The Grim Reaper as a cross-dresser? In South America, Saint Death (Santa Muerte) will visit you one day - or so it is believed - and it will come in female form dressed up to the nines. Take a look at the strange tradition of Saint Death. A pagan mix of the supernatural and black magic or a Catholic saint worthy of veneration? picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Emails you (example) when a celebrity or sports figure dies. Free. Simple. Easy. Fun. No bull.
Now checking for deaths every 10 minutes at excite.com entertainment, sports & top news.

WARNING: Cheesy factor VERY high picked by steelshooter 3 years ago

Radio station sets up Britney spears death poll after losing custody of her kids picked by smarty1052 2 years ago

The state Supreme Court upheld the death sentence today of Richard Allen Davis, the repeat felon who became the catalyst for California's "three strikes" law when he kidnapped 12-year-old Polly Klaas from her Petaluma home and strangled her in 1993. picked by bingo 6 months ago

Johannes Mehserle, the BART police officer who fatally shot a man on the Fruitvale Station platform in Oakland early New Year's Day, is being kept under wraps and moved from place to place after receiving a number of death threats


Update to this story
*new update in comments* picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

As his mother watched, a 6-year-old San Jose boy was brutally beaten to death by her boyfriend who then took the body to Phoenix and buried it under dirt and
hundreds of pounds of cement. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Armed with explosives, two men are heading to Mongolia's desert to find the fabled acid-spitting and lightning-throwing Mongolian death worm.

The worm- allegedly found in the country's Gobi Desert- has never been documented but locals strongly believe it exists. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Is the country's largest pet store, Pet Smart chain to blame for the death of a 63-year old father and Vietnam War veteran from Texas? His family thinks so picked by melgesevad 1 year ago

A fake government office has been discovered in northern India that collected taxes, provided civic services and even handed out birth and death certificates. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

She froze to death in a used car lot. Her limbs were frozen stiff and her body temp was 73 degrees F.

Now alive and talking. Not quite kicking yet, but giver her some time. picked by Moe 10 months ago

A man who was last seen alive on night out in Brighton last Saturday has been found crushed to death at a waste transfer site.

The body of Scott Williams was found among rubbish deposited by a dustcart at the Sussex Waste Recycling Ltd site in North Quay Road, Newhaven, East Sussex, after apparently falling asleep in a bin.

Picture source picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Large images, 3000x2000 or so of death row at San Quentin state prison in California picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Bigfoot? Meh. If reports are to be believed, the Mongolian Death Worm is the ultimate animal psycho. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

From his cell on death row, Deparvine is suing Richard Van Dusen's estate to gain ownership of the vintage truck the inmate claims is rightfully his. picked by kakana 6 months ago

Homicide detectives are investigating the bizarre death of a San Diego man after his suicide attempt turned into a fight with his girlfriend. picked by wags273 2 years ago

Death penalty opponents often argue that it has limited deterrent value. However, a 1999 study conducted at Emory and Clemson Universities found that each execution results in an average of 18 fewer murders. The DPINFO website cites another 2003 University of Colorado study found that the death penalty reduced homicides by five to six victims, but for every three additional pardons or commutations... read full post picked by GKar975 3 years ago

A high school football coach should have realized a player could collapse from heat stroke in the broiling weather during practice, a prosecutor said in announcing reckless homicide charges in a youth's death. A grand jury indicted David Jason Stinson on Thursday in the death of Max Gilpin, 15, a sophomore offensive lineman at Louisville's Pleasure Ridge Park High School. It was Stinson's first y... read full post picked by ftfd09 10 months ago

The 17-year-old girl was in charge of taking care of 10 children along with other household chores at the time of the accidental death of a 4-month-old infant. She is sentenced to be beheaded unless an appeal is filed by July 16Th. picked by super 2 years ago

You are flying at 30,000’ or higher and all engines on your aircraft fail. When you are truly staring at Death, the *RAT deploys in a last attempt to save the plane and everyone on board.
*(R)am (A)ir (T)urbine picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

"None of us can know the answers for sure until our own time comes, but the few individuals who have their brush with death interrupted by a last-minute reprieve can offer some intriguing insights. Advances in medical science, too, have led to a better understanding of what goes on as the body gives up the ghost." picked by fogowar 2 years ago