Suicide Mistaken for Halloween Decoration

[ForrestBlack]

FREDERICA, Del. - The apparent suicide of a woman found hanging from a tree went unreported for hours because passers-by thought the body was a Halloween decoration, authorities said.

The 42-year-old woman used rope to hang herself across the street from some homes on a moderately busy road late Tuesday or early Wednesday, state police said.

The body, suspended about 15 feet above the ground, could be easily seen from passing vehicles.

State police spokesman Cpl. Jeff Oldham and neighbors said people noticed the body at breakfast time Wednesday but dismissed it as a holiday prank. Authorities were called to the scene more than three hours later.

"They thought it was a Halloween decoration," Fay Glanden, wife of Mayor William Glanden, told The (Wilmington) News Journal.

"It looked like something somebody would have rigged up," she said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051027/...f_woman_hanged

[drak05]

I read about that on Fazed... That is pretty messed up...

[Tequila Zaire]

I'll admit it...this made me laugh pretty hard.

[Evilbink]

Sorry laughing here too.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Oh, good...I thought I was alone in my inappropriate laughter *wipes brow*

[drak05]

Don't get me wrong... I laughed histarically, but I think I would have notices that it looked real...

[Vitorro]

makes Me wonder if these were relatives of the cops that gave the ticket to the dead guy in the car

[Bondage Clown]

I always thought that the best time to kill yourself was in the middle of summer... Damnit... Why am I always the last to know?


I am off for some meat waffles with a side of au jus...

[Umbilical Lotus]

This, or something like this, is how I want to die.

Go you crazy, dead lady.

[drewblood]

What part of this has anything to do with having a rockin' time participating in various cool subcultures? This is simply unpleasantness for the sake of unpleasantness. We allow more serious discussion of the topic, but I really don't see what would make you think this belongs here at all, particularly in the general forum, which it had to be moved from. I really want people to share their thoughts and ideas which would add to the positive aspects of living a cool creative life, not just wallow in any bit of negativity they can dredge up in the world.

I mean seriously, this sounds like those SNL guys that go on about stapling their tongues to the ceiling and then complaining about how much they hate when that happens. There are plenty of places online to go read about how shitty the world is. I'd much rather hear about the areas in which it is enjoyable.











sorry man, i just couldnt resist

[Bondage Clown]

What part of this has anything to do with having a rockin' time participating in various cool subcultures? This is simply unpleasantness for the sake of unpleasantness. We allow more serious discussion of the topic, but I really don't see what would make you think this belongs here at all, particularly in the general forum, which it had to be moved from. I really want people to share their thoughts and ideas which would add to the positive aspects of living a cool creative life, not just wallow in any bit of negativity they can dredge up in the world.

I mean seriously, this sounds like those SNL guys that go on about stapling their tongues to the ceiling and then complaining about how much they hate when that happens. There are plenty of places online to go read about how shitty the world is. I'd much rather hear about the areas in which it is enjoyable.











sorry man, i just couldnt resist

Do you feel better now... do you need a hug?