The Final Leap (43 page)

Hines, John Kevin. “A Suicide Survived.”
San Francisco Medicine
, November/ December 2005.

Ho, Patricia. “Analysis of Caltrain Death Patterns Begins Long-term Study of Railroad Suicides.”
Stanford Daily
, November 19, 2010.

Horowitz, Donna. “Wire Fence Eyed for GG Bridge.”
San Francisco Examiner
, March 8, 1007.

Hurd, Rick. “Family of Missing Teen Thanks the Community.”
Contra Costa Times
, May 28, 2011.

———, and Kazmi, Sophia. “S.F. Search Mission Becomes a Recovery.”
San Francisco Chronicle
, May 26, 2011.

Jacobson, David. “A Leap of Despair.”
Detroit News
, January 17, 1995.

Jastrow, Doug. “Classmates Grieve Over Girl's Death.”
Contra Costa Times
, February 21, 2010.

Jindrich, Dr. Ervin J. “Golden Gate's Suicides Are Preventable.”
Marin Independent Journal
, November 16, 1998.

Kahn, Bob. “Manslaughter on the Golden Gate Bridge.”
The Montclarion
, April 12, 1972.

Kazmi, Sophia. “Search for Danville Student Centers on S.F.”
Contra Costa Times
, May 25, 2011.

King, John. “Lethal Beauty: The Engineering Challenge.”
San Francisco Chronicle
, November 4, 2005.

———. “Safe, Slick Suicide Barrier Sounds Simple—But It's Not.”
San Francisco Chronicle
, March 10, 2005.

Kirst, Sean. “Suicide-Prevention Counselor Says Barriers to Jumping Should Be Considered.”
Post- Standard
, April 5, 2002.

Koopman, John. “Lethal Beauty: No Easy Death.”
San Francisco Chronicle
, November 2, 2005.

———. “Lethal Beauty: The Talkers.”
San Francisco Chronicle
, November 2, 2005.

Krauss, Clifford. “A Veil of Deterrence for a Bridge with a Dark Side.”
New York Times
, February 11, 2003.

Krieger, Lisa M. “On Tarcks Lives Are Lost But Also Saved.”
San Jose Mercury News
, September 6, 2009.

———. “Preventing Suicides at the Tracks.”
San Jose Mercury News
, October 24, 2009.

KTVU.
“Suicide Documentary Angers Golden Gate Bridge Officials.” January 19, 2005.

Lagos, Marisa. “ ‘Dismally Normal' Suicide Rate for Golden Gate in 2005.”
San Francisco Examiner
, January 7-8, 2006.

———. “Fatal Jumps from Bridge Rise Sharply.”
San Francisco Chronicle
, January 18, 2007.

———. “Golden Gate Bridge.”
San Francisco Chronicle
, January 27, 2007. Langreth, Robert, and Ruiz, Rebecca. “The Forgotten Patients.”
Forbes
, September 13, 2010.

Lee, Henry K. “Missing Danville Teen's Bike Found Near GG Bridge.”
San Francisco Chronicle
, May 24, 2011.

Leenaars, Antoon A. “Lives and Deaths: Biographical Notes on Selections of the Works of Edwin S. Shneidman.”
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
, November 2010.

Lelchuk, Ilene, and Allday, Erin. “Parents Reflect, Schools Mobilize to Curb Suicide.”
San Francisco Chronicle
, January 22, 2007.

Maddan, Heather. “Lethal Beauty: Nine Suicides.”
San Francisco Chronicle.
November 1, 2005.

Mahoney, J. Michael. “If Suicide Barriers Are ‘Ugly,' Suicides Are Uglier.”
Marin Independent Journal
, December 15, 1996.

Marech, Rona. “Armed with Kind Words and a Helping Hand, Golden Gate Bridge Patrol Watches for Hints of Despair Amid the Crowd.”
San Francisco Chronicle
, March 13, 2005.

Marin Independent Journal.
“Two Jump off Golden Gate Bridge.” June 2, 1996.

Matier, Phillip, and Ross, Andrew. “Baffling Rise in Bridge Suicides.”
San Francisco Chronicle
, October 5, 1994.

———. “Caltrain to Use Camera as Suicides Rise.”
San Francisco Chronicle
, July 4, 2011.

———. “Film Captures Suicides on Golden Gate Bridge.”
San Francisco Chronicle
, January 19, 2005.

———. “Suicide Film Renews Call for Golden Gate Bridge Barriers.”
San Francisco Chronicle
, January 24, 2005.

McCandless, Brittany. “City Firefighter a Hero in Documentary on Golden Gate Bridge.”
Pittsburgh Post-Dispatch
, January 11, 2007.

McKinley, Jesse. “Golden Gate Managers Vote to Build Suicide Net.”
New York Times
, October 11, 2008.

———. “San Franciscans Try Again to Suicide-Proof the Golden Gate Bridge.”
New York Times
, August 11, 2006.

Moran, Mark. “Suicide Barrier Sought for Golden Gate Bridge.”
Psychiatric News
, April 1, 2005.

Muller, Paul. “The Students Deliver a Lesson.”
San Francisco Chronicle
, May 26, 2005.

Murphy, Jeffrey G. “Everyday Heroes.”
The Beacon
, April 1997.

Nardi, Elisabeth, and Fischer, Karl. “Missing Danville Girl's Bike in S.F.”
Contra Costa Times
, May 24, 2011.

National Public Radio.
“In Suicide Prevention, It's Method, Not Madness.” July 8, 2008.

NBC
II
.
“Coroner: Golden Gate Bridge Suicide Numbers Up.” January 9, 2008.

Norberg, Bob. “Engineers Will Study Who Really Designed Bridge.”
Marin Press Democrat
, June 19, 1992.

O'Brien, Tia. “Gone.”
San Francisco Magazine
, December 2008. Olson, Jenni. “Power Over Life and Death.”
San Francisco Chronicle
, January 14, 2005.

Omer, Haim, and Elitzur, Avshalom C. “What Would You Say to the Person on the Roof? A Suicide Prevention Text.”
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
, Summer 2001.

Ostler, Scott. “Journey to the Bridge—and Back.”
San Francisco Chronicle
, November 10, 1999.

———. “Saving Lives Just Part of the Job.”
San Francisco Chronicle
, January 10, 2001.

Ostrom, Mary Anne. “Momentum Grows for Barrier on Golden Gate.”
San Jose Mercury News
, May 24, 2007.

Paterniti, Michael. “The Suicide Catcher.”
GQ
, May 2010.

Payne, Paul. “Bridge District Extends Suicide Barrier Study.”
Press Democrat
, March 11, 2006.

———. “Bridge Suicides Increase Again.”
Press Democrat
, January 3, 2008.

———. “Golden Gate Suicide Barrier Considered Again.”
Press Democrat
, February 25, 2005.

———. “Teen Bridge Jumper Did It ‘For Kicks'.”
Press Democrat
, March 11, 2011.

Penaloza, David Carrillo. “Ex-Tar Mulroy Believed to Have Jumped to His Death.”
Daily Pilot
, April 6, 2009.

Pestian, John. “A Conversation with Edwin Shneidman.”
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
, November 2010.

Petit, Charles. “Bridge Jumpers Say They Were ‘Reborn' as They Fell.”
San Francisco Chronicle
, April 19, 1975.

Philp, Catherine. “I Jumped, and Lived.”
Times Online
, February 8, 2007. Prado, Mark. “Barrier Study Finds Support.”
Marin Independent Journal
, February 25, 2006.

———. “Behind the Push for a Suicide Barrier.”
Marin Independent Journal
, February 27, 2005.

———. “Bridge Suicide Barrier Stalled.”
Marin Independent Journal
, October 22, 2005.

———. “Crossover Accident on Golden Gate Bridge Highlights Barrier Issue.”
Marin Independent Journal
, August 17, 2010.

———. “Fence's Price Tag Could Reach $25 Million.”
Marin Independent Journal
, March 12, 2005.

———. “Film an Emotional Wrench for Families.”
Marin Independent Journal
, May 1, 2006.

———. “Golden Gate Bridge Chief Eyes Return to Reno.”
Marin Independent Journal
, July 29, 2009.

———. “Golden Gate Bridge Barrier.”
Marin Independent Journal
, Augus 24, 2009.

———. “Golden Gate Bridge Gets Ready for 75
^th
Birthday.
Marin Independent Journal
, May 30, 2011.

———. “Golden Gate Bridge Suicide Barrier Debate.”
Marin Independent Journal
, December 17, 2007.

———. “Marin Coroner Pushes for Bridge Suicide Barrier.”
Marin Independent Journal
, December 17, 2007.

———. “Panel OKs $5 Million for Barrier Design.”
Marin Independent Journal
, July 16, 2010.

———. “Patrols, Emergency Phones Stop Some, But Not All.”
Marin Independent Journal
, February 27, 2005.

———. “Report: 31 Jumped from Golden Gate Bridge in 2009.”
Marin Independent Journal,January
24, 2010.

———. “Study OK'd for Suicide Barrier on GG Bridge.”
Marin Independent Journal
, September 22, 2006.

———. “Suicide Barrier Could Withstand 100 MPH Winds.”
Marin Independent Journal,June
13, 2007.

———. “Suicide Barrier Study Endorsed.”
Marin Independent Journal
, March 25, 2006.

———. “Suicide Net Just Needs Cash.”
Marin Independent Journal
, February 13, 2010.

———. “Teen Suicides from Golden Gate Bridge Churn Barrier Debate.”
Marin Independent Journal
, August 23, 2008.

Prado, Mark, and Breithaupt, Bard. “Bridge Barrier Could Be Up by 2010.”
Marin Independent Journal
, September 28, 2007.

Preuitt, Lori. “Not Again: Caltrain Investigates Palo Alto Suicide.”
NBC Bay Area
, October 20, 2009.

Reed, Susan. “Patrols Help Reduce Golden Gate Suicide Rate.” CNN, December 30, 1996.

Rego, Nilda. “Bridge Project Spans Imaginations.”
Contra Costa Times
, October 19, 2008.

———. “From Dream to Golden Reality.”
Contra Costa Times
, October 26, 2008.

———. “Golden Gate Bridge Plan is Built Step by Step.”
Contra Costa Times
, October 12, 2008.

Reiten, Mary B., and Jung, David J. “Civil Liability for Suicide Barriers.” Public Law Research Institute, May 22, 1998.

Resiman, Will. “Bridge Suicides Exceed Yearly Average.”
San Francisco Examiner
, January 22, 2010.

———. “Funding for Golden Gate Bridge Suicide Net Proves Elusive.”
San Francisco Examiner
, August 6, 2009.

———. “Surviving Bridge Plunge Nearly Impossible.”
San Francisco Examiner
, March 20, 2008.

Reuters.
“Suicide Risks Shared Across Borders.” February 1, 2008.

Ritter, John. “Suicides Tarnish the Golden Gate.”
USA Today
, January 31, 2005.

Roach, Mary. “Don't Jump!”
Salon
, February 9, 2001.

Robertson, Michael. “Legends of the Fall.”
San Francisco Focus
, January 1997.

Rosenfeld, Jordan E. “The Bridge.”
Pacific Sun
, October 2006.

Ross, Martha. “Would a Suicide Barrier on the Golden Gate Save Lives?”
Walnut Creek Patch
, May 27, 2011.

Ryan, Joan. “Room of Grief.”
San Francisco Chronicle
, February 25, 2005. ———. “Teen Grieves, Writes After Pal's Suicide.”
San Francisco Chronicle
, February 20, 2005.

Salkeid, Luke. “British Graduate Jumped from Golden Gate Bridge After

Studying Websites.”
Daily Mail
, May 28, 2009.

Saracevic, Alan. “Suicide City.”
Bay Guardian
, May 17, 1995.

Saunders, Debra J. “Do Not Romanticize This Death.”
San Francisco Chronicle
, August 2, 1995.

Savlov, Marc. “The Gate Escape.”
Austin Chronicle
, January 26, 2007. Scheide, R.V. “Death Throws.”
Metroactive
, March 24, 2004.

Seiden, Richard H. “Reverend Jones on Suicide.”
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
, Summer 1979.

Simon, Robert I. “Just a Smile and a Hello on the Golden Gate Bridge.”
American Journal of Psychiatry
, May 2007.

Speich, Don. “Media Suicide Coverage Debated.”
Marin Independent Journal
, January 21, 2007.

———. “Today I Am Committing Suicide.”
Marin Independent Journal,
January 12, 2007.

Stovall, Jeffrey, and Domino, Frank J. “Approaching the Suicidal Patient.”
American Family Physician
, November 1, 2003.

Stryker, Jeff. “Publicizing a Magnet for Suicide.”
San Francisco Chronicle
, February 6, 2005.

Taylor, Michael. “Golden Gate Bridge's Fatal Attraction.”
San Francisco Chronicle
, July 14, 1995.

Torres, Stephen. “A Life of Death.”
Bay Guardian
, August 8, 2007.

Trumbull, Todd. “Lethal Beauty: The Allure.”
San Francisco Chronicle
, October 30, 2005.

USA Today.
“Golden Gate Tries Wires to Keep Suicides at Bay.” June 12, 1998.

Vick, Karl. “The Golden Gate: A Bridge Too Deadly?”
Washington Post
, March 3, 2008.

Walker, Thaal. “New Talk of Bridge Suicide Barrier.”
San Francisco Chronicle
, January 30, 1993.

Walsh, Jason. “Bridge Jumpers leave Coast Guard Rescuers Saddened, Annoyed.”
Pacific Sun
, June 17, 1983.

Weiss, Mike. “Lethal Beauty: A Survivor's Story.”
San Francisco Chronicle
, November 1, 2005.

Welch, William M. “ ‘Suicide Bridge' Sours Feud.”
USA Today
, October 12, 2009.