death

A necklace on the ground.

Teens allegedly take necklace from dead body while filming video for Snapchat

The teens were allegedly laughing while filming the video.

On Jul 30, 2021 by Tricia Crimmins

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TikTok star dies after falling 160 feet during live stream

She reportedly still had her phone in her hand when she landed on the ground.

On Jul 26, 2021 by Brooke Sjoberg

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A woman on a mountain (L) and a woman on the beach (R).

Influencer dies while trying to take waterfall selfie

Sophia Cheung's Instagram is full of pictures of her many excursions.

On Jul 14, 2021 by Jillian Price

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‘Eliminate this bird’: Peacock killed after Craigslist ad took out hit on it

'The job is simple.'

On Jul 9, 2021 by Brooke Sjoberg

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A man looking into camera.

Darnella Frazier, the teen who filmed George Floyd’s death, says her uncle was killed by Minneapolis police in crash

'MINNEAPOLIS police Killed my uncle.'

On Jul 7, 2021 by Jillian Price

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Nayim Carter looking into camera.

‘Heartbreaking’: Toddler’s death sparks controversy after mother live-streams from hospital room

His mother accused the hospital of giving up on him too soon.

On Jun 22, 2021 by Rachel Kiley

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hard hat belonging to Conrad Roy Jr. (l) Conrad Roy III (r)

Conrad Roy’s dad finds memento of son on Father’s Day—7 years after it was lost in the ocean

The day the memento was lost, Roy Jr. and his son were working together at a New Bedford work site. Roy Jr. lost his son later that same year.

On Jun 22, 2021 by Nahila Bonfiglio

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Hardwood floors and carpet liner with caption "I wasn't bothered knowing someone died in my new house, but imagine my surprise when I ripped up the floor and found this." (l) a marker outline of a body on a wood floor (c) "01/19/2018 Case#091101" written on floor with caption "Okay, but this is actually a little creepy..."

TikToker finds outline of ‘dead body’ with case number under carpet

The TikToker notes she was already aware a previous tenant died in the house.

On Jun 21, 2021 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Internet Culture
dakota skye topless at george floyd memorial

Dakota Skye found dead after getting trolled for posting topless photo at George Floyd memorial

The post has since been deleted from her Instagram account but remains on her Twitter account.

On Jun 18, 2021 by Tricia Crimmins

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young woman poses in front of light ring

Influencer makes cryptic 2-word Instagram post moments before dying by suicide

Her post was accompanied by a black square.

On Jun 14, 2021 by Siobhan Ball

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Sierra Halseth and Aaron Guerrero

2 teens talked about ‘murdering somebody’ in video—now they’re accused of stabbing one of their parents to death

'Welcome back to our YouTube channel: day three after murdering somebody.'

On Jun 10, 2021 by Eilish O'Sullivan

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influencer Kathlen Romeu

Influencer killed moments after posting about her pregnancy on Instagram

The influencer reportedly recently moved out of the area to avoid the violence there.

On Jun 9, 2021 by Eilish O'Sullivan

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