Valley Radio Legend Bill Heywood and Wife Found Dead in Scottsdale Hotel; Suicide Pact Suspected

• I hope they know that you don't go to heaven when you committ suicide. taking your own life is is still murder. So tragic.

• This just goes to show you what classy people they were.  They didn't do it at home because they didn't want any of their loved ones to come upon them.  So they went to a hotel.  Even then, they posted a note on the door so a housekeeper or other hotel staff would not be shocked by the sight.  What unbelievable pain they must have been in. None of us know all their circumstances and we don't have the right to judge their actions.  

• I think the comment by BeaverSeeker is one of the meanest things I have ever heard.  Wonder how long it will take you to look like a "geezer."  Because trust me, it will happen.

• Again....what the heck does AZ have to do with this story?  It offers no hope and DESTROYS peoples lives?  My God...must make for long days with this thought process. The housing mkt is screwed.  People, even good people, knew it was bogus but bought in the ponzi scheme and used their houses as ATM's to buy boats, tvs, SUVs.  I dare say this isn't exactly Arizona's fault.  It's a tangled web as to where the economic crash began....but I think it all goes back to when the banks were being forced to loan to "victims" (race, gender, ethnicity, whatever).  So the likes of Frank and Dodd push through this legislation and the banks, being that they are in business to make money...figured out a way to make $$$ off of the bad loans they were FORCED BY THE GVT to make.  Do some reading.  It's of course much more complicated, but if you are looking for the genesis of this financial mess...it was the feds getting involved in social engineering to "spread the wealth around" and be "fair". I'd never live in a "depressing state" that offers "no hope and destroys peoples lives...".  Why do you?  The entire country is a mess right now and the housing mkt can never recover until the mkt hits bottom.  But once again, President Historic is throwing a new stimulus program at it...To....drumb roll....Give people low interest mortgages at MORE THAN THEIR HOUSE IS WORTH.  If your loan has been picked up by Freddie/Fannie you too can be a big WINNER!  Does any of this sound familiar?  It's what started this whole mess.  Obama is dismantling this country.  I'd do a bit of reading if you don't believe me.

• Huh?  How does this sad story have anything to do with "what is happening in Arizona?" The entertainment business is ruthess.  He didn't fit in radio...He knew that back in the late '90's when he kind of just gave up.  It IS  a young persons game.  That is reality.  He had a great run, for a secondary market, and got to the top of that particular heap.  He knew ALL THE WAY that radio was a rough career.  I give him credit for what he did and all the people that felt a connection...just from hearing him.  That's more than most do in their life. How does AZ not value "wonderful" people?  It is a state.  What state do you think "values" wonderful people?  If you know of one, why don't you go there?  Seriously.  I like it here...I've lived in LA, NYC, etc.  Every place is different.  I moved to Oregon at one point and didn't fit...the weather...the vibe of the culture, etc.  I tried it for a couple of years, then moved here.  I don't know if I feel "valued".  I take care of myself, don't expect the "state" to be big daddy.  Pls do share how this tragedy reflects in any way on AZ.  I'm sure I'm not the only one that would be interested.

• I bet you are quite the looker yourself!  Do share a link to your Facebook page where we can see how fantastic you look. Oh....and I'll just make a wild guess that you've never heard of a lot of things in the news.

• She was very ill.  They had no money and he was too old to work in radio, the one thing he did really well.  I read something about a problem with health insurance.  So she had a bad heart condition, then a breast cancer diagnosis. If there were 2 guns at the scene, the forensics guys have already figured this out.  It appears they did everything very methodically so that there would not be speculation that he was a murderer. What a sad, sad story.  That you boil it all down to the "evil" rich people...No doubt you are a big Obama fan.  It's a horrible story but the guy was somebody that everyone liked and cared about....even his listeners.  How about YOU moving on if you don't care.

• E..., Arizona is a state that does not value wonderful people, families, women and children. This serves as a serious example of what is happening in Arizona.

• Very sad story but one fitting for people who live in the depressing state of Arizona, a state that offers no hope and destroys peoples' lives. 

• You are not that gullible, are you? You think Susan Heywood actually shot herself in the head at precisely the same time bill pulled his trigger? Both are laying, side by side on the bed, which means neither were facing eachother as the two of them counted down and pulled...ya, that makes sense.

• You obviously hate the media reports unless they are in line with your opinions. "How" is thus: two guns, two people dead. Bill Heywood did not murder his wife out of selfishness or anything else. He did not take his wife's life. She chose freely to do so. As did he.

• To clarify: The hotel housekeeper did not find their bodies; she found a note tacked to the closed bedroom door in the suite notifying anyone who found it to call the police because there were two people in the bedroom who had committed suicide. She called the police and they were the ones who found the bodies.

• With a 'handle' like 'beaver seeker' your ignorance doesn't surprise me. Bill was a classy valley icon. RIP Bill & Susan.

• Why are people so cruel as to not feel empahty with these two wonderful people. I didn't know them but used to watch Bill Haywood on TV  and he seemed to be a loving caring person . Life handed him some hard blows in his career so it seems, yet through it all he had a loving wife and she a adoring husband. Who are you all to spew venom and nasty remarks about them. We all have choices in life and they made a pact to be together for the rest of there lives. Then it is there choice to do what they feel is best for them. His wife was ill and he knew she would eventually die and coudn't stand the thought of not seeing her, so they made a pact to be together always in death as in life. How many people out there think so much of there partners to want to be with them always. In this day age we are selfish and think only of what is best for us, Bill obviously thought there would be no life as such without his his long time friend, companion, lover, WIFE.. If you need to blame someone why not  blame the people (banks) that took his home through dubious unfair means that has caused millions of people in America to lose there homes, or the cut throat business of Radio/TV were they have to get rid of people and replace with younger people to keep up there ratings. Maybe he couldn't see the light at the end of the tunnel at 73, you cant start over in this country, no one wants the aged people let's be honest here.We are all about young and looking young,face lifts, tummy tucks anything to look young, but, in reality as stupid as we all look  that doesn't change the age you are no matter how much we try to fool ourselves into believing it. Of course it hurts those we leave behind and no it isn't a nice way to find out your parents died, but you have to forgive them knowing that for them there was no way out. They loved there daughter and there decision had nothing to do with her. I hope she finds solice in knowing she was loved dearly by her parents and one day will be able to understand there action. God Bles you Bill and Susan Haywood. And to his daughter, think of mum and dad with joy in your heart and know they are always with you and that they loved you more than words could express.

• ah, ok.

• I see. I haven't really followed the story much. Whatever the case it's sad.

• So far, all reports are that they committed suicide together.  They apparently tied up and settled all their affairs beforehand and tried to leave enough information so everyone would know what to do after they were gone.

• I am sure it is easier to stomach such a tragedy to believe they each independently killed themselves simultaneously. I don't necessarily har an issue with allowing such rationalization by anyone EXCEPT the media. They have no business speculating or misreporting in order to save the reputation of one Of their icons. It shows their lack of intestinal fortitude and credibility. I am saddened by the loss for the family yet ultimately it was Bill Heywood's selfishness that allowed him to take the life of his wife. The media is able to objectively and unabashedly report the loss of other peoples lives with no empathy for the ones left to grieve the loss, until it's their grief that is.

• All wrong?

• The how's are rarely speculative.

• Never heard of him. Looks like a geezer.

• And now we know you were all wrong.    Murder/suicide.    You think she'd agree to shoot herself?    If it was me I'd say, "You go first honey".    So, they lost there money by investing probably.    To kill yourself for such a reason is foolish, if it was the reason.    Rich folk's money is sometimes all they are.    Not a story to spend much time on.    Move on.

• I feel sorry for the hotel housekeeper who found their bodies. If the Heywoods wanted to check out, that's their business, but they really shouldn't have needlessly traumatized some poor woman who was just doing her job.

• To clarify, my initial, groggy reaction was bemusement rather than amusement.

• ironically enough, I thought the same thing last night when this first broke on Yahoo. I wasn't disappointed tho. I do not want anyone, even JD Hayworth to die, just because I dont agree with them.

• not always. Sometimes they dont know their ages when they do the reports.

• hmm funny, but I remember a case I read about where a high school couple went out in to the desert in California near Death Valley and they both shot themselves in the head for unknown reasons. BTW I didn't read that there was a murder suicide but rather a double suicide. Is this wrong? After all I know a woman who shot herself in the head.

• When the clock radio awakened me this morning I thought the announcer had said JD Hayworth was  dead. The later clarification was a real downer.

• Yeah, the weird age comments, mental health stats & yes, I'm even reading stupid conspiracy theory crap on some "news " site...Look, I'm a Valley native, 44 y/o and a career mental health professional. Bottom line: sadly for the Heywoods, their family, friends, and fans as well, they found themselves in a place where this painful choice somehow became a viable outcome for them. That said, the rest was up to them and the hows, whys ....all speculation -save what the note(s) may reveal-and a painful legacy left for loved ones to bear.

• I know a woman who shot her dog then herself.  They were both ill and in a lot of pain.  I think it is a valid choice whether most people agree or not.  RIP Mr. and Mrs. Haywood

• He was 75; wife Susan age 70.

• Maybe women are less likely to use a gun to kill themselves but clearly Bill and Susan did not want to leave any questions as to whether it was a willful act by just one spouse to the other. By each of them independently ending their life, there is no question. Both of them would have the choice at the last minute not to do it. That is probably why in this case Susan chose to use a gun as well. They leave no questions behind; they left a suicide note, the newspapers have reported that their home showed signs of their planned action. My spouse worked in Phoenix radio for over twenty years. He is now, thankfully and gainfully employed in a business far from radio. Disk jockeys are cash cows for large conglomerates now and those large conglomerates are always saving money on the backs of the DJs by firing them in favor of bringing in a simultaneous feed from a city far from Phoenix to fill air time. Bill Heywood was a class act. He was my go to guy every morning when he was on KOY back in the seventies. And who cares how old he or his wife were? Do you really think that the media is withholding that information because he was 'one of them??' Ridiculous. Rest in peace Bill and Susan.

• When it comes to suicide, 64% of men and 40% of women make firearms their death of choice because it's quick and relatively painless. http://www.writing-world.com/mystery/suicide.shtml When it comes to reporting suicides, most stories give the age of the victim.  When that detail is omitted on reports about one of the media's own, it raises questions.  Did no one ever ask this guy his date of birth?  Or did he make sure that no one found out? Dick Biondi is still a DJ in major-market Chicago, at the age of 79.  But most careers end before that, and often before stars have saved enough for retirement.

• Women don't shoot themselves in the head. It's interesting the sacred nature this murder/ suicide is being portrayed by the media when it is one of their own.

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