suicide

‘Toddlers and Tiaras’ star who became a popular reaction meme died by suicide

She was 16.

On May 4, 2022 by Michelle Jaworski

Internet Culture

woman holding young boy near edge of bridge (l) bus driver exiting bus (c) bus driver grabbing woman and boy (r)

Bus driver saves mother with child from suicide attempt in viral video

The video shows the woman starting to jump off a high bridge while holding her son.

On Oct 28, 2021 by Clara Wang

IRL

Black TikToker says she had to undergo ‘suicide evaluation’ after beloved teacher says the N-word

'She took a pause before she said it, so she clearly meant it.'

On Sep 16, 2021 by Kahron Spearman

Internet Culture IRL

John McAfee (L) and a hand written note (R).

John McAfee’s wife releases late husband’s alleged suicide note

'I want to control my future, which does not exist.'

On Jul 13, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

Tech

A smiling teen (L) and police removing the teenager from a hospital (R).

‘Nobody cared because of who he is’: Black student dies by suicide after hospital refuses to help him

'If someone had a different skin tone and they were sitting there, they would have helped.'

On Jul 8, 2021 by Kathryn Cardin

IRL

‘If I suicide myself, I didn’t’: John McAfee’s death sparks conspiracy theories after old tweets resurface, giant ‘Q’ posted to his Instagram

‘Know that if I hang myself, a la Epstein, it will be no fault of mine.'

On Jun 24, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

Tech

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

IRL

Republicans are already linking a reporter’s apparent suicide to the ‘Clinton body count’ conspiracy

Prominent Republicans are giving Christopher Sign's death the same treatment as Seth Rich's and Jeffrey Epstein's.

On Jun 14, 2021 by Claire Goforth

Tech

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

IRL

Instagram influencer live-streams suicide during police standoff

'I love you guys, and I'm so sorry for this. OK?'

On Jun 1, 2021 by Eilish O'Sullivan

IRL

‘No one loves you’: Streamer tells viewer to kill themself during broadcast

He expressed regret immediately after making the remarks.

On May 30, 2021 by Eilish O'Sullivan

IRL

jamesramertps's video of man's suicide attempt

‘This video is SO inappropriate to be sharing’: Police share video of man’s apparent suicide attempt, dividing viewers

Footage shows the man dangling from an 8th floor window.

On May 15, 2021 by Rachel Kiley

IRL

Influencer and her boyfriend fall to their deaths, incident caught on video and reportedly being investigated as murder-suicide

The person filming the video, from below, can be heard yelling before it abruptly ends.

On May 1, 2021 by Eilish O'Sullivan

IRL

Teen reportedly dies by suicide after being slapped by classmate in video posted to social media

In the video, two girls are seen confronting Lufuno Mavhunga before one seemingly signals to the other and begins slapping the 15-year-old.

On Apr 20, 2021 by Eilish O'Sullivan

IRL

Woman films video of husband committing suicide, doesn’t try to stop him

'We suspected that she might be hiding something.'

On Apr 15, 2021 by Nahila Bonfiglio

IRL