DEATHS

Oldest living American dies at 115 … or 116

In an extraordinary life, Hester Ford of North Carolina married at 14 and later became matriarch to over 120 great-great-grandchildren.

4 years ago

Son sues after his father dies in California taco-eating contest

Dana Hutchings collapsed and choked to death minutes into the amateur competition at a Fresno Grizzlies baseball game.

4 years ago

Parents of five killed on road trip by falling redwood tree

California couple die in freak accident when 175-foot redwood crashes onto their car, orphaning their five children.

4 years ago

Questions remain in death of former NFL player Louis Nix III

Mystery surrounds the tragic demise of the former Notre Dame and pro football star.

4 years ago

No charges against officers involved in Daniel Prude’s death

The 41-year-old Black man, who had mental health problems, died last March in Rochester, N.Y. after being restrained by police.

4 years ago

Sex offender charged after cops find “deep-fried” body parts

Philadelphia man caught leaving victim’s home in truck containing human torso before cooked hands and feet found in nearby dumpster.

4 years ago

Missouri woman believed to be last Civil War widow dies

Helen Viola Jackson, who passed away aged 101, married an elderly former Union soldier in 1936, when she was just…

4 years ago

America’s “most prolific” serial killer dead at 80

Samuel Little confessed to over 90 murders and had nearly 60 confirmed victims.

4 years ago

Elderly couple who vanished during hike found shot dead

Bodies of Colorado pair discovered with gunshot wounds along popular trail.

4 years ago

Man dies from eating too much black licorice

Massachusetts 54-year-old's heart stops after eating a bag and a half of the candy daily for three weeks.

4 years ago

Parents charged after newborn found dead in bucket of tar

Texas couple hid death of their baby boy, now claim sudden infant death syndrome as autopsy awaited.

4 years ago

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