Category: Sad News

80-Year-Old Grandmother Shot, Killed by 80-Year-Old Roommate on Mother’s Day

80-Year-Old Grandmother Shot, Killed by 80-Year-Old Roommate on Mother’s Day

May 13, 2013

An 88-year-old North Carolina man is facing a first-degree murder charge after he shot and killed an 80-year-old woman (who was his roommate) on Mother’s Day, of all days. More »

Bar Fight Led to Death of Malcolm X’s Grandson

Bar Fight Led to Death of Malcolm X’s Grandson

May 12, 2013

There’s a reason why some people only vacation as south of the border as Houston, Texas. No shade to our Mexican readers, but y’all know some of your folks love to target tourists. More »

5-Year-Old Kentucky Boy Accidentally Shoots, Kills 2-Year-Old Sister with His “First Rifle”

5-Year-Old Kentucky Boy Accidentally Shoots, Kills 2-Year-Old Sister with His “First Rifle”

May 1, 2013

According to police in Cumberland County, Kentucky, a 5-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his 2-year-old sister Tuesday afternoon (Apr 30) with a gun that was given to the boy as a gift last summer. More »

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West Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion: Around 15 People Dead, At Least 160 Injured

West Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion: Around 15 People Dead, At Least 160 Injured

April 18, 2013

A fertilizer plant explosion in the small town of Waco, Texas last night (Wed, Apr 17) killed about 15 people and injured more than 160. More »

Minnesota Hospital Apologizes for Losing Stillborn Baby in Laundry

Minnesota Hospital Apologizes for Losing Stillborn Baby in Laundry

April 18, 2013

In a truly unsettling story, a hospital in St Paul, Minnesota accidentally tossed a stillborn baby in with its dirty laundry. More »

Meryl Streep Reacts to Margaret Thatcher’s Death: “She Was a Figure of Awe for Her Personal Strength and Grit…”

Meryl Streep Reacts to Margaret Thatcher’s Death: “She Was a Figure of Awe for Her Personal Strength and Grit…”

April 9, 2013

Meryl Streep played Margaret Thatcher in the critically acclaimed and commercially successful 2011 film ‘The Iron Lady’ and won an Oscar for her portrayal. More »

Original Mouseketeer Annette Funicello Dies at 70 After Long Battle with MS

Original Mouseketeer Annette Funicello Dies at 70 After Long Battle with MS

April 8, 2013

Annette Funicello, best known as one of the members of the original 1950′s “Mickey Mouse Club,” died Monday at a hospital in California. More »

Aspiring Filmmaker Proves He’s Not About That Homeless Life After Freezing to Death

Aspiring Filmmaker Proves He’s Not About That Homeless Life After Freezing to Death

April 8, 2013

A budding filmmaker who planned on spending a week experiencing life on the streets as a homeless person was found dead inside a boarded up hostel in Newcastle (UK) last Wednesday morning (Apr 3). More »

Roger Ebert’s Annual Film Festival Will Proceed As Planned

Roger Ebert’s Annual Film Festival Will Proceed As Planned

April 5, 2013

The Roger Ebert film festival known as Eberfest will kick off in Chicago, Illinois as scheduled despite the famed critic’s death on Thursday (Apr 4) following his battle with cancer. More »

MTV “Buckwild” Star Shain Gandee Died of Accidental Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

MTV “Buckwild” Star Shain Gandee Died of Accidental Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

April 4, 2013

According to authorities in West Virginia, Shain Gandee — star of MTV’s newest reality show “Buckwild” — died of carbon monoxide poisoning Monday (Apr 1), along with two other men, after the truck they were riding in became submerged in a muddy ditch. More »

Mississippi Lawmaker Rep. Jessica Upshaw Found Dead in Apparent Suicide

Mississippi Lawmaker Rep. Jessica Upshaw Found Dead in Apparent Suicide

March 25, 2013

According to Mississippi police, state lawmaker Jessica Upshaw was found dead on Sunday with a single gunshot wound to the head in the home of former legislator Clint Rotenberry. More »

Convicted School Shooter T.J. Lane Wears “KILLER” T-Shirt to Court, Flips Victims’ Families Off

Convicted School Shooter T.J. Lane Wears “KILLER” T-Shirt to Court, Flips Victims’ Families Off

March 19, 2013

T.J. Lane doesn’t seem to feel any sorrow or remorse for murdering three students and wounding three others in a school shooting last year. More »

Lil Wayne Getting Hospital Visits from Nicki Minaj, Drake, Birdman, Chris Paul and Others

Lil Wayne Getting Hospital Visits from Nicki Minaj, Drake, Birdman, Chris Paul and Others

March 18, 2013

While no one on the outside still really knows what’s going on with Lil Wayne right now, those closest to him have been spotted going in and out of Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles to visit the ailing rapper. More »

6-Month-Old Chicago Baby Dies After Being Shot Multiple Times While Her Father Changed Her Diaper

6-Month-Old Chicago Baby Dies After Being Shot Multiple Times While Her Father Changed Her Diaper

March 13, 2013

A six-month-old baby from Chicago died this week after succumbing to injuries she sustained after she was shot alongside her father. More »

California High School Coach Dies After Freak Accident

California High School Coach Dies After Freak Accident

March 7, 2013

A high school football coach from California died in a freak accident Monday night (Mar 4). The Sacramento Bee reports that Marion Adams — who coached football and track at Rio Linda High School — was riding his bike home from track practice Monday night night when he accidentally ran into a parking garage gate, which impaled him. More »

Slain Black Gay Mayoral Candidate Marco McMillian Was Beaten, Burned and Dumped Near River

Slain Black Gay Mayoral Candidate Marco McMillian Was Beaten, Burned and Dumped Near River

March 6, 2013

The family of slain black gay Mississippi mayoral candidate Marco McMillian has issued a statement saying that the political hopeful was savagely beaten and left for dead near a river. More »

Openly Gay Black Mayoral Candidate Marco McMillian Killed In Mississipi

Openly Gay Black Mayoral Candidate Marco McMillian Killed In Mississipi

March 2, 2013

On Thursday in Jackson, Mississippi, a 22-year-old man by the name of Lawrence Reed was charged with the death of openly gay mayoral candidate Marco McMillian. More »

Florida Man Who Was Swallowed by Sinkhole Presumed Dead

Florida Man Who Was Swallowed by Sinkhole Presumed Dead

March 1, 2013

A man in Florida was killed after his entire bedroom was swallowed by a massive sinkhole under his house while he slept. Comparable to something straight out of a science fiction movie, 37-year-old Jeff Bush’s entire bedroom collapsed into the ground, swallowing everything inside, including Bush. More »

Hot Air Balloon Accident in Egypt Kills 19 Tourists

Hot Air Balloon Accident in Egypt Kills 19 Tourists

February 27, 2013

A hot air balloon flying over the ancient Egyptian city of Luxor exploded in the air early Tuesday morning after it collided with an electrical cable, and crashed about 1,000 feet to the ground, leaving 19 tourists dead. More »

Lou Myers (aka Mr. Gaines from “A Different World”) Dead at 77

Lou Myers (aka Mr. Gaines from “A Different World”) Dead at 77

February 22, 2013

Actor Lou Myers, best known for his role as restaurant owner Mr. Gaines on the popular 80′s/90′s TV series “A Different World” is dead, according to reports. More »

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