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  1. The Right Coast

    Inmate 76318-054: The Last Days of Jeffrey Epstein – The New York Times

    By Thomas A. Smith

    It is impossible to know why a person takes his own life. But an examination of Mr. Epstein s last days by The New York Times, gathered from dozens of…

  2. The Right Coast

    ‘This smells very fishy’: Skepticism ensues after shocking Epstein suicide death

    By Thomas A. Smith

    "Authorities couldn t keep Epstein alive by putting him under 24 hour surveillance? How convenient for a lot of rich and powerful men," Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough said. via…

  3. The Right Coast

    Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, 66, commits suicide in his Manhattan jail cell | Daily Mail Online

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Jeffrey Epstein has hanged himself inside his New York City jail cell. The billionaire pedophile was found in cardiac arrest shortly before 7am on Saturday at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in…

  4. Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog

    Mary Max, Wife of Peter Max, is Found Dead of an Apparent Suicide

    By Gerry W. Beyer

    A friend of Mary Max, 52, the wife of artist Peter Max, found her body Sunday inside the couple's 15th floor apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side on Riverside Drive…

  5. TortsProf Blog

    JOTWELL Torts: Geistfeld on Long on Suicide

    By Christopher Robinette

    At JOTWELL, Mark Geistfeld reviews Alex Long's Abolishing the Suicide Rule.

  6. Elder Law Prof Blog

    Elder Suicides on Rise in Long-Term Care Housing?

    By rmorgan

    Kaiser Health News published a story that was the work of Kaiser and PBS NewsHour jointly. Lethal Plans: When Seniors Turn To Suicide In Long-Term Care. Their "six-month investigation ...  finds…

  7. The Right Coast

    Alan Krueger killed himself before release of his sixth book | Daily Mail Online

    By Thomas A. Smith

    The suicide of Alan Krueger, a former Obama and Clinton adviser who killed himself this weekend, has shocked the worlds of politics and business where he was universally revered. via www.dailymail.co.uk

  8. Simple Justice

    A Death And An Impossible Story Regurgitated

    By Scott Greenfield

    The headline alone was either the clickiest of clickbait or a testament to the failure of journalism. Woman shot herself through mouth while handcuffed during traffic-stop suicide, officials say Next…

  9. PrawfsBlawg

    Tort Law and Suicide

    By prawfsblawg@gmail.com

    Main Tuesday, March 12, 2019Tort Law and SuicideI want to recommend a really fine article just published in Northwestern Law Review by Alex Long. Great articles on tort doctrine are…

  10. Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog

    Parents Believe That the Instagram Account of Their Daughter Holds the Key to her Suicide

    By Gerry W. Beyer

    The parents of Molly Russell have been unsuccessful in their attempts to access her social media data, which they believe will help them to understand her suicide.The 14-year-old's father has…