Category Archives: Suicide

The Suicide That Shook Baltimore

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Tom Warner

“A fellow can keep a lot of things in his safe that haven’t got anything to do with naval intelligence…I know a fellow who keeps a bank vault just to keep 16 photos of Brigitte Bardot locked up.” Continue reading →

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“Crazy as a Bedbug”: A Tour of Historic Belvedere Hotel Suicides

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Scott Huffines

by Mikita Brottman (Baltimore Fishbowl, 2/27/2012) People check into hotels for all kinds of reasons: to escape, to get drunk, to meet lovers, to hide out, to lie low. A lot of the things that go on in hotel rooms … Continue reading →

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WBAL-TV stands behind Sandusky report on Flanagan and reasons for suicide

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Scott Huffines

But police investigation offers different explanation for Flanagan’s act By David Zurawik (The Baltimore Sun, 8/25/2011) WBAL-TV is standing behind its Wednesday-night report by sportscaster Gerry Sandusky linking the suicide of former Baltimore Orioles pitcher and executive Mike Flanagan to … Continue reading →

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