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  • W. Va. Homicide Suspect Kills Himself In Kentucky Play Video

    September 6, 2011 5:25 AM

    A man wanted for homicide in West Virginia shot and killed himself in Lewis County after a deputy pulled him over late Monday night. Police say a Lewis County Sheriff's deputy pulled over a silver jeep for reckless driving around 11:30 p.m. The deputy had no idea that the... more »
  • Coroner: Man Who Shot Self During Police Standoff Former Politician

    July 13, 2011 9:51 AM

    The Fayette County coroner has confirmed that the man who apparently fatally shot himself after a standoff with police at a home in Lexington was an openly gay former politician who won the the Democratic primary nomination in 2010 for a seat in the Kentucky House of Representatives. Police... more »
  • Student Secretly Taped Having Sex Kills Himself

    September 29, 2010 10:36 PM

    PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) - A college student jumped to his death off a bridge a day after authorities say two classmates surreptitiously recorded him having sex with a man in his dorm room and broadcast it over the Internet. Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi jumped from the George Washington Bridge... more »
  • Coroner Says LPGA Golfer Blasberg's Death A Suicide

    August 24, 2010 9:16 PM

    LAS VEGAS (AP) - A Nevada coroner has ruled professional golfer Erica Blasberg's death was a suicide. Blasberg died May 9 at her home in the suburban hills of Henderson, about 15 miles southeast of the Las Vegas Strip. The 25-year-old was found with a plastic bag over her head.... more »
  • Family, Friends And Fans Grieve Former Wildcat's Death Play Video

    July 9, 2010 5:37 AM

    The True Blue Nation continues to express grief and stunned disbelief at former University of Kentucky basketball star Melvin Turpin's death. The former Wildcat and NBA big man committed suicide Thursday afternoon at his home in Lexington. After his death was announced, comments poured onto the LEX 18 Facebook page.... more »
  • Floyd County Man Dies After Setting His Own Home On Fire

    April 22, 2010 5:56 PM

    Kentucky State Police say that a Floyd County man refused numerous pleas by police to offer him help before he set his own home on fire and killed himself Thursday. The victim, whose home was on Jack Arnett Branch Road in Prestonsburg, told officers he wanted them to kill him... more »
  • Lexington Man Shoots Through Door Then Kills Self

    February 16, 2010 7:59 AM

    Police in Lexington say a man being evicted from an apartment fired a shot through the door after police knocked on it - then fatally shot himself. The Lexington Herald-Leader quoted police spokesman Chris Van Brackel in reporting police didn't know whether the man intended to harm officers in the... more »
  • Police Records: Census Worker Told Friend Of Suicide Plan Play Video

    January 15, 2010 4:00 PM

    An eastern Kentucky census worker found naked, bound and hanging from a tree had told a friend he intended to kill himself and that he had chosen the time, place and method to do it, police records show. Those records about the death of Bill Sparkman were released Friday to... more »
  • Officials: Census Worker's Death Ruled A Suicide Play Video

    November 24, 2009 1:58 PM

    A Kentucky census worker found naked, bound with duct tape and hanging from a tree with "fed" scrawled on his chest killed himself but staged his death to make it look like a homicide, authorities said Tuesday. Bill Sparkman, 51, was found strangled Sept. 12 with a rope around his... more »
  • Fort Campbell Soldier Killed By Husband In Apparent Murder/Suicide

    November 6, 2009 5:57 PM

    Police say a Fort Campbell soldier was killed by her husband in an apparent murder-suicide Friday afternoon. The incident happened at about 2 p.m. At a home in Oak Grove. So far, police have not released the names of the victims or any other details about the incident. LEX 18... more »
  • Law Enforcement Doubts Census Worker Killed Because Of His Job Play Video

    November 5, 2009 3:53 PM

    Investigators probing the death of a Kentucky census worker found hanging from a tree with the word "fed" scrawled on his chest increasingly doubt he was killed because of his government job and are pursuing the possibility he committed suicide, law enforcement officials told The Associated Press. Two officials, speaking... more »