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‘Suicide pod’ used for first time by 64-year-old US woman — leading to arrests

This week, a 64-year-old American woman became the first person to end her own life using a “suicide pod” and several people connected to her death are now in custody in Switzerland. The Midwestern woman, whose name has not been released, died Monday afternoon in a mobile, 3D-printed euthanasia machine called “Sarco” (short for “sarcophagus”) […]

Human remains found inside home confirmed as missing Nashville woman: police

The search for a missing Nashville woman came to a tragic end after police confirmed her body was found inside a home under construction. Metro Nashville Police said DNA analysis has identified the body found in a Wilson County home on Sept. 12 as 23-year-old Blanca Guadalupe Berrios Orellana. “Please help locate Blanca Guadalupe Berrios […]

North Carolina Woman, 20, Found Dead in South Africa After Vanishing on Solo Hike

A North Carolina woman was found dead on Sunday after going missing the day before during a hiking trip in South Africa, local authorities said. Brooke Chevron, a 20-year-old student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was studying abroad on an internship with a non-governmental organization when Decided I'm planning to climb […]

Terminally ill Missouri woman, 79, taking trip to Switzerland for assisted suicide

A terminally ill Missouri woman is planning to travel to Switzerland to attempt physician-assisted suicide while she is still physically able to travel. Gail Hendricks, a 79-year-old mother of two from Cape Girardeau, was diagnosed with lupus and interstitial lung disease four years ago and says her lung capacity continues to deteriorate. “I've lived a […]

Tennessee woman hired hitman to kill wife of man she met on Match.com

A Knoxville woman accepted a plea deal Wednesday to serve 100 months in prison for hiring an online hit man to kill the wife of a man she met on a dating site, authorities said. According to court documents, Melody Sasser, 48, paid the hitman about $10,000 in Bitcoin in 2023 through the dark web […]