741741: Crisis Text Line

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Dan Evon

Sep 20, 2015 Teens (and others) can text 741741 from anywhere in the United States or Canada to talk with a c ...

Amazon Sued in Teens' Deaths

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Bethania Palma

Oct 11, 2022 Parents sued the retail giant for delivering what attorneys called "suicide kits."

Did the Suicide Rate Drop Following YouTube Star Logan Paul's 'Suicide Forest' Video?

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Dan Evon

Jan 8, 2018 A fake news article claimed that the world suicide rate plummeted after Logan Paul's "Suicide Fo ...

Study: Same-Sex Marriage Legalization Associated with Reduced Adolescent Suicide Attempts

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Alex Kasprak

Feb 21, 2017 An exhaustive study demonstrated significant and immediate declines in teenage suicide attempts ...

Did a 12-Year-Old Girl Livestream Her Suicide?

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Bethania Palma

Jan 5, 2017 Authorities are investigating the death of a Polk County, Georgia, girl who livestreamed her sui ...

Electoral College Elector Commits Suicide to Avoid Voting for Donald Trump?

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Kim LaCapria

Dec 30, 2016 A report that a reluctant member of the Electoral College took his own life to avoid voting for ...

Man Found Hanging from Tree in Atlanta's Piedmont Park

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Brooke Binkowski

Jul 8, 2016 Although his death was initially ruled a suicide, the mayor's office has referred the case to th ...

Man Commits Suicide Over Harriet Tubman Replacing Andrew Jackson on the $20 Bill

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Kim LaCapria

Apr 21, 2016 A fake news item reported that a man killed himself over the Treasury's decision to add an Afric ...

Death of Sandra Bland

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Kim LaCapria

Jul 16, 2015

Motor City Black Man

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Dan Evon

Jun 12, 2015

Delivery Driver Commits Suicide After Destroying Children's Christmas?

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David Mikkelson

Dec 18, 2014 Did a FedEx driver commit suicide after crashing and destroying Christmas presents?

Eiffel Tower Suicide

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David Mikkelson

Nov 16, 2009 Photograph supposedly shows a suicide victim stepping off the Eiffel Tower just before plunging ...

Was a Suicide Mistaken for Halloween Decoration?

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Barbara Mikkelson

Oct 27, 2005 “The body was in plain view of the entire apartment complex [and] they all didn’t do anything.”

Does a Student Whose Roommate Commits Suicide Receive a 4.0 GPA?

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David Mikkelson

Oct 7, 2001 There are a variety of rumors surrounding higher education bereavement policies that affect stud ...