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Live By The Roof, Die By The Roof...
2007-12-21 23:41:00
Beloit, WI - Ken Hendricks, 66, made his money by starting a roofing company which eventually turned him into the 91st richest man in the US. It wasn't noted who was responsible for building the roof on his garage, which Hendricks fell through while he was checking it. Hendricks later died at a hospital, from massive head injuries. Original Story : Roof ing Magnate Dies In Fall
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Now He Just Needs To Practice His Cover-up...
2007-12-19 02:55:00
Tualatin, OR - 24-year-old Ryan Osbrink recently accepted an offer to join the Clark County Sheriff's Department, so he wanted to start practicing for his new job. Part of that practice apparently involved drawing his gun from its holster, and unfortunately for his wife, he also got some practice shooting unarmed people in the stomach. Osbrink claimed that his wife, Kimberly walked into the room
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At Least They Were Already On The Way To The Cemetery...
2007-12-16 02:23:00
Nairobi, Kenya - A Kenyan man inadvertantly got ahead of the rest of a funeral procession that he was part of, and was forced to pull over at a gas station and wait for everybody else to catch up. While he was waiting, irony took the form of a speeding molasses truck that lost its brakes and crashed into him. It was reported that he was "Squashed to death". Original Story : Man Crushed To Death

I'm Guessing Truckers Don't Run Across This Too Often...
2007-12-14 20:33:00
Sturbridge, MA - Ahhh, winter. Time to wax up the skis, get out your winter clothes, and gas up the snowmobile. Just make sure that when you take your snowmobile out, that you don't take it the wrong way down the center lane of an interstate. That's what 36-year-old Michael Bourdeau was doing at around 1 in the morning, when he was hit by a semi-truck. The driver of the semi was taken to the
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At Least He Didn't Hit The Propane Tank...
2007-12-12 16:31:00
Monroe County, TN - None of us here at The Wrong Goodbye have much experience driving a tractor, so we're not quite sure how this could happen. While Gary Giddens was backing his tractor up and trying to avoid backing into a propane tank [Editor - Damn it. Now THAT would have been a good story] , when he looked down and not only noticed that the tractor was in the wrong gear - But noticed that
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Just Keep On Driving...
2007-12-11 02:48:00
Conroe, TX - What are you supposed to do if you see a motorist in trouble? Keep on driving, apparently. When a couple stopped to help 20-year-old David Garcia Hernandez, he became agitated upon learning that police had been called to the scene. He then threatened the couple and tried to get in their car. As they drove off, he held on to the car's door - Even burning the driver's arm with a
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At Least The Fire Department Was Already There...
2007-12-09 18:10:00
Baltimore, MD - A fire engine, which is usually responsible for saving lives, ended up taking them when it hit an SUV shortly after 3AM. All four of the first responders in the fire truck were hospitalized with minor injuries. All three of the SUV's occupants were pronounced dead at the hospital. The police and fire departments have begun investigations into the incident. Original Story : Three
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College Student Gets Permanently Knocked Out
2007-12-05 17:26:00
Binghamton, NY - Everybody loves a good boxing match. Everybody except Anders Uwadinboi, an 18-year-old college freshman who was reportedly killed after taking one or more shots to the chest during a dorm-room boxing match. An autopsy revealed that being hit in the chest caused an irregular heartbeat which killed him (He was healthy with no sign of abnormalities). Police are still investigating
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See What Helping People Gets You?
2007-12-05 02:03:00
Mesa, AZ - When 61-year-old James Williams stopped to help a car which was in the middle of the highway with its hood open, he probably thought he was doing the right thing. But shortly after stopping, 5 other cars hit Williams and/or the car he was helping, leaving him pinned in the wreckage. Williams was pronounced dead at the scene - And when police looked for the driver of the car he was
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Next Time, Maybe Just Use Rifles For a Salute...
2007-11-30 03:40:00
New Delhi, India - Who says that Americans are the only patriotic ones? In India, local villagers wheeled out a 200-year-old cannon to give a gun salute greeting to a visiting state minister. Unfortunately, the cannon operators got a little TOO patriotic, and overstuffed the cannon with gunpowder. When they set it off, it blew up, killing 2 and injuring 6. The minister left immediately following
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Probably The Last Thing You Worry About When You're In An Ambulance...
2007-11-28 17:59:00
Colchester, VT - Generally you think you're more or less safe if you're riding in an ambulance. Sure, something's obviously wrong with you, but you're on your way to the hospital and you have competent professionals taking care of you during the ride. But for 80-year-old Mary Catanzarite, her ambulance ride turned out to be the problem when it slid off the road in slushy conditions, rolling over.
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Maybe The Words For "Ticket" And "Grenade" Are Really Similar In Russian...
2007-11-27 19:11:00
Yekaterinburg, Russia - "Tick et , please" sounds innocent enough to most people, but when 43-year-old Mikhail Ershov was asked for his - He pulled out a hand grenade instead. Sometime during the course of demanding that the train go somewhere else, Ershov removed the grenade's pin. It was apparently accidental because witnesses said he immediately tried to put the pin back in before it eventually
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See, All Those No Skateboardings Signs Are There For a Reason...
2007-11-26 17:43:00
Sacramento, CA - 18-year-old Megan Rountree was skateboarding with a group of her friends at a parking garage early Saturday morning, when she went to sit down on a handrail. Somehow she ended up losing her balance and falling over the railing - Unfortunately, they were on the 10th floor of the parking garage. Police said the death appears to be accidental, but that they are continuing to
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Dying At His Temple Has To Count For SOMETHING When You Meet Your God...
2007-11-25 23:09:00
Amritsar, India - Bhupinder Singh, a 22-year-old religious devotee, was visiting the Sikh "Golden Temple " late Saturday night. Unfortunately (?) for Singh, his attempt to get closer to God brought him face-to-face with God when his hand touched an iron grill which was touching a loose electrical connection. Singh then fell into the surrounding pool and was retrieved about 15 minutes later by
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Reason To Elope #27: No Guests Dying
2007-11-24 23:35:00
Oahu, HI - A man who was in Hawaii for his Granddaughter's wedding decided to take advantage of the venue the day before and go snorkeling. Unfortunately he drifted outside of the area marked to show where it was safe to go, and ended up being swept away and drowned. He was taken back to shore where personnel attempted to revive him. Officials said that they believed it was a rip current which
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Don't Drink And Drive. Don't Steal Beer And Drive Either...
2007-11-18 16:02:00
Peoria, AZ - A 25-year-old Arizona man was killed after running a red light during his escape after a beer theft. Fortunately, everybody else involved in the 3 car accident lived. Police were unsure if the thief had been drinking prior to the accident. [Editor - I'm not a detective, but I'm going with yes...] Original Story : Beer Theft Drive r Runs Red Light, Dies
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Three's A Crowd...
2007-11-18 02:16:00
Houston, TX - An unidentified woman was trying to break up a fight between a man who was believed to be her husband and another man, when one of the men pulled out a gun and started shooting at the other man. Unfortunately for the woman, she was killed instead of the man who was being shot at (We know that the man being shot at didn't die, because both men ran away right after the shooting). [
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It's Shocking What Some People Will Do For Money...
2007-11-17 01:18:00
Cape Town, South Africa - I've never been tempted to steal copper wiring, but I'd like to think that if I ever DID get the temptation - That I'd be smart enough to go for some benign wiring. Like cable television. Unfortunately for Stanley Wilson, 54, he went digging underground for copper wiring and found a live high voltage power cable instead. Even more unfortunate - He didn't die immediately,
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Test Pilots Probably Don't Worry About This Much...
2007-11-15 16:11:00
Norfolk, England - Ejector seats have proven time and time again to be an invaluable piece of equipment in modern military jets, but we're guessing that you get the best results when the plane is flying upright. A flight navigator was killed when his ejector seat went off - While the plane was flying upside-down over the English countryside. An official was quoted as saying, "It appears there may
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If At First You Don't Succeed...
2007-11-14 16:15:00
Bendigo, Australia - A 72-year-old man was trying to rescue his pet cockatoo (Huh huh) when he fell out of the tree he was climbing. After authorities came and took him to the hospital for his injuries, his 58-year-old neighbor thought that he might have better luck. Unfortunately for him, he then fell out of the tree, and died instantly when he hit the ground. It is unknown whether the cockatoo

Well, At Least It Was A Bad Guy...
2007-11-13 16:06:00
Sweetwater, FL - I'm guessing when you're fleeing from the police in a hot pursuit, you don't really have time to think things through. That was probably the case for a Florida man who was running from Miccosukee Reservation Police, who ended up jumping into a retention pond. Maybe not a bad idea, except for the fact that Florida has a lot of alligators. Authorities eventually found his body at

It's Nice To Have Kids To Take Care Of You When You're Older...
2007-11-12 15:51:00
Somersworth, NH - At TheWrongGoodbye.com, we made a conscious decision early on to not do any stories involving children. While this is technically a news site, we'll admit that there is something of a dark comedy aspect to it. So kids are off limits. For instance, we can't write about when a mom accidentally backs over their kid in the driveway. Fortunately for us, however - This time the kid
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Probably The Last Thing You Think Of When Looking For A Missing Person...
2007-11-11 16:53:00
Rosharon, TX - After his last skydiving jump of the day, everybody thought that Scott Bell, a 35 year old maintenance worker from Texas, had gone home. What they didn't realize was that he had "gone home" in the cosmic sense. Apparently Bell's main parachute never opened, and his backup parachute malfunctioned. He was found 2 days after the fact by searchers in a field about a mile from where he
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It's Our 10th Anniversary Sale, Check Out Our Killer Prices!
2007-11-10 16:19:00
Chongqing, China - Apparently Americans aren't the only ones who go crazy for shopping. Especially when French retailer Carrefour is offering 20% off of rapeseed oil! Customers who had been lining up outside the doors for hours to take advantage of the 10th anniversary sale burst through the doors when they opened - Knocking down and trampling several people. Authorities report that in addition
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And You Thought You Were Under Pressure At Work...
2007-11-09 15:22:00
Vista, CA - Granted, I've never worked using a die-cutting press before (It's a machine that cuts metal and/or plastic into different shapes), so I have no idea what I'd do if a piece of plastic got stuck somewhere in between the giant plates that press together with tons of pressure. But I think it's a safe assumption that I wouldn't do what 26 year old Ernesto Salazar-Garcia did, and go in to
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I'm Guessing It Had To Be A Handicapped Spot...
2007-11-08 20:03:00
London, England - We've all been in this situation at least once: You're looking for a paking spot, and finally see one across the lot - But you also see somebody else headed for the same spot. You both make a break for it, and hope for the best. For a 93 year old man, I'm guessing "the best" didn't involve getting in an argument with a 50 year old man over the parking spot, then being beat to
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We Really Hope They Threw Those Peanuts Away...
2007-11-07 16:53:00
Southampton County, VA - After a man's co-workers at the Severn Peanut Company noticed that he was missing, a search ensued. 2 hours later they found him in the factory - Dead and buried under a giant pile of peanuts. The Sheriff's department said that it is unclear exactly how the man ended up under the giant pile of peanuts, and the incident is being investigated. Original Story : Factory
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