation, Wixom Police Department has been hesitant in releasing further details in Starr’s death. […]

Jessica Starr, a well-known meteorologist who used to appear on Detroit’s WJBK Fox 2 television station, has taken her own life. In a statement released by the station that was aired on Thursday morning, it was revealed that Jessica committed suicide, per a report by People. “Last night we were informed of the heartbreaking news […]

McKenzie Adams, a 9-year-old black girl from Alabama, reportedly took her own life after facing cruel and racist bullying from classmates. As the Tuscaloosa News reported, the girl’s family found her dead in her home in Linden on December 3. The report noted that the fourth grade student had been relentlessly mocked over her friendship […]

Sarah Hyland is donating to a good cause following the tragic passing of her 14-year-old cousin, Trevor Canaday. According to People, the Modern Family star donated a generous amount of money to Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), which now appears to be a cause that is very close to her heart. Sources tell the publication […]

Though her life may appear to be perfect on the outside, Modern Family star Sarah Hyland still faces her own battle with demons and health issues. As fans of Hyland know, the actress has faced ongoing issues with her kidneys for years, suffering from a battle with kidney dysplasia, according to E! Online. The star […]

A Utah teen has been sentenced to five years to life for helping his friend commit suicide and filming the act on his cell phone, CNN is reporting. Prosecutors claimed that Tyerell Przybycien, who was 18 years old at the time (May 2017), bought a rope and tied it into a noose, then gave it […]

Anthony Bourdain died of “a broken heart” said his celebrity chef pal, who recently opened up to Us Weekly months after the CNN Parts Unknown star committed suicide in France. Chef Daniel Boulud, who was good friends with the late Anthony Bourdain, opened up about his pal to Us Weekly during the Citymeals on Wheels […]

An Australian man is behind bars after a court convicted him of encouraging his wife to commit suicide so he could collect a million-dollar life insurance policy, BBC News is reporting. Graham Morant, 68, was sentenced to ten years in prison for convincing his wife, Jennifer Morant, 56, to take her own life so he […]

The two women whose dead bodies were found duct-taped together on the shores of the Hudson River have been identified as Rotana Farea, 22, and her younger sister, 16-year-old Tala Farea, two missing sisters from Virginia. As The New York Post reports, the two women had been last seen in Virginia on August 24, according […]

In China, in the Hunan province, a woman drowned herself and her two children after believing that her husband was dead, reports The Guardian. The shocking and tragic event occurred after the woman’s husband, with the last name He, faked his own death by driving his car into a nearby river to escape financial debt […]

Forty-seven-year-old Kristin Westra was last seen alive by her husband Jay last Sunday night. He reported her missing on Monday morning. ABC News reported this morning that her body was found Friday in a wooded area, and that her death has been ruled a suicide. Details about the cause of death — or regarding the […]

A terrible tragedy occurred in 2003 when a toddler was taken into her mother’s arms as she jumped from a seven-story balcony in Maidstone, Kent, England. The child miraculously survived the fall, but Maxine Carr didn’t. Now 15 years later, this same young girl also plunged to her death in what appears to be a […]

Tina Turner will soon be releasing her second autobiography, My Love Story, and those who have already seen a copy of the revealing tome are sharing some details about the singer’s life which were previously unknown. Earlier today, the Inquisitr reported that the voice behind the hit song “What’s Love Got to Do with It” […]

She may live a glamorous life now, but it wasn’t always easy for Gisele. Currently, the supermodel seems like she is on top of the world with both her career life and her family life. As fans know, she is married to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and together they share two beautiful children. […]

He may be engaged to one of the hottest superstars on the planet, but it wasn’t always sunshine and roses for Pete Davidson. Most recently, the incredibly open star sat down for an interview with Howard Stern on his Sirius XM show, where he was asked about a number of topics. Aside from opening up […]

Asia Argento revealed in a new interview that she was “angry” at her late boyfriend Anthony Bourdain after the television host took his own life in June. In an interview with Daily Mail TV, as reported by People Magazine, Argento admitted tearfully that she felt angry after learning Bourdain had been found dead. “I was […]