Richey Edwards
Richey Edwards of the Manic Street Preachers was a punk musician, guitarist, and lyricist who wasn’t afraid to pull the odd stunt to prove how genuine he was. When asked about the authenticity of his grim persona in an interview in 1991, he grabbed a razor blade and carved the phrase “4 REAL” into his arm right then and there. His family claimed that suicide was “never an option for him,” but his car was discovered abandoned near a bridge where suicide jumps were common, so that seemed to be the most likely conclusion.
Richey Edwards
Harold Holt
Harold Holt, Australia’s 17th Prime Minister, went missing in December 1967. According to witnesses, he most likely drowned, and his body was never found because he chose to go swimming at an otherwise deserted beach on a day when the surf was particularly rough. Some claim the CIA assassinated him because he wanted Australia to leave Vietnam, while others claim he was a Chinese spy who faked his death to return to China. Australia, ironically, decided to erect a swimming pool in his honor.
Harold Holt
