Woman drank two gallons of the soft drink a day
Michael Jackson’s drug use detailed in new book
Nov. 13, 2011 Leave a Comment
Frank Cascio, Michael Jackson’s former personal assistant, wrote the new book “My Friend Michael: An Ordinary Friendship with an Extraordinary Man,” which is scheduled to be released on Tuesday. The book sheds light on the musician’s longstanding drug problem that escalated into his Propofol-induced death in June of 2009.
IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon dies in horrific crash during Las Vegas race
Oct. 16, 2011 Leave a Comment
IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon had died after a horrific and fiery 15-car crash during Sunday’s Las Vegas Indy 300. Wheldon, 33, was fatally injured when his car went airborne after hitting another car during Lap 12. He caught a part of a fence just outside the turn. He was taken by helicopter to University Medical [...]
Former Weezer bassist found dead in hotel room
Oct. 9, 2011 Leave a Comment
He died unexpectedly, and left an eerie premonition of his death
Lessons I learned while my daughter and I lived with the dead
Oct. 6, 2011 Leave a Comment
A teen mom story that’s not on MTV
Apple founder Steve Jobs dead at 56
Oct. 5, 2011 1 Comment
Apple co-founder stepped down recently due to health issues.
Toxicology report reveals no conclusions in the death of a Boston College student
Sept. 21, 2011 Leave a Comment
A toxicology report yields no conclusions in the odd death of a Boston College student in March. The report found no narcotics in the body of Alexander Grant, who was found dead in Putnam Brook after visiting his friends at Skidmore College. “The Grant family has made a public statement in which it is indicated [...]
Innocent teen killed in gang violence
Sept. 6, 2011 Leave a Comment
A teenager was shot dead on Saturday with no provocation of the alleged killer. Alex Sierra, 16, was fired at when a Roslindale man asked him if he was from the Villa Victoria housing development, and Sierra answered “yes.” Ricardo Arias was arraigned today in the Boston Municipal Court for allegedly murdering Sierra, and unlawful [...]
Man charged in connection with last week’s shooting in Reading
Aug. 21, 2011 Leave a Comment
A Revere man was arrested this morning and charged with the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old Reading man that occurred last Monday, the Boston Globe reports. John Burke, 25, was charged with first-degree murder and illegal possession of a firearm. This is in connection with the death of Joseph Ronan, 22, who was shot in [...]
Winthrop body still a mystery
Aug. 10, 2011 Leave a Comment
The Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said Wednesday that the body found decomposing under a porch in Winthrop this week was that of an adult male. No other information has been released. Authorities do not know the man’s name. Authorities still do not know how the man died, despite a preliminary autopsy, which was completed [...]
Amy Winehouse: Death by alcohol withdrawal?
Aug. 3, 2011 1 Comment
Her last live performance was in Belgrade, Serbia.
Report: Amy Winehouse found dead in London
July 23, 2011 1 Comment
Singer recently withdrew from European tour
12-year-old boy collapses and dies at Holden soccer camp
July 19, 2011 Leave a Comment
A 12-year-old boy collapsed and died at a soccer camp at Wachusett Regional High School yesterday, according to Holden police. The boy was transported to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester with his parents, where he was pronounced dead. He was identified as Joshua Thibodeau, by the Worcester District Attorney’s office. He was attending the [...]
“Macho Man” Randy Savage dead at 58
May 20, 2011 Leave a Comment
Wrestling superstar Macho Man Randy Savage died Friday in a car accident in Seminole, Florida, TMZ reported. He was 58 years old. According to the source, the wrestler suffered a heart attack while he was driving his 2009 Jeep Wrangler and lost control of his vehicle and collided head-on with a tree. Although Savage was [...]
Yale student from Massachusetts dies in lab accident
April 13, 2011 Leave a Comment
NEW HAVEN — A Yale University student from Scituate died Wednesday morning in what appears to be a tragic laboratory accident. Michelle Dufault, a Senior physics and astronomy student, died in Yale’s Sterling Chemistry Laboratory. School officials did not release details on her death, the nature of the accident, or the time of the accident. [...]
“Empire Strikes Back” Director Irvin Kershner dies at age 87
Nov. 29, 2010 1 Comment
Irvin Kershner, best known as a director of “Empire Strikes Back,” died in Los Angeles after struggling with lung cancer, Saturday. He was 87. He was also the only person to have directed both a Star Wars movie and a James Bond movie. Kershner leaves two sons. Funeral arrangements were not announced yet.
Two Connecticut firefighters die in house fire
July 24, 2010 Leave a Comment
Two Bridgeport, Conn. firefighters have died fighting a massive house fire, according to a source briefed on the incident. According to WTNH-TV, the city mayor’s office confirmed that the firefighters died battling a fire which broke out around 3:30 p.m. on Elmwood Avenue. The firefighters’ names are Lieutenant Steven Velazquez and Michael Baik. Both leave [...]
