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Dr Kevorkian’s Suicide Machine Is For Sale

5:00AM October 21, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Whether or not you agreed with his values, Dr Kevorkian’s assisted suicide device is a historical artifact of sorts. Which is why the New York Institute of Technology is auctioning off his patient helping/killing gear. Honey, you shouldn’t have! More »


News

Jack Kevorkian’s Assisted Suicide Tools (And Van)

8:43AM June 4, 2011 | Andrew Tarantola

Jack Kevorkian died this morning in a Detroit hospital at the age of 83. In the 1990s, he assisted with more than 100 suicides from the back of his converted VW Vanagon. The Atlantic discusses the tools he used to end lives. More »


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Feds Raid ‘Suicide Kit’ Lady’s Suicide Lair

4:20AM May 28, 2011 | Jeff Neumann

Selling plastic bags on the internet just might earn you a visit from the FBI. That’s what happened on Wednesday to 91-year-old Sharlotte Hydorn from California, who sells “suicide kits” through the mail for $US60. From The San Diego Union-Tribune: More »


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A Grandma Is Selling Suicide Kits Online

8:00AM May 1, 2011 | Casey Chan

A 91-year old Grandma is selling $US60 suicide kits over the Internet. The kit is rather basic actually, it’s a large plastic bag with an elastic band opening and a slot for a plastic tube to be inserted. The tube is supposed to be connected to a helium tank and then pumped into the bag. Helium, when inhaled in its pure form, is deadly. More »


Online

Mother Updated Facebook Before Drowning Herself And Her Kids

7:47AM April 15, 2011 | Adrian Chen

A little less than 30 minutes before purposefully driving her minivan off a pier with her four children inside, Lashanda Armstrong updated her Facebook status from her Blackberry: “I’m sorry everyone forgive me please for what I’m gonna do… This is it!!!” More »


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Facebook Opens New Page For Suicidal Friends

2:00PM March 8, 2011 | Sam Biddle

A casual perusal of people with the word “depressed” in their Facebook status reveals the obvious: there are lots and lots of miserable individuals out there. Odds are, one of Facebook’s half a billion users is contemplating suicide right now. With this in mind, they’re offering an anonymous tip page to report the suicidal content of a friend or “friend”—either way, it could save someone’s life. [Facebook via Ubergizmo] More »


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How Did This Woman Survive A 23-Floor Jump?

6:20AM January 25, 2011 | Jesus Diaz

Pure luck, that’s how. She decided to kill herself today, jumping from the 23rd floor of the Hotel Panamericano in Buenos Aires. Fortunately, the taxi in where she landed wasn’t too hard and she survived. Injured but survived. More »


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The Agonising Last Words Of Bill Zeller

6:00AM January 7, 2011 | Joel Johnson

Bill Zeller was a talented programmer whose work we’ve featured on Lifehacker. He took his own life on Sunday and left an explanation that I think it’s important you read. More »


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Google Wants To Help Stop Poisonings And Suicide

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11:00AM November 12, 2010 | Nick Broughall

10 years ago, if somebody accidentally swallowed poison you’d probably run to that oversized paperweight known as the Yellow Pages to find out who to call. These days, you’d just Google it, which is why Google have added a special search result with a big red phone and thenumber for the poisons hotline if you happen to search for the term “poisoning”. More »


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Bridge Projector Reminds Suicide Jumpers "You Are Not Alone"

9:40AM October 1, 2010 | Joel Johnson

Forty people jump from bridges in Belgrade, Serbia each year. Working with ad agency McCann Erickson, the Belgrade government installed a projector underneath the bridge that shines the message “You Are Not Alone”. It’s only visible from above. More »