Suicide

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John Coughlin, the American pairs skater who competed at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, died on January 28, 2019, at age 35. His death was ruled a suicide by hanging, consistent with...

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Sawyer Sweeten died by suicide in 2015 at age 20. He was found unresponsive at his home in Arizona. Law enforcement and medical examiners treated the death as self-inflicted. No...

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Kate Spade, the American fashion designer and co-founder of the handbag and accessory brand Kate Spade New York, died on June 5, 2018. She was found deceased at her home in New...

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Josh Pack died in 2019 at age 31 in Springfield, Ohio. His death was ruled a suicide by the Clark County Coroner after gunshot injuries. Available official records indicate a si...

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Andre Waters died by suicide in November 2006. In the years since, questions about his health and brain injury history have led to discussion about chronic traumatic encephalopa...

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Caroline Flack died on 15 February 2020 in London, aged 40. Her death by suicide followed a period of intense media scrutiny during her tenure as host of Love Island and after a...

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This verified explainer clarifies what is confirmed about Jeff Baena cause of death hanging, distinguishing reported facts from speculation. It reviews available public records,...

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Anthony Bourdain died by suicide on June 8, 2018, in his room at the Le Chambard hotel in Kaysersberg, France, while on location for the CNN series Parts Unknown . He was 61. La...

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On March 8, 1994, Kurt Cobain was discovered unresponsive at his home in the Denny-Blaine neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, having died from an apparent self-inflicted shotgu...

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Lyrics that reference suicide, self-harm, or intense emotional pain appear across genres and eras. They can reflect lived experience, dramatize storytelling, or articulate distr...