Talk:Roy Sullivan

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So after cheating death seven times, he just shoots himself? Surviving seven lightning strikes and living a happy life would have made a wonderful story, until it ends with a worthless suicide. BirdValiant 08:22, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

This isn't a forum BTW:I would like to see this article longer --NFAN3 00:18, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

If being struck by lightning seven times is all this guy is known for, then I don't see what else can be done to make the article longer. --Darren Lee 04:36, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

Yes, how selfish of him to deprive you of a happy ending :). Seriously, we don't know for sure about the circumstances that led up to his death. He probably he had some issues to deal with. Not that I'm condoning suicide as a means of solving one's problems. --Darren Lee 04:36, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Article references

I've added in-line references to the statements made in the article. However, I didn't really like using the About Paranormal site as a reference as it seems focus more on sensationalism than accurate, skeptical, and factual reporting (it disagrees with the Straight Dope article on the year of Sullivan's sixth strike). If anyone can find another, more authoritative cite for those statements, it would be much appreciated. --Darren Lee 04:02, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

I've cited Sullivan's dates of birth and death as well as some of his injuries from Anshelm '77's source. However, an astrology website probably isn't the best possible cite so if anyone can find a more reputable source to cite, please edit the article accordingly. --Darren Lee 01:13, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] That's Incredible!

I recall he was featured in the 1980 pilot episode of That's Incredible! actually showing the 7 individual locations around the park where he was struck. Seemed like a nice guy. He speculated that his body was abundant in "some form of mineral" that attracted the lightning, and that he couldn't stand near any family or loved ones while outdoors. I was going to add this to the main article, but it's so sparse that any other info would look out of place! Perhaps someone could post the segment on youtube and link it here...Richiestern 18:48, 6 December 2006 (UTC)