Tag: Dead

What to Know About the Case of the Missing Missouri ER Doctor Found Dead in Arkansas

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—A doctor in the Missouri Ozarks went missing for over a week until his body was found in an Arkansas lake. But the case remains shrouded in mystery as investigators have released few details to his family or the public. What’s Known So Far Dr. John Forsyth, 49, was last seen alive on…


Post-Mortem Exams Being Performed on 2 Dead Whales Seen Floating Off New York This Week

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y.—Two dead humpback whales were spotted floating in the waters off New York this week, officials said, part of a troubling rise in whale deaths in the region. Necropsies were being performed Friday to determine what killed the two whales that were first seen Wednesday, one off eastern Long Island and one in Raritan…


All-Time NFL Great Jim Brown Dies at 87

CLEVELAND—Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown, an unstoppable running back who retired at the peak of his brilliant career to become an actor as well as a civil rights advocate during the 1960s, has died. He was 87. A spokeswoman for Brown’s family said he passed away peacefully in his Los Angeles home on…


Don Denkinger, Umpire Whose Stellar Career Was Overshadowed by Blown Call, Dead at 86

NEW YORK—Don Denkinger, a major league umpire for three decades whose blown call in the 1985 World Series overshadowed a career of excellence, died Friday. He was 86. Denkinger died at Cedar Valley Hospice in Waterloo, Iowa, Denise Hanson, one of his three daughters, said. Denkinger joined the American League staff in 1969. He worked…


Mommy Blogger Heather Armstrong, Known as Dooce to Fans, Dead at 47

NEW YORK—Mommy blogger Heather Armstrong, who laid bare her struggles as a parent and her battles with depression and alcoholism on her site Dooce.com and on social media, has died at 47. Armstrong’s boyfriend, Pete Ashdown, told The Associated Press that he found her Tuesday night at their Salt Lake City home. She had two…


Congo Flood Survivors Mourn Lost Relatives as Death Toll Rises Above 400

BUSHUSHU, Democratic Republic of Congo—Dead bodies were still being recovered on Monday from two villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where floods killed more than 400 people last week in one of the country’s deadliest disasters in recent history. Many dazed survivors were mourning multiple family members killed in the flash floods that swept…


Former NFL Defensive End Chris Smith Dead at 31

CLEVELAND—Former NFL defensive end Chris Smith, who was touched by tragedy while he played for the Cleveland Browns, has died. He was 31. Smith’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, and the Browns confirmed his passing on Tuesday. The cause of death was not immediately known. “Rest in Peace Chris,” Rosenhaus wrote on Twitter. “Condolences to all his…


2 Illinois Teens Dead After Sledding at Colorado Ski Resort

FRISCO, Colo.—A community in Illinois is in mourning a day after two local teens were killed while sledding at a Colorado ski resort. Paula Crane, superintendent of the Prairie Central school district in Fairbury, confirmed Monday that two students from Prairie Central High School died in a “tragic accident.” She declined to identity them out…


Lance Reddick, ‘The Wire’ and ‘John Wick’ Star, Dies at 60

NEW YORK—Lance Reddick, a character actor who specialized in intense, icy, and possibly sinister authority figures on TV and film, including “The Wire,” “Fringe,” and the “John Wick” franchise, has died. He was 60. Reddick died “suddenly” Friday morning, his publicist Mia Hansen said in a statement, attributing his death to natural causes. His death…


Police: Stalker Kills Woman, Husband in Seattle-Area Home

REDMOND, Wash.—A longhaul truck driver from Texas who became obsessed with a software engineer in Washington state after meeting her through a social media chatroom app killed her, her husband and himself after stalking them for months, police said. Zohreh Sadeghi, 33, and her husband, Mohammad Milad Naseri, 35, were shot to death in their…