# Has there been a "live" suicide on American TV?

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**Created:** [July 29, 2001, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-been-a-live-suicide-on-american-tv/74132 "2001-07-29T04:32:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 29, 2001, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-been-a-live-suicide-on-american-tv/74132/1 "2001-07-29T04:32:18Z")

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I remember reading about a FL newswoman killing herself during a broadcast in the introduction to Harlan Ellison’s collection “Strange Wine.” He claims that she said something like:

“In keeping with Channel 11’s policy of bringing you the latest in blood and death, here is an actual first: a live suicide.”

I have never heard any confirmation/denial that such a thing occurred other than the Ellison source and I was thinking that someone amongst the Teeming Millions would be able to either verify this for the tragedy that it was or destroy it as the urban legend it is. Thanks.

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