An Academy Award-winning songwriter who was awaiting trial for rape has been found dead of an apparent suicide in his Manhattan apartment. You Light Up My Life writer Joseph Brooks (73) was discovered in his Upper East Side apartment around 12:30 pm by a friend with whom he had planned to have lunch – police […]
Minneapolis – Former Minnesota Wild forward Derek Boogaard was found dead in his Minneapolis apartment on Friday. Boogaard (28) was found by members of his family. The cause of death is not known. Boogard played for the Minnesota Wild for five years and was one of their more popular players. He joined the New York […]
Godman Sathya Sai Baba (a cult like figure who attracted millions of followers, including the influential) across the globe died today after battling serious illness for nearly a month. 86-year-old Baba (whose clout ran far and wide but had more than his own share of controversies) died at 7:40 AM following multi-organ failure at the […]
‘TV On The Radio’ bass player Gerard Smith died on Wednesday at the age of 36, after suffering from lung cancer. The musician’s illness was first made public five weeks ago, after the band had finished recording new album ‘Nine Types of Light’. A message posted on the band’s website said – “We are very […]
Bijan Pakzad – an Iranian American designer of jewelry – fragrances and luxury menswear who ran a Beverly Hills boutique and was renowned as clothier to some of the world’s most powerful men, died Saturday morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles – his family said. Pakzad was 67 – his family said. He […]
The serial killer who dumped his victim’s bodies in the thick brush along several miles of New York’s breathtaking beachfront may have dismembered several of them – law enforcement authorities have told ABC News. The grisly twist was the latest revelation as police continued to uncover the murderous path carved along Long Island beaches by […]
One-time Manowar drummer Scott Columbus has died at the age of 54. So far, no cause for this tragedy has been made public. Columbus was with the band from 1983 to 1991. He returned four years later, but finally left in 2008. Columbus has recently been working on a new project called Instrumetal. Last year […]
Rapper Nate Dogg has died at the age of 41. His death was confirmed late last night, March 15, in his home town of Long Beach, California by the Press-Telegram. The cause of death is not yet confirmed. Dogg (real name Nathaniel D Hale) had suffered two strokes previously – one in 2007 and another […]
Alice In Chains guitarist Mike Starr has been found dead at his home in Salt Lake City. Starr, who was 44, played with the American rock band from its formation in 1987 until 1993, performing on multi-platinum albums “Facelift” and “Dirt”, which spawned hit songs like “Man In the Box”, “Would?” and “Rooster”. The guitarist, […]
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Wednesday that the agency’s wildlife biologists have concluded the eastern mountain lion is extinct. But local believers said the declaration is contradicted by dozens of reported local sightings. According to Meagan Racey of the Fish and Wildlife Service’s Northeast Regional Office in Hadley, the declaration comes after the […]