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Suicide

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    Melissa Lewis identified as woman killed on I-94 after laying in traffic

    Dougtone, Flickr.Melissa Lewis was hit by several cars and killed after laying down on Interstate 94 Thursday morning.​It was still dark when Steve Feldman headed to work down Interstate 94 Thursday morning. Around 6:30 a.m., the freeway near Seventh Street in Minneapolis was busy with morni ... More >>

  • News

    September 28, 2011

    Erik Turbenson suicide foreshadowed gay taunting trouble at Anoka-Hennepin

    One student's tragic struggle inside the school district

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Gay Minnesota teens report rampant school harassment

    ​Given the the vehemence with which anti-gay activists oppose anti-bullying measures in our schools, the results of a new survey hardly sound surprising: Straight Minnesota teenagers think it's fine to bully their LGBT classmates. What's worse, some teachers are leading the way with homophobi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2011

    William Melchert-Dinkel again claims free speech right in online suicide case

    William Melchert-Dinkel is not a First Amendment hero.​William Melchert-Dinkel really is an odious character, and he knows it. He's already admitted to being morally bankrupt for trolling the Internet and encouraging people to kill themselves. He's been sentenced to a year behind bars. But ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2011

    William Melchert-Dinkel guilty of urging online suicide

    William Melchert-Dinkel posed as "Li Dao," "Cami" and "Falcon Girl."​William Melchert-Dinkel is such an odious Internet troll that even his defense attorney called him "sick" and "abhorrent." Now we can call him "criminal," as well. The former nurse from Faribault has been found guilty of urging ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2011

    Gay teen Lance Lundsten's death ruled a suicide

    Lance Lundsten's death has been ruled a suicide.​When Lance Lundsten, a gay high schooler from Miltona, died in January of this year, his death was initially reported as a suicide. The news rocketed around the internet -- another gay teen who took his life after reported bullying at the hands ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 8, 2011

    Dan Markingson's 2004 suicide: U of M Board of Regents won't reopen the case

    Courtesy Mary WeissMarkingson committed suicide in 2004 while enrolled in a study through the U of M.​The University of Minnesota's Board of Regents will not organize an independent investigation into the events surrounding Dan Markingson's 2004 suicide, according to a letter signed by Regents ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    William Melchert-Dinkel waives jury trial in online suicide case

    Melchert-Dinkel waives his right to a jury trial.​William Melchert-Dinkel is accused of persuading a Canadian and a Briton to kill themselves via online suicide chat rooms. The Minnesota nurse says he's not guilty, and at one point tried to using a curious application of his First Amendment ri ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 18, 2010

    Jawaahir Dance Company: The Dark Nightingale

    Melchert-Dinkel waives his right to a jury trial.​William Melchert-Dinkel is accused of persuading a Canadian and a Briton to kill themselves via online suicide chat rooms. The Minnesota nurse says he's not guilty, and at one point tried to using a curious application of his First Amendment ri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2010

    Duy Ngo killed himself hours before trial

    Photo: Mike DvorakDuy Ngo spoke with City Pages about his ordeal in 2003​Minneapolis police Officer Duy Ngo shot and killed himself at his Mendota Heights home on Monday only a few hours before he was due in court to be cross examined in a case about a woman accused of obstructing justice. H ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 5, 2009

    AfterLife

    Photo: Mike DvorakDuy Ngo spoke with City Pages about his ordeal in 2003​Minneapolis police Officer Duy Ngo shot and killed himself at his Mendota Heights home on Monday only a few hours before he was due in court to be cross examined in a case about a woman accused of obstructing justice. H ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2009

    Police find armed man dead after standoff in south Minneapolis

    Police responded to a 911 call this morning on the 6000 block of Columbus Avenue when a woman reported a friend with a gun in a home who was threatening to commit suicide.

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2009

    Beware: Violent and depressed Winona inmate on the loose

    Thursday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp.

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2009

    Duluth F-16s help track down Canadian suicidal pilot

    Wednesday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp.

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2009
  • News

    December 5, 2007

    Unfriendly Fire

    Duy Ngo will receive $4.5 million for getting shot by a fellow officer in the line of duty, but that won't restore his reputation

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2007

    Boy, Interrupted UPDATED

    Duy Ngo will receive $4.5 million for getting shot by a fellow officer in the line of duty, but that won't restore his reputation

  • Calendar

    September 5, 2007

    Crowded House

    Duy Ngo will receive $4.5 million for getting shot by a fellow officer in the line of duty, but that won't restore his reputation

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2007

    We can all learn something from Sidney Ponson

    Duy Ngo will receive $4.5 million for getting shot by a fellow officer in the line of duty, but that won't restore his reputation

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2007

    The Neighbors You Don't Know comment thread

    Duy Ngo will receive $4.5 million for getting shot by a fellow officer in the line of duty, but that won't restore his reputation

  • Columns

    December 27, 2006

    Savage Love

    Duy Ngo will receive $4.5 million for getting shot by a fellow officer in the line of duty, but that won't restore his reputation

  • Movies

    August 10, 2005

    His Own Private Biopic

    Gus Van Sant shuffles past his subject's greatest hits

  • News

    May 26, 2004

    A Pill is Not Enough

    Psychologist Michael Browne on the failures of antidepressants

  • Columns

    January 14, 2004

    Goodbye Stranger

    Somewhere along the line, an old friend became just another one of the guys.

  • News

    August 27, 2003

    Falling

    When Naomi Gaines threw her babies into the river, we were shocked. The truth is, her impulse isn't all that rare.

  • News

    May 7, 2003

    Crazy

    The sad, strange case of Darren Odell and the sorry state of our insanity laws

  • News

    August 23, 2000

    Assisted Suicide

    Minneapolis officials insist police did everything by the book before Clay Fingerman killed himself. But nobody wants to talk about the shotgun left by his door.

  • Books

    March 17, 1999

    Andrea Koenig: Thumbelina

    Minneapolis officials insist police did everything by the book before Clay Fingerman killed himself. But nobody wants to talk about the shotgun left by his door.

  • Feature

    April 30, 1997

    Children Last

    A Minnesota native's case lays waste to U.S. cant about the drug war and child protection.

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