Category: Suicide

During heated breakup, boyfriend kills girlfriend, tot son & young daughter before turning gun on himself: Police

Family Crime

Authorities in Illinois have confirmed that last month’s deaths of a mother, father, and their 1- and 6-year-old children were the result of a murder-suicide carried out by the father. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Brandyn Lee, 34, fatally shot his girlfriend, Jaquelon Gaskin, 28, their daughter, Gianna Lee, 6, and son, Giovanni Lee, 1, before killing himself at …

Juveniles

February 28, 2019

Momo Youtube fears grow as 5-year-old girl reportedly cuts off her hair via orders of ‘suicide game’ avatar

Another young child has reportedly encountered the terrifying Momo character on YouTube, following multiple reports that the terrifying “suicide game” has infiltrated YouTube channels geared to children despite parental controls. The Momo app is built around an avatar that originated in Japan, and reportedly issues dangerous challenges to its users after enticing them to communicate …

Suicide

February 26, 2019

‘Momo Challenge’ strikes again? Mom claims sick online suicide game pushed 8-year-old son to stab himself in the neck

A mother in Scotland is speaking out after she says her 8-year-old was nearly roped into a dangerous internet game which could’ve ended with his suicide. Lyn Dixon told The Herald that her young son first encountered the “Momo Challenge” on YouTube—despite strict parental controls put in place—while he watched lighthearted prank videos. The mother …

Mom pulls her 3 kids out of school with forged doctor’s note before killing them & herself: Cops

Murder

February 25, 2019

Mom pulls her 3 kids out of school with forged doctor’s note before killing them & herself: Cops

Investigators said a Michigan mother who shot and killed her three young daughters in a wooded area before taking her own life carried out the grisly murder-suicide after pulling the two girls out of school by fraudulently claiming they had a doctor’s appointment. Kent County Sheriff’s Office detectives told WXMI that Aubrianne Moore, 28, picked Cassidy …

String of teen suicides shocks ‘Norman Rockwell-esque’ town

Juveniles

February 14, 2019

String of teen suicides shocks ‘Norman Rockwell-esque’ town

A school district in a tiny Michigan town is reeling from three back-to-back suicides of teen students. According to the New York Post, 16-year-old DeAnte Blane took his own life in June. In September, Kayden Stone took his own life, the day before he was meant to start high school. And the community is now …

Suicide

February 12, 2019

Police to investigate possible ‘criminal aspect’ in teen’s suicide jump at Connecticut mall

Police in Danbury, Connecticut, have said they are investigating the suicide of a teenage girl for any possible “criminal aspect,” following reports that the girl may have been bullied on social media. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Hailey Nailor, 16, jumped to her death from the fifth floor of a parking garage at Danbury Fair Mall. …

Michelle Carter, convicted in suicide by text case, is ordered to immediately start prison bid

Court

February 11, 2019

Michelle Carter, convicted in suicide by text case, is ordered to immediately start prison bid

Michelle Carter, who was convicted in 2017 of sending her teen boyfriend texts which encouraged his suicide, was ordered to prison Monday to begin her 15-month sentence. According to NBC News, a Massachusetts judge ruled that Carter, 22, must immediately report to prison despite her defense lawyers arguing she stay free as her case is …

Suicide

February 8, 2019

Mom holds 10-year-old as she leaps from bridge in murder-suicide after debt collector harassment: Report

A Colombia woman jumped to her death on Wednesday in Ibagué and brought her son down with her, reportedly after being harassed by debt collectors and evicted from her home. The Sun reports that 32-year-old Jessy Paola Moreno Cruz jumped from a 330-feet bridge while holding her 10-year-old son, May Ceballos, in her arms. Both mom …

Court upholds sentence of ‘suicide by text’ teen Michelle Carter

Murder

February 6, 2019

Court upholds sentence of ‘suicide by text’ teen Michelle Carter

A court has upheld a judge’s ruling in the case of a Massachusetts teen who coerced her boyfriend to commit suicide. Michelle Carter was convicted in 2017 of involuntary manslaughter after prosecutors showed that she sent her suicidal boyfriend, Conrad Roy, text messages encouraging him to go through with his planned suicide in 2014, when he …

Suicide

January 31, 2019

Young dietician posts detailed suicide note on her website before taking her own life: Report

A Manhattan dietician was found dead in her West Village apartment after posting a lengthy suicide note to her professional website. The New York Post reports that Tara Condell, 27, was found dead in her West 10th Street apartment on Wednesday afternoon. The report states that Condell had a “cloth around her neck” but does not specify …

‘You all failed my baby’: Bullied boy takes his own life months after being choked, called racial slur on school bus [Report]

Bullies

January 22, 2019

‘You all failed my baby’: Bullied boy takes his own life months after being choked, called racial slur on school bus [Report]

The parents of a 10-year-old Kentucky boy who reportedly took his own life last weekend said they plan to sue the school district, alleging that school officials failed to stop relentless bullying at school and on the bus that led to their son’s suicide. WDRB reports that Seven Bridges’ mother found her son dead at …

‘We’re dead. This is for you’: Couple leaves motel cleaning staff cash tip and thank-you note before taking their own lives: Cops

Suicide

January 18, 2019

‘We’re dead. This is for you’: Couple leaves motel cleaning staff cash tip and thank-you note before taking their own lives: Cops

Two New Yorkers were found dead with a plastic bag tied over their heads in a room on the 18th floor of the Yotel Hotel this week. Reports did not include the identities of either individual. According to the New York Post, a 30-year-old woman and 33-year-old man from Brooklyn and Queens, respectively, were discovered …