Wacky Bizarre Deaths This Century

Alexander Litvinenko

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Alexander Litvinenko was a former KGB agent who went public with accusations about an assassination attempt on a Russian businessman. He was arrested twice for “exceeding his authority at work” and both times he was acquitted. He then fled to the UK where he received asylum.  Litvinenko then wrote two books which accused the secret service agency in Russia of committing terrorist acts. On November 1, 2006, Litvinenko had two separate meetings with first two former KGB agents and then with an Italian nuclear waste expert. After the meetings Litvinenko became ill with what was determined to be acute poisoning with radionuclide polonium-210. He died from the radiation poisoning 22 days later.

Doug McKay

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On August 16, 2003, Doug McKay was spraying lubricant on the tracks of the “Super Loop 2″ circular roller-coaster ride at the Island County Fair in Langley, Washington. McKay’s arm became caught in one of the roller-coaster cars and he was carried into the air and then fell from 40 feet and died as he struck a fence which encircles the ride. Many fairgoers, including those on the ride, witnessed the accident.

Dr. Hitoshi Nikaidoh

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Nikaidoh was a surgical resident at Christus St. Joseph Hospital in Houton Texas. On August 18, 2003, he was stepping into an elevator when the doors suddenly closed on him and pinned his shoulders. The elevator then began to move upward and Nikaidoh was decapitated. A female hospital employee witnessed the accident and spent about 20 horrific minutes trapped inside the malfunctioning elevator until firefighters were able to rescue her. She was treated for shock.

Gregory Biggs

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Biggs was homeless in 2001 when he was struck by a car being driven by Chante Jawan Mallard. Mallard was high from alcohol and drugs and when Biggs torso became lodged in Mallard’s windshield with severe but not immediately fatal injuries, she simply drove home and put her car and Biggs in the garage. Biggs lived for hours stuck in the windshield and Mallard kept coming to check on him and apologize but did not call for help. She waited for Biggs to die and then called up friends and asked them to dispose of the body. Mallard was convicted for murder and received a 50 year jail sentence. The horrible film Stuck was based upon this incident.

For more see Famous On-Air Deaths, Seven Extraoridarily Wacky and Bizarre Deaths, Inventors Who Died From Their Own Inventions, Nine Wierd Wacky Historical Deaths of Famous People and Scary, Wacky and Crazy Deaths on TV and Film Sets.