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Man Apparently Killed Himself After Suffering Tinnitus at Them Crooked Vultures Show

Jon Wiederhorn — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:52:15 +0000

A music fan in England apparently committed suicide earlier this year because a show by the supergroup Them Crooked Vultures (featuring Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl, Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme and Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones) left him with such severe tinnitus — a constant ringing in the ears — that he couldn’t sleep for three months, a UK coroner’s investigation reported.

Don't Dew it – Did Mountain Dew Prevent a Suicide on Facebook?

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:59:02 +0000

Look, we all know suicide isn’t something you should usually joke about, but Michael Abraham has made it kind of funny by posting on Mountain Dew’s Facebook page. What just happened here is either he triggered a hilariously pun-filled comment thread by making a joke about having suicidal thoughts, or he really was feeling like [...]

Bernie Madoff and Wife Ruth Attempted Suicide on Christmas Eve [VIDEO]

Kathy Landin — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:47:49 +0000

In the first interview she has given about her husband’s crimes, Ruth Madoff told CBS that she and Bernie Madoff attempted to commit suicide during the wave of public outrage following her husband’s arrest. In December of 2008, Bernard Madoff was arrested for perpetrating the largest and most lucrative Ponzi scheme in US history. He [...]

'King of Infomercials' Don Lapre Dead from Apparent Suicide

Shauna Wright — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:22:23 +0000

The self-proclaimed “King of Infomercials” Don Lapre, 47, was found dead in his cell of an apparent suicide on Sunday, although an investigation is still underway.

Lapre was jailed in an Arizona federal jail without bond on charges of defrauding at least 220,000 people out of nearly $52 million.