Mr. Willet, who was 47, according to the obituary, was the only person with the American woman when she died using the Sarco device in a remote forest in Switzerland in September.

The controversial Swiss Sarco 3.0 device advertises a quick and painless death. The cross shows us another way.

The right-to-die activist behind a new “suicide capsule” says he rejects “absurd” allegations that the U.S. woman who was said to be its first user may have actually been strangled.

Advocacy groups behind the controversial Sarco' suicide pod have suspended applications for its use, pending a criminal investigation into its first deployment in Switzerland.

The Sarco pod at the location where it was allegedly used by a 64-year-old American woman who "died using the Sarco device". Photo / AFP The Sarco suicide pod was used for the first time this week ...

The Sarco pod, short for sarcophagus, is a controversial euthanasia device. A 64-year-old woman from the US recently died by suicide using the Sarco suicide pod at a woodland retreat in ...

Swiss police have taken several individuals into custody following the use of the controversial Sarco suicide pod to end the life of a woman. The incident occurred on Monday in a forest hut ...

The “Sarco” suicide capsule, according to its manufacturer, allows a person inside to push a button that injects nitrogen gas into a sealed chamber.

We said that if they came to Schaffhausen and used Sarco, they would face criminal consequences,” Peter Sticher, a prosecutor in Schaffhausen, the region of Switzerland where the device was used ...

The Sarco pod at the location where it was allegedly used by a 64-year-old American woman who "died using the Sarco device ...

The 64-year-old woman from the Midwest died Monday, in the “Sarco” device on Monday evening, according to The Last Resort, the company which developed and manages the machine.