June 19, 2013

Rick Warren Advocates for Mental Illness Awareness

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*Pastor Rick Warren and his wife have launched a petition about mental illness after their son’s suicide, says the LA Times. “Join Kay and I, and the Saddleback Family, in our effort to urge educators, lawmakers, healthcare professionals, and church congregations to raise the awareness and lower the stigma of mental illness … and support [...]




Family’s Letter About Rick Warren’s Son’s Suicide

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*Kay Warren, mother of the late Matthew Warren, has remained silent on Twitter and Facebook since her son’s suicide death on the evening of April 5, 2013. Both Rick and Kay’s Facebook and twitter pages have been overflowing with messages of comfort from friends, family, and strangers from around the world. “The world collectively cries [...]




Whitney’s Sis-In-Law Pat Houston Hospitalized after Suicide Scare

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*Pat Houston’s family called emergency services on Monday, believing she was about to commit suicide after she posted a troubling message on Facebook. TMZ reports that the sister-in-law of late singer Whitney Houston, posted the message: “Sometimes you just feel like giving up on life and its many challenges. And for the first time in [...]




Johns Hopkins Gynecologist Commits Suicide After Video’s Discovered

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*The medical community has been turned upside down because the most respectable institution in the world has hired some of the most deviant mofolos in town. Dr. Nikita Levy is a Johns Hopkins gynecologist who killed himself Monday, by wrapping a plastic bag around his head and pumping it with helium when it was discovered [...]




Hip-Hop Artist Commits Suicide and Leaves Last Words on Twitter

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*The suicide rates among young people in the U.S. are tragic. According to the Centers for Disease Control, suicide is the third leading cause of death for young people between the ages of 10 and 24, and the top three methods used are firearm, suffocation and poisoning. Once again, this form of death has struck [...]




Well Known NYPD Sargent Commits Suicide After Fight with Girlfriend

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*The police departments across America are overshadowed by various crimes committed against the people they are supposed to protect. But when you have those cops that represent the force with excellence it is unfortunate that you don’t hear about it until they are gone. Sargeant Stephanie Moses committed suicide after an argument with her girlfriend [...]




The Journal of Steffanie Rivers: The Mind’s Eye

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*I’m glad Zoey, the 3-month old daughter of Kasandra Perkins and Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher will get the financial support she needs from the NFL. That’s one less thing her caretakers have to worry about. But judging from the way her parents died there’s no telling what she already has been exposed to [...]




UPDATE: Kate Middleton Nurse (Jacintha Saldanha) Commits Suicide After Prank Call, DJ’s Off Air

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*Judging from the comments on our previous story about the prank call to Kate Middleton’s room from two Australian DJs, most of you know that the nurse that transferred the call, committed suicide. There’s no concrete evidence that the tragedy is associated with the prank call, but it is the assumption thus far. According to [...]




Report: Jovan Belcher Had a History of Relationship Problems

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*As both families mourn the loss of Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher and his girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins, team officials say they knew the athlete’s relationship was on rocks. As we reported, Belcher fatally shot his Perkins on Saturday morning before shooting himself in the head at Arrowhead Stadium parking lot in front of team [...]




SOS!! Young People Please … Don’t Take Your Own Life!

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*Young people PLEASE! Don’t let the social media network and idle gossip get to you! It’s not worth taking your own life. There have been too many, and I’m saddened to read the Huffington Post report about a 15-year-old Staten Island girl named Felicia Garcia who leaped in front of a moving train and committed [...]




50 Cent Hires Detectives to Probe Chris Lighty’s Death

*50 Cent has hired several private detectives to investigate the death of his former manager Chris Lighty, according to MyFoxNY.com. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Last month, Lighty’s body was discovered with a gunshot wound to the head in his Bronx apartment. The New York Medical Examiner ruled the tragedy a suicide, but Lighty’s brother [...]




Longtime Music Executive Chris Lighty Commits Suicide (Report)

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*Multiple outlets are reporting that veteran music executive Chris Lighty has died from an apparent suicide. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The New York Daily News reports that the hip hop veteran shot himself in the head at his Bronx apartment following an argument with his estranged wife, Veronica. He was 44. Police sources told [...]




NFL Player Commits Suicide at High School Alma Mater

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  *O.J. Murdock, who signed with the NFL’s Tennessee Titans last year, killed himself Monday morning in front of the Tampa, Florida, high school where he was a track and football star, reports the Associated Press. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Murdock, 25, never played a game in the NFL because he had been sidelined [...]




Don Cornelius’ Son Launches Suicide Awareness Foundation

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*Tony Cornelius, son of late “Soul Train” creator Don Cornelius, has launched a suicide-awareness foundation six months after his father took his own life. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Cornelius tells CNN he’s “very angry” because he feels his father “should be here enjoying his family.” He was inspired to set up The Don Cornelius [...]




Brooklyn Woman Believes She’s Dying, Kills Son to Keep Others from Raising Him?

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*People staring death in the face due to terminal illnesses have an assortment of worries and unimaginable pain they cope with as they wait for the inevitable. They worry about those who will be left behind, especially their children. But, one woman, using warped thinking, that only “believes” she is dying of cancer did the [...]