Death
Crocodile Cage Diving
Yes or no?
Info here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jul 03, 2016 -
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Category: Animals, Daredevils, Stuntpeople and Thrillseekers, Death, Australia
Death by Dishwasher
This is disturbing, but also definitely weird. Of all the possible ways to off yourself, why choose a dishwasher? Evidently some psychiatric issues were involved.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - May 18, 1984
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — A woman was found dead inside her dishwasher, and police say they believe that she committed suicide.
The body of Carolyn Matsumoto, 25, was found about 1 p.m. Wednesday by her mother, said police spokesman Michael Holland.
Holland said the dishwasher's interior trays had been neatly stacked along with some personal effects next to the machine. The top-loading machine was activated automatically when the door closed.
The Alameda County coroner's office was conducting an autopsy.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Jun 29, 2016 -
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Category: Death, Suicide, 1980s
Borrowed Gun
January 1958: "If I had a gun, I'd kill myself," unemployed Robert Ponton told police officer Walter Ryan. So Ryan handed him his gun, and Ponton shot himself. Ryan, who was later charged with abetting a suicide, said he was "dumbfounded and petrified" by what Ponton had done.
Southeast Missourian - Jan 28, 1957
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jun 16, 2016 -
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Category: Death, Suicide, 1950s
Bullet-proof Bible
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jun 08, 2016 -
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Category: Death, Religion, Superstition, 1950s, Weapons
Follies of the Madmen #283
"But, Betty, I can't fit the corpse into the upright model so easily!"
Posted By: Paul - Thu May 26, 2016 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Death, Appliances, 1950s
Beer Can Launcher
Send beer cans flying
Posted By: Paul - Tue May 24, 2016 -
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Category: Death, Destruction, Disasters, 1960s, Weapons
Fate Demanded It
Original article here.
Whenever I hear of a story like this, I always think of a great Gahan Wilson cartoon.
Posted By: Paul - Sun May 08, 2016 -
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Category: Animals, Death, Fate, Predetermination and Inevitability, Australia
Execution of Comatose Crybaby
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Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri May 06, 2016 -
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Category: Death, Scary Criminals, Wimps, Milquetoasts and Cowards, 1920s
The Lafargue Retirement Plan
November 1911: Paul and Laura Lafargue were found dead in their home in Draveil, just outside of Paris. They had committed suicide by injecting poison. Laura was the daughter of Karl Marx. She was 66, and Paul was 69.It turned out that their suicide was the result of a ten-year plan. Or, at least, that's the story that circulated around. Ten years before, they had decided that they could either live ten years very well, or longer with more financial uncertainty. They opted for Plan A. So they mortgaged the house and divided up all they had into 10 equal parts and spent one part each year. When they had nothing left, they both took poison and checked out.
The Indianapolis Star - Jan 7, 1912
Posted By: Alex - Sat Apr 23, 2016 -
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Category: Death, Suicide, 1910s
Ship of Suicides
Original article here.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Apr 23, 2016 -
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Category: Death, Suicide, Oceans and Maritime Pursuits, 1920s
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