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A former Manhattan neurologist who was convicted last month of sexually assaulting multiple patients was found dead at Rikers Island on Monday, CNN reports. Dr. Ricardo Cruciani, who was the former chairman of the neurology department at Philadelphia’s Drexel University, was found around 5:35 a.m. in the shower area of the New York City jail facility with […]
Constance Wu has shared that she attempted suicide following backlash over controversial tweets. The actress opened up about her experience in an extensive message shared via Twitter on Thursday, nearly three years after she stepped away from the platform. Wu, 40, has kept a relatively low profile since she faced a wave of criticism for her comments on Fresh Off […]
Casey White, the inmate who escaped an Alabama prison in late April, has been charged with murder for his alleged role in the death of the former corrections officer who helped him flee. White was serving time at Lauderdale County Detention Center for a slew of charges, including attempted murder, carjacking, and home invasion, and awaiting trial on two […]
Convicted sexual predator R. Kelly has reportedly been placed on suicide watch. The singer’s lawyer made the claim Friday, just days after he was sentenced to 30 years in prison on federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges. Attorney Jennifer Bonjean told CNN that her client had no intentions to harm himself, and placing him under suicide watch was a violation […]
During the first year of the pandemic, the number of gun deaths in the U.S. experienced what experts are calling an unprecedented increase, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From 2019 to 2020, a 35 percent increase marked the “highest number of firearm homicides in 20 years,” per Deb Houry of the CDC’s National Center […]
Content warning: The following article and video contains in-depth discussions about suicide. In the latest episode of Facebook Watch’s Red Table Talk, Jada Pinkett Smith, Adrienne Banfield-Norris, and Willow Smith welcome the mother and stepfather of the late Cheslie Kryst, who died by suicide in January. Cheslie, whose varied and inspiring career included being crowned Miss […]
A 12-year-old girl shot and killed her 14-year-old cousin and herself on Instagram Live during what her mother is now calling a “freak accident,” per KSDK. Paris Harvey shot Kuaron Harvey, before shooting herself, on Friday before 2 a.m., the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said. The girl’s mother, Shanise Harvey, said she left Paris with family after a […]
The assistant principal of a California middle school died by apparent suicide on school grounds, the New York Post reports. Officers with the local Police Department were called to Kraemer Middle School after Moises Plascencia fatally shot himself on campus before students and staff had arrived to school. “The incident took place in a private staff area and […]
Earlier this week, Stanford soccer player Katie Meyer, who helped lead the Cardinal to victory in the 2019 NCAA College Cup championship game, died by suicide. She was 22. Meyer was pronounced dead on Tuesday at 10:45 a.m. after being found in her Stanford dormitory, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office. “There is no indication of […]
Bernie Madoff’s 87-year-old sister Sondra and her 90-year-old husband Marvin Wiener were found dead inside their Florida home Thursday afternoon. from what investigators suspect to be a murder-suicide, The Guardian reports. “Detectives from the violent crimes division arrived on scene to investigate further,” the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Sunday. “After further investigation it appears to be […]
