In California and other parts of the country, Americans are headed back to lockdown or otherwise facing renewed restrictions on their day-to-day lives amid another spike of COVID-19. Yet a new Gallup poll shows these lockdowns come as people are already struggling with their mental health. “Americans’ latest assessment of their mental health is worse…
On the morning of June 26, 2018, Donna Nathan bought her first gun—a small .38 caliber pistol—and some bullets for $530. After crafting a short note to her partner that read “I’m sorry I love you,” Nathan went to the Tree of Life in Audubon Park in New Orleans and took her own life. Her…
This summer, a relative reached out to me regarding the sad story of Kodie Dutcher, a 10-year-old from Baraboo, Wisconsin who was reported missing in July. Law enforcement officials put out an Amber Alert, and a volunteer search party was organized. Kodie’s body was found the following morning—July 7, a Tuesday—near her home. Her death…
There are a few untold benefits of being a doctor’s spouse: free food, fine cocktails, and small talk with disparate characters. At one event, a reception for new psychiatric residents, I sat with two other doctors’ spouses discussing house projects and summer vacations, left to get seconds, and returned to a conversation about knitting. To…
Accused child sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein reportedly committed suicide over the weekend, but the saga of his criminal and strange actions continues. The media is uncovering the bizarre characteristics of Epstein’s homes, like a hallway adorned with dozens of individually framed prosthetic eyeballs, a life-like human doll hanging from a chandelier, a human-sized chessboard with scantily…
As my colleague noted, Jeffrey Epstein “shockingly” died from suicide in jail and was discovered Saturday morning. The description of “shockingly” was incredibly tongue-in-cheek considering Epstein’s alleged clients in his sex-trafficking ring were extremely high-profile and would have many reasons to want him dead. It does seem plausible and reasonable that Epstein would commit suicide….
Sometime during the night, Jeffrey Epstein was hanged in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan. His body was found at roughly 7:30 a.m. local time. The Metropolitan Correction Center is considered one of the most secure detention facilities in the country. The L.A. Times has called it “The Guantanamo of New York”….
On Thursday, July 25, 2019, Jeffrey Epstein, the wealthy financier accused of operating a sex-trafficking ring, was found injured in a Manhattan jail cell. NBC New York reports he was discovered in a fetal position with lacerations to his neck. The local New York NBC affiliate has multiple differing reports from sources, reporting he either: attempted suicide, staged this…
By Dries Van Thielen On Thursday, a 65-year old man tried to commit suicide amidst the plenary session in The Netherlands. He jumped off the public stand with ‘a certain item’ around his neck. The Dutch Parliament, which was debating on the topic of organized crime, had to cancel its events the remainder of the…