Tag: death

Mother and her boyfriend allegedly tortured son to death for five straight days when he announced he liked boys The sister of a 10-year-old boy allegedly killed for liking boys has revealed what she remembers of his horrifying final hours. Anthony Avalos, 10, died on 20 June. He was malnourished, covered in bruises and burn marks, and had a series of head injuries. His mother, Heather Barron, called 911 in Lancaster, California to say he had fallen down the stairs. But the boy’s...

Relatives and school officials had been reporting signs of abuse for years A 10-year-old California boy’s suspicious death is being investigated, following years of reported abuse, and officials said his coming out might have played a part. Anthony Avalos came out to as gay to his family before he died in Lancaster, and Brandon Nichols, deputy director of the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, told The Los Angeles Times authorities are investigating whether homophobia played a role...

Violent star once beat a gay cell mate for 'staring' at him, saying: 'I was gonna kill him' Rapper XXXTentacion was shot dead outside a motor sports store in Florida yesterday. The news was confirmed by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office Twitter last night. It is believed the star was the victim of an armed robbery. He was inside his black BMW at the time of the attack when approached by two armed suspects. The homophobic singer often charted his troubled life in...

A man who killed gay men in Philadelphia during the 1980s has been found dead in prison. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, 50-year-old Arnold Mulholland’s unresponsive body was found in his cell at the State Correctional Institution-Mahanoy in Frackville, Pennsylvania around 6:17 Friday morning. The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections later announced that Mulholland was pronounced dead around 7am, but they would not disclose the cause of death. In 1990, Mulholland pleaded guilty to killing three gay men, Alexander Munchweiler, Tracy Griffin, and...

The dog, who Gus adopted after the Winter Olympics in South Korea, died from complications surrounding a birth defect to his heart Gus Kenworthy has spoken of his pain after his gorgeous dog Beemo, who he met in South Korea at the Winter Olympics, passed away earlier this week. Beemo suffered from health complications which were a result of a hard-to-spot defect she suffered from birth. Beemo had a heart that was too big for her body, and her lungs deteriorated. Gus and...

He died at just 28 years old LGBTI celebrities are taking to social media to express their condolences over the death of Swedish DJ Avicii. Real name Tim Bergling, the internationally renowned DJ passed away yesterday (20 April) at just 28 years old. His publicist Diana Baron said in a statement: ‘It is with profound sorrow that we announce the loss of Tim Bergling, also known as Avicii. ‘He was found dead in Muscat, Oman this Friday afternoon local time, April 20th. The...

Former gay porn star Billy Herrington has died aged 48. Herrington’s mother, Kathleen Wood, announced that her son had passed away after being in an accident. “It is with a heavy and broken heart that I want to let everyone know my son Billy Herrington has passed away. “I love you son. Mom,” Wood said in her announcement. It is believed that Herrington died after being in a car crash. Wood asked Herrington’s fans to pray for him after he was in a “horrible...

Mark Salling, best known for playing Noah on Fox’s hit show Glee, has been found dead near a riverbed in Sunland. There is no exact cause of death, but according to TMZ, it is believed he hung himself. Salling was 35. In August 2017, Salling’s lawyer denied an alleged suicide attempt when he was seen with cuts on his wrists. The actor was awaiting sentencing for a 4-7 year sentence in prison after taking a plea deal for possessing pornographic images...

A man in India has confessed to both stabbing his lover while they had sex and stealing from the dead body. 21-year-old Amaan Gopal Kavitiya in Colva, India has confessed to killing his 53-year-old lover Baptisto D’Costa. Police say that D’Costa, who had a wife, met Kavitiya back in October. Kavitiya became closely acquainted with D’Costa and two of his employees. They would often go out for dinner and drinks. Despite his wife, D’Costa later started a sexual relationship with Kavitiya (and...

Joel Taylor, reality star of the Discovery Channel show Storm Chasers, has reportedly died aboard a cruise ship. Taylor, who was 38m was found unresponsive in his cabin aboard the a gay Royal Caribbean cruise ship Harmony of the Seas as it was docked in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Reed Timmer, friend and co-star of Storm Chasers, tweeted out in Taylor’s memory: https://twitter.com/ReedTimmerAccu/status/956022219670478851?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Finstinctmagazine.com%2Fpost%2Freality-star-joel-taylor-found-dead-gay-cruise https://twitter.com/ReedTimmerAccu/status/956229016448569344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Finstinctmagazine.com%2Fpost%2Freality-star-joel-taylor-found-dead-gay-cruise According to CNN, Richard Duggar II, funeral director, released a statement on behalf of Taylor’s family: We can confirm that...

A Fort Lauderdale man who shot a couple to death in 2010 was sentenced to death Thursday afternoon. Peter Avsenew, 33, faced either a life sentence or the death penalty. During closing arguments, prosecutors showed the Broward jury photos of 52-year-old Stephen Adams and 47-year-old Kevin Powell shot dead inside their Wilton Manors home. “I have no regrets in my life and I am proud of the decisions I've made. No one really knows what happened that day. Everyone can speculate...

An actor and gay activist from Los Angeles, Matt Palazzolo, died earlier this week while hiking in Australia. Palazzolo was a longtime member of the West Hollywood Lesbian and Gay Advisory Board, a member of the Christopher Street West Board and active in community activism. Palazzolo was vocal and dynamic during the Proposition 8 demonstrations in California in 2008. According to ABC News in Australia, Palazzolo was found over a thousand feet from the trail that took them on a...

Italian gay couple found dead after carbon monoxide poisoning An Italian gay couple died after inhaling dangerous levels of carbon monoxide on Tuesday (2 January). Alex Ferrari and Luca Bortolaso, both 21, died after inhaling the fumes from a defective wood-burning brazier. The gay students were staying in a holiday home in Ca’ di Sotto, Verona with two female friends. Ferrari and Bortolaso were sleeping together in one room and their friends in another. But because their friends were using an electric fire, they...

How incredibly sad! Reports have identified a London gay couple, believed to have died in a fire that broke out in a luxury hotel in Loch Lomond, Scotland. Simon Midgley, a PR professional and writer for the London Evening Standard was said to have been on a pre-Christmas holiday with his partner, Richard Dyson, a TV producer. The couple was reportedly staying at the Cameron House Hotel when when the fire broke out on Monday morning. Just days prior, the men happily...