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Teen Ashley Duncan posted this picture of her father’s gun moments before committing suicide over a breakup with her ex-girlfriend.
In the days leading up to her death, Ashley wrote increasingly dark posts on Tumblr and Twitter — but friends didn’t think she was being serious. Her story demonstrates just how important it is to know the signs and take action.
Rose Mayr and her friend, Elizabeth Nass, were hanging out on a railroad bridge in their hometown of Ellicott City — spending a final summer night together before heading back to college. Rose posted this picture just moments before a coal train jumped the tracks and killed the two 19-year-old women.
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Jessica Gwahi (who went by Redfield professionally) was an aspiring sportscaster. She was killed in the senseless Colorado movie theater massacre by gunman James Holmes. Jessica was tweeting while waiting for the premiere of “The Dark Knight” to begin when Holmes opened fire on the crowded theater, killing 12 and wounding 58 others.
Dan’s last Facebook post. He died of a heart attack 4 hours later.
“There’s somethin’ creepin ‘cross the road…”
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Kevin was a community builder and career musician. His final post was a video for his song “Chupacabra.” While most definitely written about the mythical goat-sucker, the lyrics take on a beautifully haunting meaning in the context of his passing, as if he knew he was within sight of something unknown.
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The next day, Amber, her fiance, her mother and her 18-month old daughter were murdered by anti-immigration militia leader J.T. Ready during a domestic dispute.
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Tweeted 20 minutes before killing himself and four others in a fiery car crash. Note the ironic use of the acronym YOLO (you only live once) — the phrase often used by youth to excuse horrible and dangerous behavior.
