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Feb 9, 2017 · The Christine Chubbuck story is at number 1 on the list. At the end of the video, at 8 minutes and 46 seconds, there appears to be footage of the suicide as it happened. It is in black and white, with distorted audio and video.
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Chubbuck originally worked at WXLT-TV (Channel 40, now WWSB, a small market channel and ABC affiliate in south-west Florida which, up until relatively recently, only served three counties) as an evening news reporter, later moving on to host a morning community affairs talk show titled Suncoast Digest. In the lead-up to her suicide, Chubbuck (who w...
July 15th began much like any other day, until Chubbuck (who was noticeably more enthusiastic and cheerful than usual) declared, just before Suncoast Digestwas due to go on air, that she needed to read a newscast beforehand, confusing co-workers (as this was something she had never done before). Oblivious to her real intentions, the audience casual...
As the broadcast took place in 1974, it's possible - though highly unlikely - that the suicide could've been recorded by a home viewer, as several primitive VCRs had been made commercially available by that time, such as the U-matic, one of the first home video recorders. However, due to the high cost of the unit, it was incredibly rare for a 1974 ...
Shortly thereafter, an injunction was brought against Channel 40 (by Chubbuck's family) preventing them from ever releasing the footage of her death; the 2-inch quad master tape, plus a copy (both of which had previously been confiscated by the Sarasota Sheriff's Department as evidence following the incident) were then handed over to the family, wh...
In early 2021, YouTuber Ataliste acquired what is generally accepted as being a legitimate cassette recording of the audio from the incident (via an undisclosed private collector), releasing the portion of the newscast prior to the suicide on their YouTube channel in February of that year (though, choosing not to publish the actual suicide audio ou...
Feb 1, 2016 · Chubbuck herself was rushed to hospital and was pronounced dead about 14 hours later. The video footage of her death was sealed away by the station’s management and has not been seen since.
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Oct 9, 2016 · 1.55M subscribers. Subscribed. 1.2K. 468K views 7 years ago. ...more. In 1974, TV news reporter Christine Chubbuck shot herself live on-air. The incident had a peculiar resurgence online, where...
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Jul 2, 2022 · DISTURBING audio of ON-AIR SUICIDE: Christine Chubbuck on Suncoast Digest, July 15th, 1974. 29-year-old Christine Chubbuck was a local news reporter for WXLT-TV in Sarasota, Florida. On...
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Oct 9, 2016 · Watch the documentary about the 1974 TV news reporter who shot herself live on-air and the online obsession with her footage. Learn about the circumstances, the investigation and the legacy of Christine Chubbuck.
Jun 9, 2016 · MYSTERY still surrounds the on-air death of Florida newsreader Christine Chubbuck, who shot herself on live TV. And now video footage has been confirmed.
