suicide
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When The Person Who Prevented Your Suicide Dies By Suicide
Linkin Park saved my life. I attempted suicide at 14, and the gnawing feeling to try again did not subside easily. I’ve lived with depression for the last 20 years. It was extremely hard to find the words for most of my life that could reveal the pain I was in daily. Especially during my…
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Aaron Hernandez Toxicology Report Comes Back: No Drugs
The death of former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez, who was jailed for the 2013 murder of associate Odin Lloyd, has been beset by rumor, innuendo and more than a few shocks. Hernandez hanged himself last week, and one of the narratives surrounding his surprise suicide was that he might have been high on synthetic…
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Ohio Teen Couple Commits Suicide Within Days of Each Other
Two days after Mercedes Smith, 18, was found unresponsive after an apparent suicide in her dorm room at Lindsey Wilson College on April 20, her boyfriend, Markeice Brown, 17, took his own life amid accusations that Smith’s death was his fault. Smith was reportedly pregnant with Markeice’s child. After learning of Smith’s death, Markeice posted…
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When Incarcerated People Die, Blame the Prison-Industrial Complex
Early Wednesday morning, Aaron Hernandez joined the long list of incarcerated people, including Sandra Bland and Kalief Browder, who allegedly committed suicide while in prison, or soon after being released. We should not be mistaken about who or what is to blame: prisons and jails. The prison-industrial complex and the various ways it promotes the…
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Aaron Hernandez Had Bible Verse Written Across Forehead and May Have Smoked K2 Before His Death: Report
On Wednesday, former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was found unresponsive in his single cell at the Souza Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley, Mass. He was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. It was initially reported that Hernandez committed suicide by hanging himself with a bedsheet from a window…
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Aaron Hernandez’s Lawyer: This Could Be Murder
Aaron Hernandez’s family says it doesn’t believe he was in a suicidal frame of mind coming off his acquittal in the 2012 fatal shootings of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado in Boston. On Friday the usually stoic Hernandez was seen smiling at his daughter, whom he fathered with his fiancee, Shayanna Jenkins-Hernandez. In addition,…
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Ex-NFL Star Aaron Hernandez Kills Himself in Prison Cell
Updated Wednesday, April 19, 2017, 10:26 a.m. EDT: Jose Baez, the attorney who represented Hernandez in his double-homicide trial, has launched an investigation on behalf of Hernandez. Baez says he believes it’s possible his former client was murdered by either inmates or prison officials, according to TMZ Sports. Earlier: On the heels of being found…
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Steve Stephens, Accused Facebook Killer, Fatally Shoots Himself in Pa.
Steve Stephens, who sparked a nationwide manhunt after posting a Facebook video in which he randomly shot and killed an elderly man in Cleveland over the weekend, has killed himself in Erie, Pa., state police report. According to NBC Philadelphia, Stephens was spotted by Pennsylvania State Police troopers Tuesday morning and fatally shot himself as…
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Get Out Was Scary but TIME: The Kalief Browder Story Is The Real Horror Story You Should Be Watching
I need a late pass; I only recently saw Get Out. Like last night. Almost a month after its release I finally managed to make it to see the movie that everybody is talking about. The hype is justified and any Black males dating white women will probably be donning a perennial side-eye whether they…
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Chicago Activist Jedidiah Brown Doing ‘OK’ After Apparent Suicide Attempt: Report
Chicago activist Jedidiah Brown is reportedly doing well after an apparent suicide attempt in the city’s downtown late Sunday. Brown was transported to the University of Chicago Hospital Sunday night after police were able to talk him down after he posted a live video to Facebook, saying that he planned to kill himself, DNAinfo Chicago…