A quick Internet search for news on strangulation events returns pages and pages of tragic examples. The most recent cases to grab the nation's attention were the asphyxiation deaths of a pregnant ...

On Sept. 6, a little girl, Ashley Johnson-Barr, played at her local park in Kotzebue. She will never return to play there again. Her body was found on Sept. 14. The autopsy conducted by the State ...

As her estranged husband held her against the wall, squeezing her neck with both hands, a Barberton woman kept thinking, “I have to get free.” She tried to grab his head and face as he stared at her ...

Strangulation is one of the deadliest forms of domestic assault. Victims can become unconscious in less than 10 seconds and can die within minutes. Experts call it the ultimate show of power and ...

Gabby Petito was strangled to death. Strangulation can lead to loss of consciousness in seconds and death in just minutes. This is why it’s considered a huge red flag on the continuum of domestic ...

Police found Jacob Neal Carroll in the bathroom of the apartment he shared with his girlfriend. He was straddling the woman with his hands wrapped around her neck. The woman’s face was purple, and she ...

In a federally funded study, Mass General Brigham investigators found self-reported vision problems and traumatic stress are experienced years after strangulation . Around the globe, nearly one in ...

In an alarming moment during a workshop, 19-year-old Joy casually remarked, “Choking is the new hickey.” This statement underscores a grim and growing trend of sexual strangulation (SS), also known as ...

Hannah Bows receives funding from the ESRC, British Academy & Home Office. An act seemingly once confined to bondage and “kink” communities has become mainstream. Despite the many risks to health ...

As her estranged husband held her against the wall, squeezing her neck with both hands, a Barberton, Ohio woman kept thinking, “I have to get free.” “I just wanted desperately to breathe,” the 46-year ...