List of people who died by hanging

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This is a list of people who died as a result of hanging , including suicides and judicial, extrajudicial, or summary executions. These deaths are notable due to history or due to media exposure.

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Suicide by hanging

Ludwig Boltzmann, Austrian physicist and philosopher; while on vacation with family in Duino Boltzmann2.jpg
Ludwig Boltzmann, Austrian physicist and philosopher; while on vacation with family in Duino
Alberto Santos-Dumont, Brazilian aviator; in his hotel room Alberto Santos-Dumont by Zaida Ben-Yusuf.jpg
Alberto Santos-Dumont, Brazilian aviator; in his hotel room
Robert Ley, German Nazi Reichsorganisationsleiter; in prison cell Robert Ley.jpg
Robert Ley, German Nazi Reichsorganisationsleiter; in prison cell
Gustav Simon, German Nazi NSKK-Obergruppenfuhrer; in prison cell G-simon-gauleiter.jpg
Gustav Simon, German Nazi NSKK-Obergruppenführer; in prison cell
Ilse Koch, German Nazi overseer at Buchenwald concentration camp and Majdanek concentration camp; in prison cell Ilse Koch.png
Ilse Koch, German Nazi overseer at Buchenwald concentration camp and Majdanek concentration camp; in prison cell
Rudolf Hess, German Nazi Deputy Fuhrer to Hitler; in prison Bundesarchiv Bild 146II-849, Rudolf Hess.jpg
Rudolf Hess, German Nazi Deputy Führer to Hitler; in prison
Robin Williams, American actor and comedian; in his home Robin Williams Aviano.jpg
Robin Williams, American actor and comedian; in his home
Daryl Easton, American magician; in his dressing room at Hollywood's Magic Castle Daryl IBM Reno.jpg
Daryl Easton, American magician; in his dressing room at Hollywood's Magic Castle
Anthony Bourdain, American chef; in his hotel room Anthony Bourdain Peabody 2014b.jpg
Anthony Bourdain, American chef; in his hotel room
Jeffrey Epstein, American financier and convicted sex offender; in prison cell Epstein Final Mugshot.png
Jeffrey Epstein, American financier and convicted sex offender; in prison cell
Sushant Singh Rajput, Indian actor; in his home Sushant sr Manish M B'day bash.jpg
Sushant Singh Rajput, Indian actor; in his home
John McAfee, American businessman; in prison cell John McAfee by Gage Skidmore.jpg
John McAfee, American businessman; in prison cell
Ted Kaczynski, American mathematician and domestic terrorist; in prison cell Ted Kaczynski 2 (cropped).jpg
Ted Kaczynski, American mathematician and domestic terrorist; in prison cell

Capital punishment by hanging

Execution of Lincoln assassination conspirators Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold, and George Atzerodt Execution Lincoln assassins.jpg
Execution of Lincoln assassination conspirators Mary Surratt, Lewis Powell, David Herold, and George Atzerodt
Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq and war criminal Saddamcapture.jpg
Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq and war criminal
Adolf Eichmann, German Nazi major organizer of the Holocaust and war criminal Adolf Eichmann, 1942.jpg
Adolf Eichmann, German Nazi major organizer of the Holocaust and war criminal
Wilhelm Keitel, German Nazi head of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht and war criminal Bundesarchiv Bild 183-H30220, Wilhelm Keitel.jpg
Wilhelm Keitel, German Nazi head of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht and war criminal
Joachim von Ribbentrop, German Nazi foreign minister and war criminal Bundesarchiv Bild 183-H04810, Joachim von Ribbentrop.jpg
Joachim von Ribbentrop, German Nazi foreign minister and war criminal
Alfred Jodl, German Nazi Chief of the Operations Staff of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht and war criminal Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1971-033-01, Alfred Jodl.jpg
Alfred Jodl, German Nazi Chief of the Operations Staff of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht and war criminal
Irma Grese, German Nazi concentration camp guard and war criminal Irma Grese.jpg
Irma Grese, German Nazi concentration camp guard and war criminal
Hideki Tojo, Prime Minister of Japan and war criminal Hideki Tojo 2 (cropped).jpg
Hideki Tojo, Prime Minister of Japan and war criminal

Accidental hanging

Newspaper photo taken shortly after the arrest of Sada Abe (center) in Tokyo in 1936 Sada Abe.jpg
Newspaper photo taken shortly after the arrest of Sada Abe (center) in Tokyo in 1936

References

  1. ↑ "Ship Captain Ends Life: Despondent, He Hangs Himself in Room in a Brooklyn Hotel". The New York Times . New York City. The New York Times Company. 24 November 1945. p. 21.
  2. ↑ "Ex-Nazi Hangs Himself in Cell" The New York Times, page 21, September 16, 1959.
  3. ↑ David Foster Wallace, 46, Writer, Dies
  4. ↑ Nelson, Katie (20 November 2009). "Daul Kim, famed South Korean Fashion Week model, found dead in Paris in apparent suicide: cops". Daily News. New York.
  5. ↑ "AMBROSE OLSEN DEAD: Male Model Dies At Age 24", 23 March 2011, The Huffington Post
  6. ↑ "Supermodel-actress Viveka Babajee hangs self in India", 26 June 2010, Manila Bulletin Publishing
  7. ↑ "'Talent' Miyu Uehara dead after apparently hanging herself at home", 12 May 2011, Japan Today
  8. ↑ Levs, Josh; Duke, Alan. "Officials: Robin Williams apparently hanged himself with a belt". CNN. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  9. ↑ John W. Williams (1990). "Can the media kill? A syndrome, a case study and the law". Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  10. ↑ "Police probe MP's suspicious death". BBC News, 8 February 1994
  11. ↑ Joel Selvin (16 September 1996). "More Than 'The Piano Player'". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved 4 January 2009.
  12. ↑ Orloff, Brian. "David Carradine Died of Accidental Asphyxiation" Archived 31 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine . People, 2 July 2009.
  13. ↑ "David Carradine's Official Cause of Death was Asphyxiation". Inquisitr.com. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  14. ↑ Goldman, Russell (4 June 2009). "Police: Carradine Found Naked, Hanged in Closet". ABC News . Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  15. ↑ "Actor David Carradine Found Dead". CNN. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  16. ↑ "Forensic Scientist Says Carradine Death May Be Linked to Auto-Erotic Asphyxiation". Fox News. 5 June 2009. Archived from the original on 15 November 2010.
  17. ↑ "Carradine Death 'Erotic Asphyxiation'". Bangkok Post . 6 June 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  18. ↑ Drummond, Andrew (5 June 2009). "Kung Fu Star David Carradine Died 'When Auto Erotic Sex Game Went Wrong'". Daily Record . Archived from the original on 12 June 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
  19. ↑ James, Susan Donaldson (9 June 2009). "Ex-Wife Reveals David Carradine's 'Kinky' Habits". ABC News . Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  20. ↑ "David Carradine Branded 'Strange' by Ex". Contactmusic.com . 9 June 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
  21. ↑ McShane, Larry (5 June 2009). "David Carradine a Fan of 'Potentially Deadly' Deviant Sex Acts, Ex-Wife Said in Court Papers". New York Daily News . Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  22. ↑ Darwar, Anil (8 June 2009). "Carradine Loved Deadly Sex Games, Says Ex-Wife". Daily Express . Retrieved 10 June 2009.
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