Talk:John Winter (meteorologist)
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This information is false Who ever wrote this should be banned from further edits
The TRUTH as of April 5th 2007 10pm Winter was talking on the phone with a friend shortly before he committed suicide, station officials said. The friend was on his way to Winter’s home.
At 3:30 p.m., an anonymous caller contacted the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office to ask that a deputy go by Winter’s home in Lithia to check on his well-being, sheriff’s spokeswoman Debbie Carter said.
When deputies arrived, Winter’s vehicle was in the driveway, Carter said. Deputies knocked on the home’s doors, but he did not answer.
As deputies forced their way through the front door, they heard a gunshot.
Winter’s body was found inside the garage. No one else was in the home, Carter said.
He left behind a note, but Carter said she did not know what it said.
Shortly after deputies arrived, Winter’s friend arrived at the house.
The friend told deputies he had not spoken to Winter for several minutes before then and that Winter would not answer his phone upon repeated attempts to call him, Carter said.
By 8 p.m., Winter’s body had been removed from his single-story home in the Tealrise subdivision.
anonMatt24.96.232.29 01:53, 7 April 2007 (UTC)
Here are the same details that was originally posted here, until someone preferred to celebrate his life rather than explain the circumstances:
On the afternoon of April 5, 2007, Winter was talking on the phone with a friend shortly before he committed suicide, according to officials at Winter's station. The friend was on his way to Winter’s home. At 3:30 p.m., an anonymous caller contacted the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office to ask that a deputy go by Winter’s single-story home in the Tealrise subdivision of Lithia to check on his well-being, according to the Sheriff’s spokeswoman, Debbie Carter.
When deputies arrived, Winter’s vehicle was in the driveway. Deputies knocked on the home’s doors, but he did not answer. As deputies forced their way through the front door, they heard a gunshot. Winter’s body was found inside the garage. No one else was in the home, Carter said. He left behind a note, but Carter said she did not know what it said.
Shortly after deputies arrived, Winter’s friend arrived at the house. The friend told deputies he had not spoken to Winter for several minutes before then and that Winter would not answer his phone upon repeated attempts to call him, Carter said. By 8PM, Winter’s body had been removed from his home.
The news of Winter's suicide was the top story on WFLA-TV's newscasts that evening. The anchors for the 6PM newscast, Bob Hite and Stacie Schaible (the latter subbing for Gayle Sierens that night), were tearful as they reported the death.
-- azumanga 02:41, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] John Winter and drugs
Whoever says that John Winter killed himself over drugs, cut it out now. Not only do we not know the clear reason why he killed himself, but connecting a deceased weatherman with illegal drugs is very bad taste. You know who you are. Cease and desist. -- azumanga 22:29, 8 April 2007 (UTC)
- It's a shame he used those chemicals, but we have a duty as wikipedians to report the truth -- Tekkenlaw 17:25, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
- There has been no reports of any drug use by John Winter. If you know of an article that says otherwise, then post it as a reference. -- Montu Man 1011 13:28, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
