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Brad Delp Ended His Life with Carbon Monoxide

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 14:24:01 -0800

Boston singer Brad Delp's death has been ruled a suicide. Delp ended his life by sealing himself in the master bathroom of his apartment and turning on two charcoal grills. His fiancee Pamela Sullivan found him.

Delp left notes on the doors of the apartment warning anyone who entered of the carbon monoxide. Atkinson police Lt. William Baldwin said:

"We found a note on the door in the garage which led into the house, and we found another note on his bedroom door, 'caution carbon monoxide,' and then there was a little statement on there. We went looking for him. We didn't see him at first."

His family made the following statement:

"He was a man who gave all he had to give to everyone around him, whether family, friends, fans, or strangers. He gave as long as he could, as best he could, and he was very tired. We take comfort in knowing that he is now, at last, at peace."

Singer Brad Delp's death is ruled a suicide
Police Release Details About Notes Left Before Delp's Suicide

Comedian Richard Jeni Dead of Apparent Suicide

Sun, 11 Mar 2007 01:32:11 -0800

Comedian Richard Jeni has died in an apparent suicide. Police responded to a 911 call from a woman who said "My boyfriend shot himself in the face" and found the comedian in his West Hollywood home.

Jeni, whose real name was Richard John Colangelo, died less than an hour later at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The Los Angeles coroner's office said an autopsy is pending. Jeni's website lists his age as 45, four years younger than coroner's documents show.

LA Times: Comedian Richard Jeni dies of apparent suicide

Terrell Owens Denies Suicide Attempt

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 12:30:53 -0800

There is uncertainty over what really happened to Terrell Owens last night. According to the Smoking Gun, which obtained a copy of the police report before it was officially released:

The Dallas Cowboys wide receiver, 32, was depressed and told cops that he was trying to harm himself, the report states. A female companion of the athlete told officers that Owens last week filled a prescription for 40 pain pills, but had only taken five of the pills up to yesterday. Owens told police that he had taken the balance of the pills last night.

Owens was taking generic Vicodin (hydrocodone) to relieve the pain of his recently broken hand. He says the Vicodin mixed with supplements he is taking caused him to become ill.

He said Wednesday the confusion likely stemmed from an empty bottle of pain medication found by his publicist, who was with him at the time and called 911. He said the rest of the pills were in a drawer.

The police report has since been officially released with the parts about suicide blacked out. When asked why he answered "yes" when asked if he was trying to harm himself, Owens said, "I wasn't coherent as they probably thought I was. A number of people were asking me questions. I don't remember the police officers that were in there or the doctors that were in there."

The Smoking Gun
Cowboys' Owens Denies Suicide Attempt