List of livestreamed suicides

This is an incomplete list of livestreamed suicides. Livestreamed suicide is an internet phenomenon where an individual broadcasts their suicide in real time via social media or video platforms.[1]

List

2007

2008

2010

  • October 11 — A 21-year-old autistic man, Marcus James, hanged himself in his apartment during a livestream in Sweden.[6][7]
  • November 9 — A 24-year-old man livestreamed his own hanging on Ustream in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.[8]

2012

2013

  • November 24 — A 14-year-old Japanese junior high school student, under the pseudonym Rorochan_1999 (Japanese: ろろちゃん), jumped from the 13th floor in Ōmihachiman, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, whilst live on FC2.[10][11] She had previously stated her intent, on 2chan, that she "want[ed] to do a suicide stream."[12]

2016

  • May 10 — A 19-year-old who called herself Océane, threw herself under a train in Égly, France, during a Periscope livestream.[13]
  • September 6 — A 30-year-old man, Charoen Chimphuk, committed suicide by hanging during a Facebook livestream in Bangkok, Thailand.[14]
  • October 10 — A 22-year-old Turkish man, Erdoğan Ceren, fatally shot himself in the stomach on a Facebook livestream in Osmaniye, Türkiye. Before his suicide, he addressed to viewers that his girlfriend had broken up with him.[15]
  • October 26 — 22-year-old Roengkhetkan Saharat fatally shot himself in the head on a Facebook livestream in Kamphaeng Phet, Thailand. Before the livestream, he faced a large amount of debt due to his gambling.[16][17]
  • December 30 — 12-year-old Katelyn Nicole Davis died by suicide during a livestream on Live.me in Cedartown, Georgia, United States. In a 40-minute live broadcast, the girl said that she had been sexually abused by a family member.[18]

2017

  • January 22 — A 14-year-old girl, Nakia Venant, died of suicide by hanging on a Facebook livestream in Miami Gardens, Florida, United States.[19]
  • January 23 — A 33-year-old actor, Frederick Jay Bowdy, fatally shot himself in a car while on a Facebook live in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. A few days before his suicide, he was arrested for sexual assault.[20][21]
  • April 25 — A 49-year-old man, James M. Jeffrey, fatally shot himself in the head during a Facebook livestream in Robertsdale, Alabama, United States. Prior to his suicide, he had been going through a breakup with his girlfriend.[22]
  • July 1 — A 16-year-old Japanese high school student, who went under the pseudonym Nakaikiaka (Japanese: なかいきあか), jumped onto the train tracks on a TwitCasting livestream at Kintetsu-Kōriyama Station, Yamatokōriyama, Nara Prefecture, Japan. She had previously expressed her sadness at her boyfriend forcing her to take birth control pills after her becoming pregnant.[23]
  • December 25 — A 39-year-old man, Gregory Tomkins, committed suicide on a webcam while logged onto an online chatroom on Paltalk in Wallington, London. [24]

2019

  • October 17 — An 18-year-old student, Gleb Korablev, fatally shot himself in the head with a Saiga-12K on a VKontakte livestream in Moscow, Russia. The footage of his suicide was then uploaded to YouTube under "1444" 2 days later. The video was up for 3 days before being taken down.[25]

2020

2023

  • October 2 — In the afternoon, two teenagers, 17-year-old Victoria and 18-year-old Vladimir, jumped from the 24th floor in Kyiv, Ukraine. The teenagers broadcast their suicide on TikTok. Before committing suicide, they posted several dozen videos on their Telegram channel.[27]
  • October 9 — A 23-year-old Italian Call of Duty cosplayer, Vincent Plicchi, known online as Inquisitor Ghost, died by suicide off-camera while on a Tiktok livestream in Bologna, Italy. Prior to his death, he had been cyberbullied from people believing false allegations that accused him of grooming a minor.[28]

2025

  • April 30 — An 18-year-old Brazilian Youtuber, Mateus José Santos Cordeiro, who went by the nickname Matbit2006, fatally shot himself in the head with a shotgun on a Youtube livestream in Balsa Nova, Paraná, Brazil.[29]

2026

  • May 18 — Two teenage gunmen, identified as Cain Clark and Caleb Vazquez, fatally shot three people outside the Islamic Center of San Diego before dying from self-inflicted gunshot wounds. They livestreamed the attack; during the stream, Clark shot Vazquez twice before turning the weapon on himself.[30]
  • August 5 — A 25-year-old Japanese influencer known as Mina Chan died of suicide by hanging herself during a TikTok livestream in Seoul, South Korea.[31][32]

See also

References

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  3. ↑ "Dead teen's father appalled by virtual audience". NBC News. November 22, 2008. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Family Furious Over Teen's Online Suicide". ABC News (United States). November 21, 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2026.
  5. ↑ Harvey, Mike (November 22, 2008). "Horror as teenager commits suicide live online". The Times. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Young Swedish man commits cyber suicide". United Press International. October 12, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Hängde sig i direktsändning" [Hanged himself on live]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). October 11, 2010. Retrieved August 11, 2026.
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  9. ↑ Kiefer, Michael (August 19, 2012). "The extreme life and dramatic death of Michael Marin". USA Today. Gannett Co. Inc. Retrieved August 24, 2026.
  10. ↑ "滋賀中三美少女が「自殺生中継」した戦慄の3分！（1）". アサ芸プラス (in Japanese). Retrieved August 14, 2026.
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  14. ↑ Mokkhasen, Sasiwan (September 6, 2016). "Bangkok Man Hangs Himself Via Facebook Live". khaosodenglish. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  15. ↑ Guynn, Jessica (October 12, 2016). "Turkish man commits suicide on Facebook Live". USA Today. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  16. ↑ "ช็อก! โจ๋22ปี Live เฟซบุ๊ก ปืนจ่อหัวยิงตัวตายถ่ายสด เลือดกระฉูดคาจอ". Thairath (in Thai). October 26, 2016. Retrieved August 13, 2026.
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  19. ↑ "Miami-Dade Teen In Foster Care Live Streams Her Death On Facebook". CBS Miami. January 25, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2026.
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