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Coroner: Robin Williams hanged himself with belt, had cuts on wrist
FoxNews.com ^ | 8-12-2014 | FoxNews.com

Posted on 08/12/2014 12:07:47 PM PDT by servo1969

Lt. Boyd said Williams was found in his bedroom “clothed, in a seated position, unresponsive with a belt secured around his neck.”

There were also several cuts on his left wrist and a pocket knife with a dried red substance was found in the vicinity, he stated.

The Academy-Award winner was 63.

“The work of the coroner’s office is not complete at this time,” Lt. Boyd stressed. He said a final cause of death would be released in several weeks after toxicology tests are completed.

“The forensic examination conducted by Dr. Joseph Cohen did not [indicate]…that Mr. Williams had been in a struggle prior to him being diseased,” he added.

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KEYWORDS: coroner; robin; suicide; williams
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To: Kackikat

Just spent plenty of time working in the ER seeing these poor souls and hearing the stories.


101 posted on 08/12/2014 1:57:22 PM PDT by griswold3 (I was born here in America. I will die here in a third world country. Obama succeeded.)
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To: servo1969

Sure would like to know how he hanged himself sitting on a chair and what the struggle was....sounds odd to me.


102 posted on 08/12/2014 1:57:57 PM PDT by MarMema (Run Ted Run)
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To: AppyPappy

Bipolar is treatable.


Sort of. But some can’t take lithium, and there are side effects to a lot of the meds. People don’t like living dulled or drugged like a zombie. Then they stop taking the meds. When they are hypo manic they feel great and creative, on the top of the world. Meds? For what!? I feel great!

Then they start drinking or smoking to come down to get some rest, then they come wayyyyyy down, and life is not even worth living and they feel more worthless than used toilet paper.

It’s hard to keep
Someone with bipolar alive til old age.


103 posted on 08/12/2014 2:01:29 PM PDT by Yaelle
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To: servo1969

How does one hang oneself seated in a chair?


104 posted on 08/12/2014 2:05:45 PM PDT by raybbr (Obamacare needs a death panel.)
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To: NKP_Vet

“Allowing God to come into your life is the answer to all mental disorders.”

And often that mental disorder is linked to chemical imbalances in the brain.


105 posted on 08/12/2014 2:17:05 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (The cure has become worse than the disease. Support an end to the WOD now.)
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To: AppyPappy; Yehuda
Suicide is the ultimate self-indulgence. Instead of saying “I am going to dedicate myself to helping others and making the world better”, you just avoid that by checking out.

Seems as though high IQ tortured souls *do* perceive the world correctly, thus they are hyper-aware that isn't pretty. Solomon knew and described it in the entire book of Ecclesiates: all is vanity.

The trouble is, for whatever reason they fail to draw the proper conclusion revealed in the last two verses of the last chapter. The dark forces of the world surely cheer when a soul of great potential can be blinded and taken out of *their* way.

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. 14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

106 posted on 08/12/2014 2:31:49 PM PDT by Ezekiel (All who mourn the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
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To: Kackikat

I was wondering about the wife thing myself,,she said she last saw Williams alive at 10 pm the night before. How could that happen if you’re living in the same house? What kind of marriage is that?


107 posted on 08/12/2014 2:32:40 PM PDT by austinaero
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To: NKP_Vet

Are you kidding? My family has a genetic predisposition to both clinical depression and anxiety disorders. We’re all for the most part God-living Christians. That doesn’t stop us from having these issues. We understand that out genetic weakness is part of living in a fallen world, and we thank God that we have access to medicine and that none of us have killed ourselves so far. My cousin came close once before she was medicated. Simply having Jesus in our lives will not spare us from our chemical imbalances or our cancers, diabetes, Etc. But it does make it easier to cope.


108 posted on 08/12/2014 2:33:27 PM PDT by Politicalkiddo ("Never do anything against conscience, even if the State demands it." -Albert Einstein)
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To: austinaero

Probably explains why the others didn’t work out.


109 posted on 08/12/2014 2:33:34 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: AppyPappy

“Suicide is the ultimate self-indulgence. Instead of saying “I am going to dedicate myself to helping others and making the world better”, you just avoid that by checking out.”

It’s really not that simple.


110 posted on 08/12/2014 2:34:03 PM PDT by austinaero
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To: Politicalkiddo

***God-loving


111 posted on 08/12/2014 2:34:33 PM PDT by Politicalkiddo ("Never do anything against conscience, even if the State demands it." -Albert Einstein)
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To: Alex Murphy

OK, how do you hang yourself while seated?


112 posted on 08/12/2014 2:36:35 PM PDT by BunnySlippers (I LOVE BULL MARKETS . . .)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

So is the rejection of God... Williams was a Liberal and like most Libs denounced God and derided those who believe in God and His Son Jesus Christ... one of his quotes, “I haven’t found God or anything like that but she just might have found me.” illustrate his disdain for God and God’s nature. Acknowledging God and the reality of the natural world into which He has paced humanity is the basis for a sound mind. Refusing to acknowledge that which is plainly seen tends to twist a person’s soul and mind into a pretzel... that is the disease.


113 posted on 08/12/2014 2:36:41 PM PDT by dps.inspect (rage against the Obama machine...)
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To: dps.inspect
“I haven’t found God or anything like that but she just might have found me.” illustrate his disdain for God and God’s nature.

Why "disdain"? That's your own judgment and not necessarily a fair interpretation of Robin Williams' quip.

Acknowledging God and the reality of the natural world into which He has paced humanity is the basis for a sound mind. Refusing to acknowledge that which is plainly seen tends to twist a person’s soul and mind into a pretzel... that is the disease.

It may all be simple for you, but people can have complicated relationships to God.

114 posted on 08/12/2014 2:44:01 PM PDT by x
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To: Beagle8U

come off it


115 posted on 08/12/2014 2:52:06 PM PDT by maine-iac7 (Christian is as Christian does - by their fruits)
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To: austinaero

It really is. That’s the problem. Easy answers are the hardest to accept.


116 posted on 08/12/2014 2:52:50 PM PDT by AppyPappy (If you really want to annoy someone, point out something obvious they are trying hard to ignore.)
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To: MinuteGal
He had three wives with two really nasty divorces.

"I tried to warn him..."

117 posted on 08/12/2014 2:53:30 PM PDT by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)
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To: Charles Martel

I’d get down to the gates of hell and Satan would JUMP OUT....RRROOAAAAARRRRRR!!!!!! Ah #@$#...you were married huh? Well, I guess there’s nothing much new for you here. Well, I’ll give you the nickel tour anyway....see that? That’s where we torment the soul.......OOOOOOOH! Say, you didn’t happen to see any single guys coming down the tunnel did you? I can scare the .... out of them. Oh &*(! ....you were married twice? Want a job? That qualifies you for the job placement program here in Hell...”


118 posted on 08/12/2014 2:57:58 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator; Beagle8U
If you look at the last picture of him, he looked pretty emaciated. If I didn’t know any better, I would have guessed he either had the Big C, or a bigtime Liver problem.

Not sure if it's the answer for his emaciation, but according to Wikipedia he had contracted herpes simplex in the mid-80s.

119 posted on 08/12/2014 3:03:58 PM PDT by Alex Murphy ("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
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To: Mercat

Awesome post.


120 posted on 08/12/2014 3:14:17 PM PDT by socal_parrot (I hate to say I told you so, but...)
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