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I-75 shooting suspect dead in Alachua County
A man suspected of shooting at a Florida Highway Patrol trooper was located Saturday afternoon, authorities said.
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9 Terrifying Stories Of People Whose Skeletal Were Found Years After Their Death
Death never comes knocking. It is inevitable. You never know what is going to happen next. These people have stories that will give you goosebumps. By a mass verdict, the biggest fear of people is to die and nobody gives a damn. Discovered years after they were dead, what were left of these people were bones and a foul smell. Some were in such a decomposed state that it was almost impossible to identify them. These chilling stories of people discovered years later their death will give you the hardest time in your life.
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University of Cincinnati Officer Indicted in Fatal Shooting of Samuel DuBose
The officer, Ray Tensing, is accused of killing Mr. DuBose during a traffic stop near the campus on July 19.
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NYPD says man likely smoked K2 synthetic marijuana before drowning in Hudson River off Greenwich Village
New York City police said they believe a 23-year-old man smoked synthetic pot before he jumped off a pier in the West Village and drowned Wednesday.
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Native American Woman Dies in Jail, Begging for Help. Officers Told Her to “Quit Faking”
Earlier this month, a Lakota woman, was jailed on an alleged bond violation over a driving infraction. Her pleas for help allegedly fell on deaf ears and she died in jail.
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Family’s attorney says Seneca teen shot from behind
A lawyer representing the family of a Seneca teenager who was shot by police Sunday night said the autopsy shows that Zachary Hammond was shot from behind and his car was not moving, contrary to police reports
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"Power and Greed and the Corruptible Seed": Mental Disability, Prosecutorial Misconduct, and the Death Penalty
This article focuses solely on the role of prosecutors in this process, and the extent to which prosecutorial misconduct has contaminated the entire death penalty process, especially in cases involving defendants with mental disabilities.
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Connecticut Supreme Court Rules Death Penalty Unconstitutional
After a sweeping two-year review, the state Supreme Court outlawed capital punishment in Connecticut, saying Thursday that the state's death penalty no longer comports with evolved societal values and serves no valid purpose as punishment.
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What’s a Death Midwife? Inside the Alternative Death Care Movement
From funeral cooperatives to green burials, there's a kinder, gentler, less expensive way to die. By Jennifer Luxton.
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So Many Nightmares: Boxes of the Dead
It all ends up in a box.
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Why the dying see their deceased relatives before they go – and what my dying mom told me she saw
My quest to understand what the dying see began when I found out that my mom only had a few months (if that) to live. I wanted to be familiar with the stages she would go through and how I could best be there for her... By Jen Engevik.
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Corpse Brides and Ghost Grooms: A Guide to Marrying the Dead
So you want to marry a ghost. In some societies, it's possible—with a few caveats. Posthumous marriage—that is, nuptials in which one or both members of the couple are dead—is an established practice in China, Japan, Sudan, France, and even the United States...By Ella Morton.
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Dean Jones, ‘The Love Bug’ Star, Dies at 84
Actor Dean Jones, best known for his acting work in such Disney films as “The Love Bug” and “That Darn Cat,” died of Parkinson’s disease Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 84.
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Why can’t we stop for death?
‘The Black Mirror’ and ‘The Worm at the Core’ reveal the human obsession with, and denial of, our mortality. By John Gray.
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Assisted Suicide Approved by California Lawmakers
The measure faces an uncertain future with Gov. Jerry Brown, a former Jesuit seminarian who has not said whether he will sign it.
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Australian boxer dies after fight
Australian boxer Davey Browne Jr dies in hospital in Sydney four days after being knocked out in a title fight.
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Supreme Court rules Canadians have right to doctor-assisted suicide
Canadian adults in grievous, unending pain have a right to end their life with a doctor’s help, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday. The unanimous ruling, by establishing that the “sanctity of life” also includes the “passage into death,” extends constitutional rights into a new realm. The courts have used the 1982 Charter of Rights to establish gay marriage and to strike down a federal abortion law. The new ruling will change the way some Canadians are permitted to die.
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Cathriona White, Ex-Girlfriend of Jim Carrey, Found Dead in Apparent Suicide
The 29-year-old Irish-born makeup artist had been in an on-again, off-again relationship with Carrey, 53, since they first met in 2012.
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Hospital Worker Locked in Bathroom for Days Found Dead: Family
A Bronx hospital worker was found dead inside a bathroom days after he went to the emergency room to get treated for an injured finger, his family says. Anthony Iuso's family was angry as they wondered Monday how their brother, son and father could get locked inside a bathroom at Montefiore Medical Center, where he worked, for days without anyone noticing.
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Top 10 Weird Ways We Deal With the Dead
Dying is a fact of life, as is the disposal of a body after the fact. You know all about burial and cremation, but here are the other ways people, past and present- have dealt with the departed.
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