The actor who played Admiral Motti has passed away.

News went viral as Australian TV channel reported on the death of the actor in a car crash.

A longtime death row inmate in Florida, Larry Mann, was put to death Wednesday evening.

Eddie Murphy reportedly died in a snow mobile accident yesterday. While the incident was quickly deemed a rumor, what are some other recent celebrity death hoaxes that had the social media world buzzing?

The woman found dead on the subway tracks was an aspiring actress who had moved to New York to pursue a career on stage.

The Spanish legend was found unconscious at her house in Madrid and could not be revived. She was 85.

April 5 marks the anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death.

A 25-year-old man, Marek Lapinski, died following a routine oral surgery involving wisdom teeth removal.

Craigslist Killer Richard Beasley was sentenced to death Thursday in Akron, Ohio.

A shrine in a hillside slum of Caracas is attracting tens of thousands of supporters of Hugo Chávez.

The day after Shain Gandee passed away, we remember other MTV alums who left too early.

A medic on the French "Survivor" spinoff "Koh-Lanta" committed suicide this week.

Accused Theater shooter James Holmes may receive the death penalty if convicted.

Colorado movie shooter James Holmes appeared in court today. Sources said a deal to spare Holmes' life is in the works.

A Royal Caribbean passenger on a Baltimore, Md., cruise was found dead Sunday in her stateroom.

Surveillance video showing the final moments of Wolfe's life provide some new insight.

Punxsutawney Phil has been indicted by an Ohio prosecutor for falsely predicting an early Spring.

Chad Wolfe arrived in Florida and was found dead at the bottom of an elevator shaft only hours later.

Maryland becomes the 18th state to repeal the death penalty.

A Corvette driver miraculously survives after a crash pinned him under a truck. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety investigates the safety of truck and vehicle collisions.

Alleged murderer Jodi Arias answered to jury questions on the night Travis Alexander died: "I cannot remember."

The actress responded to threats and said Chávez deserved to be imprisoned.

The Venezuelan government has revealed that Hugo Chávez died from a heart attack due to complications from cancer. His last words to his people were "I don't want to die."

The Venezuelan president died Tuesday. He had been battling cancer for two years.

Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez continues to battle a "respiratory insufficiency."

A woman from New Zealand who died of a heart attack three years ago developed the condition because of overconsumption of Coca-Cola, a coroner ruled Tuesday.

An unknown woman pushed an unidentified man to his death in front of an oncoming subway train Thursday, the New York Daily News reported. The killing is the second such subway push murder in New York the last month.

Mexican-American superstar Jenni Rivera's younger sister, Rosie, will look after the iconic singer's five children in the wake of her death in a plane crash earlier this month near Monterrey, Mexico.

The man who runs the business that owns the Learjet that crashed and killed Latin music star Jenni Rivera and six others denies he has ever had any connections to drug cartels or has ever been involved in drug trafficking.

Shortly after the Cowboys scored a narrow 20-19 victory over Bengals Sunday, a barefoot Josh Brent was released from jail in Irving, Texas on $500,000 bond, and was placed on the Dallas reserve bench by the team.