Najai Turpin

Najai Turpin (b. December 19, 1981, Philadelphia, USA) was a professional boxer.

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December 19 - 1981 - Philadelphia - USA - Boxer

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He was a contestant on reality TV show The Contender. On the show, he was placed on the East Coast team and pitted himself against Sergio Mora, a man seven inches taller than him in the first round. He lost to the man who eventually became champion

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Reality TV - The Contender

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He committed suicide on February 13th, 2005, while sitting in a car with his girlfriend. The cause of his suicide is not entirely clear, however the fact that he hadn't been allowed to fight between the time of being eliminated and the show's finale, teamed with the low self-esteem that may have resulted from his defeat may have contributed.

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February 13th - 2005

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Turpin was the first American reality show contestant to take his own life, but there have been examples elsewhere in the world. In 1997, Sinisa Savija, the first person voted off the island on the Swedish version of Survivor (called "Expedition Robinson") killed himself immediately after he was voted off.

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1997 - Swedish - Survivor

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