Shocking And So Sad: Celebrities Who Ended It All

Phyllis Hyman

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Deep-voiced and statuesque, Phyllis Hyman was a true soul singer. She killed herself on June 30, 1995, just a week before she would have turned 46 years old.

Phyllis was alone in her apartment in New York City when she took her own life. She overdosed on pentobarbital and secobarbital.