Archive for Missouri (MO)

Neighbor who knew victims of quadruple murder-suicide in Northland reeling in shock — (Fox4KC)
SSRI Ed note: Man diagnosed bipolar, "not on his medication at certain times", shoots, kills 3 family members. Everyone shocked.
One Missouri family. Four generations of disability benefits. Will it continue? — (The Denver Post)
SSRI Ed note: % of US populatn has psychiatric diagnoses, paid to take drugs, live life of disability. Incentives to maximize # disabled in family. Human & economic tragedy.
Eureka police retrace final hours before murder-suicide of woman, 6-year-old granddaughter — (St Louis Post-Dispatch)
Solvay Pharma Must Face Bribery Claims — (Courthouse News Service)
Family devastated by son’s suicide in Farmington jail — (St.Louis Post-Dispatch)
SSRI Ed note: Man going on and off meds gets worse and worse, gets into trouble, dies by suicide.
Delana v. Odessa Gun & Pawn — (CIRCUIT COURT OF LAFAYETTE, MISSOURI)
Woman from Republic is charged with killing toddler daughter with anti-depressant — (KY3)
The many faces of bipolar disorder — (Digital Journal)
SSRI Ed note: Mum on antidepressants diagnosed bipolar (likely an A/D side effect), becomes suicidal, tries to stop meds, seeks help, shoots & kills 3 daughters and self.
NTSB issues report on Clarkson Valley helicopter crash — (Newsmagazine Network)
Family Speaks Out About Mental Illness of Woman Accused of Killing Herself and Her Kids — (Fox2 News)
SSRI Ed note: Mum in perfect family "struggling with depression" gets worse (after treatment), shoots and kills herself and two young children. Mental illness blamed.
Prozac may have set off teen killer, defense team says — (NBC News)
SSRI Ed note: "Quiet" teen, 15, on Prozac, slits the throat of a 9-yr-old girl for no reason, then goes to a church dance. She is sentenced as an adult to life.
Man Given Life in Prison for Slaying at Park — (The Missourian)
Man Shoots & Kills His Ex-Wife
Three Suicides & 40 People with Suicidal Thoughts Were BeingTreated For Depression In Joplin Tornado
Woman Who Was Thought of As An Angel Robs Bank: Gets Probation
Cause of death: Unknown — (Columbia Daily Tribune)
SSRI Ed note: Police Officer is prescribed fluoxetine, becomes paranoid, attempts suicide, later succeeds on 2nd try. Her mum suspects partner, not drug.
Michael Tisius sent to Missouri's death row for horribly botched jailbreak — (The Pitch)
Defense Claims Antidepressant Sent School Administrator Into Mania
Mother Beats & Injures Three Year Old Child
+15 Year Old Girl Kills 9 Year Old Neighbor to See What It Feels Like to Kill
Pilot gets 2 years in theft, foray into U.S. Canadian had hoped to be shot down — (St Louis Post-Dispatch)
Son Attempts to Kill Parents: Murder-For-Hire
Man Threatens to Kill Self or Have Police Kill Him: No Alcohol Involved: Charged with Intoxication
Woman Threatens Police Officer After He Stops Her Car
Chief Sims ordeal continues — (Richmond Daily News)
Pilot of Stolen Cessna Wanted U.S. Fighter Jets to Shoot Him Down—(abc News)
Judge extends motion hearings in murder case — (Columbia Missourian)
SSRI Ed note: Man in day 10 of Zoloft withdrawal shoots brother-in-law to death. At trial, prosecution seeks to bar mention of Zoloft. Convicted, gets life.
Michael TAYLOR v. STATE of Missouri — (FindLaw)
SSRI Ed note: Inmate given psych drugs as child rapes, drowns classmate at 15. Given Trazodone, kills a fellow inmate while delirious the next year. Mental illness blamed.
Mom works to prevent teen suicide warning signs — (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH)
SSRI Ed note: Girl given Lexapro becomes suicidal, shoots herself. Mom discovers that SSRIs can cause suicidality but still looks for other answers to "why?".
Fired officer’s alleged drug use, poker acquaintances at issue — (The Joplin Globe)
SSRI Ed note: Policeman on methadone, Zoloft, Lunesta (eszopiclone) uses bad judgement, associates with sketchy people, involved in gambling, possible theft/fraud. Fired.
Parents Blame Bullies for 5th-Grade Suicide; Did Missouri School System Ignore Signs of Trouble Until It Was Too Late? — (ABC News)
SSRI Ed note: "Typical boy" drugged with antidepressants, stimulants becomes suicidal, is bullied, leaves note and dies by suicide. Parents blame bullying not meds.
A real person, a real death — (Suburban Journals)
SSRI Ed note: Teen who falls for a person on-line she thinks is a 16-yr-old boy, actually the mother of another girl, commits suicide after insulting posts by this mother.
Rx for Death? — (KTVO.com)
SSRI Ed note: "One of the happiest people you would ever meet" is prescribed Zoloft, becomes obsessed with suicide, kills himself. Wife, others figure out Zoloft the cause.
Gollaher pleads guilty to second degree murder — (Hannibal Courier Post)
SSRI Ed note: Man feels low, doctor gives him a few sample packs of Paxil, he kidnaps his girlfriend, assaults her mother and kills a man. No NCR plea, gets 27 years.
Six months later, mystery of missing children remains unsolved — (The Kansas City Star)
SSRI Ed note: Man in divorce proceedings takes antidepressants and neuroleptics, kidnaps and murders his two children, will not tell authorities what happened.
Man gets 15 years for threats with gun — (St Louis Post-Dispatch)
Killer referred to as ‘monster’ gets 25 years — (The Landmark)
SSRI Ed note: Teen, 19, takes Zoloft, drinks, has a completely out-of-character fit of rage and stabs 41-yr-old woman to death at a party. He gets 25 years in prison.
Chaffee woman pleads guilty to defrauding elderly resident — (Southeast Missourian)
SSRI Ed note: Caregiver on antidepressant, with no criminal history, steals from elderly woman with Alzheimers.
Search for motive continues as monastery remains under tight security — (Associated Press)
Suspect takes stand in pub shooting trial — (Kane County Chronicle) Elgin spree killer gets death — (Chicago Tribune)
SSRI Ed note: Man prescribed Zoloft drinks, goes on shooting spree in bar killing 2, injuring 16. Sentenced to death.
Pilot flies Plane into Tower — (Flying Magazine)
DOCTOR TESTIFIES DRUG BROUGHT ON DEFENDANT’S MENTAL DISORDER — (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Friends: Suspected killer seemed like ideal father, Murder of family shocks neighbors — (Columbia Daily Tribune)
SSRI Ed note: Devoted father on Zoloft kills his wife and 4 kids. Two other daughters survive.
Sergeant Robert G. Kimberling, Badge #511— (Officer Down Memorial Page)
WOUNDED HUSBAND SAYS HE’LL FORGIVE WIFE WHO ATTACKED HIM WITH HATCHET — (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
ACQUAINTANCES FEEL `REAL TRAGEDY’ OF 3 KILLINGS AND SUICIDE IN FAMILY — (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
SUICIDE VICTIM WAS WITNESS IN SLAYINGS — (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
MY BABY IS GONE, AND I SAW HER GOING’ – MOTHER OF TEEN-AGE SUICIDE VICTIM — (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Man Held In Brother’s Killing Undergoes Mental Evaluation — (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
SSRI Ed note: Man on Prozac shoots and kills older brother for an imaginary incident, then hides in a bard. Charged with murder.
SUICIDE NOTE FROM REV. BREWER — (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
SSRI Ed note: Pastor writes his congregation a suicide note, telling them that "in spite of" Prozac, he is more depressed, and is now also suicidal, then kills himself.