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Death of Jeffrey Epstein
Death of Jeffrey Epstein: the financier died by hanging at MCC New York on August 10, 2019, ruled suicide by the NYC medical examiner, disputed by pathologist Michael Baden, with DOJ OIG-documented jail failures.
Death of Jimi Hendrix
Death of Jimi Hendrix: the guitarist died September 18, 1970, aged 27, at London's Samarkand Hotel from barbiturate intoxication with inhalation of vomit; an open verdict, disputed red wine evidence, and murder allegations keep the case controversial.
Death of John O'Keefe
Death of John O'Keefe: Boston police officer, 46, found dead in snow outside 34 Fairview Road, Canton, Massachusetts, January 29, 2022. Girlfriend Karen Read was charged with murder, tried twice, and acquitted in June 2025.
Death of Jon Egging
Death of Jon Egging: Red Arrows pilot Flight Lieutenant Jon Egging (Red 4), 33, killed 20 August 2011 when Hawk T1 XX179 crashed near Bournemouth Airport after a display; Service Inquiry found G-induced impairment (A-LOC).
Death of Jonas Savimbi
The death of Jonas Savimbi was the killing of the UNITA founder by Angolan government forces in battle on 22 February 2002, leading to a ceasefire within six weeks.
Death of Juliana Marins
The death of Juliana Marins was the 2025 fatal fall of a 26-year-old Brazilian dancer and publicist from a trail on Mount Rinjani, Indonesia, after a four-day search.
Death of Karim Khan Zand and Zand succession war
The death of Karim Khan Zand (مرگ کریمخان و جانشینی زندیان) at Shiraz in 1779 opened a succession war among his sons and kinsmen that destroyed Zand cohesion.
Death of Kendrick Johnson
Death of Kendrick Johnson (Kendrick Lamar Johnson), the 2013 death of a 17-year-old found in a rolled gym mat at Lowndes High School, Valdosta, Georgia; official rulings said accidental asphyxia, a second autopsy found blunt force trauma, and litigation continues.
Death of Kenneka Jenkins
Death of Kenneka Jenkins: 2017 hypothermia death of a 19-year-old Chicago woman found in a walk-in freezer at the Crowne Plaza Chicago O'Hare, Rosemont, Illinois; ruled accidental with alcohol and topiramate as factors; $10 million 2023 settlement.
Death of Kerstin Gurtner
Kerstin Gurtner was an Austrian woman, 33, who died of hypothermia below the Grossglockner summit in January 2025 during a winter climb with her partner, later convicted.
Death of King Ling of Chu at Qianxi
The death of King Ling of Chu at Qianxi (楚灵王干溪之难) was the 530 BC collapse of the Chu ruler, who hanged himself after his brothers seized the throne.
Death of Kuang Zhijun (匡志均)
Kuang Zhijun (匡志均), the Chongqing red-dress boy, was a 13-year-old found dead on 5 November 2009, bound and hung from a roof beam; police ruled accidental death, later findings sexual asphyxia.
Death of Kyle Plush
Death of Kyle Plush: Cincinnati 16-year-old who died April 10, 2018, trapped under his Honda Odyssey's folding seat despite two Siri-made 911 calls; led to $6 million settlement and court-supervised 911 reform.
Death of Lane Frost
Death of Lane Frost: the 1987 PRCA world champion bull rider, also famous for the Red Rock match, died July 30, 1989 at Cheyenne Frontier Days after the bull Taking Care of Business broke his ribs and severed an artery; his death led to protective vests and the film 8 Seconds.
Death of Larry Ely Murillo-Moncada
Larry Ely Murillo-Moncada, a 25-year-old No Frills Supermarket employee in Council Bluffs, Iowa, vanished November 28, 2009; his remains were found January 24, 2019 behind a cooler at the closed store, identified by parental DNA, death ruled accidental.
Death of LaVena Johnson
Death of LaVena Johnson: 2005 death of Army PFC Lavena Lynn Johnson, 19, in Balad, Iraq, ruled a suicide by M-16 gunshot; her family disputes the finding, alleging rape, murder, and a cover-up.
Death of Leah Betts
Leah Betts (Leah Sarah Betts, 1977–1995) was an Essex schoolgirl who died in 1995 of water intoxication after taking an ecstasy tablet at her 18th birthday party.
Death of Lenin and the succession struggle
The death of Lenin and the succession struggle was the Communist Party leadership contest after Lenin died in January 1924, won by Joseph Stalin by the late 1920s.
Death of Li Shanchang
The death of Li Shanchang (李善长之死) was the 1390 execution of Ming founding official Li Shanchang and over seventy household members for concealing Hu Weiyong's treason plot.
Death of Li Si
The death of Li Si (李斯之死) was the execution of Li Si, chancellor of the Qin dynasty, in 208 BC, by the Five Punishments in the Xianyang marketplace.
Death of Mahsa Amini
Death of Mahsa Amini (Zhina/Jina), 16 September 2022: the Iranian-Kurdish 22-year-old died in Tehran morality police custody after arrest for improper hijab, sparking the Woman, Life, Freedom protests; a UN mission found her death unlawful and caused by state physical violence.
Death of Malik-Shah
The death of Malik-Shah (وفاة ملكشاه) was the 1092 death of the third Great Seljuk sultan at Baghdad, aged 37, which triggered a succession war.
Death of Mani
The Death of Mani was the death in prison of the prophet Mani, founder of Manichaeism, imprisoned by the Sasanian king Bahram I at Gundeshapur in 274 CE.
Death of Marilyn Monroe
Death of Marilyn Monroe: the actress (Norma Jeane Mortenson) found dead August 5, 1962, age 36, in Brentwood, Los Angeles, of acute barbiturate poisoning, ruled probable suicide; a 1982 district attorney review found no evidence of murder.
Death of Me (film)
Death of Me is a 2020 folk-horror thriller directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, starring Maggie Q and Luke Hemsworth as a couple in Thailand who find a video of an apparent ritual murder. Released by Saban Films on October 2, 2020; shot in Krabi and Bangkok; 33% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Death of Michael Jackson
Death of Michael Jackson: the singer died June 25, 2009 in Los Angeles from acute propofol intoxication ruled a homicide; his physician Conrad Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 2011.
Death of Minamoto no Yoritomo
The death of Minamoto no Yoritomo (源頼朝の死) came in 1199, after the shogun fell from his horse returning from a bridge consecration over the Sagami River.
Death of Mitrice Richardson
Death of Mitrice Richardson: unsolved 2009 death of a 24-year-old released at night from the Malibu/Lost Hills sheriff's station; remains found 2010 in Dark Canyon; cause undetermined, case open.
Death of Molly Russell
Death of Molly Russell: 14-year-old from Harrow, London, died 21 November 2017; the 2022 inquest, the first UK inquest to blame social media content, found self-harm while suffering depression and negative effects of online content on Instagram and Pinterest.
Death of Napoleon
Death of Napoleon: Bonaparte died 5 May 1821 at Longwood, Saint Helena, aged 51; autopsy found advanced gastric cancer with bleeding; arsenic-poisoning theories from 1961 hair tests were later dismissed; remains returned to Les Invalides in 1840.