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The attorney for the family of a California girl who committed suicide after she was sexually battered and then cyberbullied with a humiliating photo plans to file a civil action against the suspects Monday.

A Central California man is dead after posting a suicide note on Facebook and then driving his car onto railroad tracks less than an hour later.

British-born filmmaker Tony Scott, director of such Hollywood blockbusters as "Top Gun" and "Crimson Tide," jumped to his death on Sunday from a bridge over Los Angeles Harbor, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office said.

Rebecca Zahau committed suicide at the Spreckels mansion after being told the son of boyfriend Jonah Shacknai was fatally injured from falling while he was in her care, officials say.Reporting from San Diego -- The girlfriend of pharmaceutical executive Jonah Shacknai committed suicide at his Coronado mansion after learning that his son would not survive injuries suffered in an accident while in her care, authorities announced Friday.

Suicides on the Golden Gate Bridge and on Caltrain tracks in the Bay Area are on pace to set records. The question is what is prompting them.

The estranged husband of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" cast member Taylor Armstrong killed himself in his home Monday night, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner's office.