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Jason Leffler, NASCAR Driver, Dies In Sprint Car Accident At 37
06/13/2013
Jason Leffler, the talented and versatile NASCAR driver, died after crashing in a 410 Sprint Car race on Wednesday at the Bridgeport Speedway in New Jersey. He was 37. Leffler crashed his car into the wall of the racetrack at about 8:30 p.
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Suraj Pancholi Arrested In Suicide Of Bollywood Actress Jian Khan
06/12/2013
Suraj Pancholi, boyfriend of the late Bollywood actress Jiah Khan, was arrested late Monday in Mumbai, India, on suspicions of abetting her suicide and abusing her. Khan, who committed suicide by hanging on June 3, left a six-page suicide letter before she died.
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Esther Williams, Hollywood's Mermaid, Dies At 91
06/07/2013
Esther Williams, a swimming champion turned movie star, died Thursday at the age of 91. Born in 1921, Williams was raised in Los Angeles, where she spent her time swimming in local pools. At 16, she became a member of the Los Angeles Athletic Club’s swimming team and had already won three national championships in freestyle and the breaststroke.
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David 'Deacon' Jones, NFL Hall Of Famer, Dies At 74
06/04/2013
David “Deacon” Jones, Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end, died at age 74 of natural causes on Monday. Jones was credited with first coining the term “sack” in football. Sacks didn’t become an NFL statistic, however, until 1982 – nearly ten years after he retired.
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Kyle Dube Attempts Fake Kidnapping, Allegedly Kills Victim Nichole Cable
06/03/2013
Kyle Dube, a 20-year-old from Maine, apparently plotted to stage the kidnapping and rescue of teenager Nichole Cable, reported Fox News. The plan to make himself a hero went awry, leading to his alleged murder of the 15-year-old girl.
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Aleh Kalman, Sacramento Teen, Goes Over Falls At Yosemite
06/03/2013
Aleh Kalman, 19, was swept over a waterfall while swimming at Yosemite National Park. An eyewitness reported seeing a young man swimming in the Nevada Fall shortly before he got swept away by the current, at around 2:45 p.
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Bernadette Hernandez, Bruno Mars’ Mother, Dies Of Brain Aneurysm
06/03/2013
The mother of Bruno Mars, the Hawaiian born Grammy-winning singer, died on Saturday in a Honolulu hospital from a brain aneurysm, a rep for the singer told CNN. Bernadette Hernandez was 55. Hernandez, a former hula dancer and singer, had immigrated to Hawaii from the Philippines.
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Jean Stapleton, Actress Who Played Edith On 'All In The Family,' Dies At 90
06/02/2013
Jean Stapleton, best known for playing Edith on All in the Family, died of natural causes on Friday at her home in New York City. She was 90. During her 8-year run on comedy sitcom All in the Family, playing Archie Bunker’s better half, Stapleton received eight Emmy nominations, and won the award eight times.
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Cullen Finnerty, Missing Former College Quarterback, Body Found
05/29/2013
Cullen Finnerty, the former Grand Valley State quarterback who went missing on Sunday, was found dead in the woods near the Baldwin River in Michigan Tuesday night, reported USA Today. Finnerty was 30.
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Zach Sobiech Dies At 18, Leaves Behind Musical Legacy
05/21/2013
Zach Sobiech, the terminally ill teen whose song “Clouds” became a viral hit on YouTube, has died after a four-year battle with cancer. Sobiech was diagnosed with osteosarcoma when he was just 14-years-old.
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Ray Manzarek, The Doors' Keyboardist, Dies At 74
05/21/2013
Ray Manzarek, who served as The Doors founding keyboardist, died after an enduring battle with cancer on Monday in Germany, his publicist confirmed in a statement. He was 74. Manzarek met Jim Morrison on Venice Beach in California on a chance encounter, and eventually founded The Doors in 1965, which went on to include drummer John Densmore and guitarist Robby Krieger The iconic American rock band achieved worldwide success, selling 100 million albums and earning multiplatinum status in the U.
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Texting Likely Cause Of First-Time Driver’s Fatal Accident
05/20/2013
Savannah Nash, a 16-year-old first-time driver, was believed to have been texting when she got into a fatal accident with a tractor-trailer on Thursday, according to authorities. Nash had asked her parents if she could drive to the local grocery store in Harrisonville, Mo.
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Kevin Venturi, Champion Golfer & Commentator, Dies At 82
05/19/2013
Kevin Venturi, a longtime golf commentator who won the 1964 US. Open, died on Saturday after suffering for weeks with infections and pneumonia. He was 82. Over the last several years, Venturi was plagued with multiple health issues.
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Dick Trickle, Ex-NASCAR Driver, Dies At 71
05/17/2013
Dick Trickle, a retired NASCAR driver, died on Thursday of an apparent self-inflected gunshot wound in North Carolina. He was 71. A dispatcher in Lincoln County received a call earlier in the day in which the caller, believed to be Trickle, stated, “there would be a dead body and it would be his,” according to a news release by the country sheriff’s office.
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Dr. Joyce Brothers, Legendary TV Psychologist, Dies At 85
05/14/2013
Dr. Joyce Brothers, the famed columnist and TV psychologist, died peacefully in her home in Fort Lee, N.J., on Monday, her family confirmed. She was 85. Brothers' career took off in 1955 after she appeared on The $64,000 Question, and became the first and only woman to go home the winner.
