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Kevin Hines. John Kevin Hines (born August 30, 1981) is an American suicide prevention speaker who attempted suicide by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California in 2000 at the age of 19. [ 1] His story gained major media coverage and he has since become a motivational speaker and advocate for suicide prevention.
As the anniversary of Kevin Hines's suicide attempt aligns with Suicide Prevention Month, we examine why his story has gone viral for the last 23 years.
Christine Chubbuck was born in Hudson, Ohio, the daughter of Margretha D. "Peg" (1921–1994) and George Fairbanks Chubbuck (1918–2015). She had two brothers, Greg and Tim. [ 4] Chubbuck attended the Laurel School for Girls in Shaker Heights, a suburb of Cleveland. During her years at Laurel, she jokingly formed a "Dateless Wonder Club" with ...
Ricardo López (1996), Uruguayan-born American stalker who attempted to kill Icelandic singer Björk by sending a letter bomb, gunshot [771] Lu Xiufu (1279), Chinese statesman, bureaucrat and general, murder-suicide by drowning Emperor Bing of Song and himself [772] Lu Zhaolin (684 or 686), Chinese poet, drowning in the Ying River [773]
A Girl Like Her is an American pseudo-documentary drama film directed by Amy S. Weber. The film stars Lexi Ainsworth as Jessica Burns, a 16-year-old bullied high school girl who attempts suicide, and Hunter King as Avery Keller, a former friend who has been relentlessly bullying Jessica for months. The film was originally titled The Bully ...
Sentence. 6 years in prison (reduced from 13 years) [ 6][ 7] Amanda Michelle Todd (November 27, 1996 – October 10, 2012) [ 8][ 9] was a 15-year-old Canadian student and victim of cyberbullying who hanged herself at her home in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. A month before her death, Todd posted a video on YouTube in which she used a series ...
A suicide attempt is an act in which an individual tries to kill themselves but survives. [ 1][ 2] Mental health professionals discourage describing suicide attempts as "failed" or "unsuccessful", as doing so may imply that a suicide resulting in death is a successful or desirable outcome. [ 3][ 4][ 5][ 6]
Bookkeeper, US Army Corps. Evelyn Francis McHale (September 20, 1923 – May 1, 1947) [1] was an American bookkeeper who jumped to her death from the 86th-floor observation deck of the Empire State Building. A photography student took a picture of her corpse where it lay on top of a crushed car. The photograph of the dead lady had a "beautiful ...