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Ohio Woman Found Dead, Lodged in Basement Window

Apr 13th 2011 – 12:39PM

LEBANON, Ohio -- Police say an Ohio man found his wife's body lodged in a basement window at their home when he returned from an out-of-state trip. Investigators in Lebanon in southwest Ohio do not suspect foul play in the death of 44-year-old Esther Kline. Police say in a statement that there are indications she may...

Experts: German Celebrity Polar Bear Knut Drowned

Apr 1st 2011 – 5:11AM
AFP / Getty Images

AFP / Getty Images

BERLIN -- Germany's celebrity polar bear Knut died from drowning after collapsing due to swelling of his brain and falling into his enclosure's pool, an expert said Friday. Pathologist Claudia Szentiks said a necropsy of the four-year-old bear who died suddenly two weeks ago showed he was suffering from encephalitis, an...

A Severed Pig's Head, a Friend's Dead Body and Other Things Not to Bring to a Soccer Game

By Matthew HallMar 31st 2011 – 7:32AM
AP

AP

You can add the dead guy at a pro game in Colombia last weekend to a list of crazy behavior by soccer fans at games. In the now infamous story, fans in Colombia stole the body of a murdered friend from a funeral home and took his corpse to the stadium to cheer on their favorite team -- a whole new twist on Pro Zombie...

Background on death

Death is the term used to describe the cessation or permanent termination of all biological functions that sustain a living organism.

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