Jewish composer, accused of rape, commits suicide

The Oscar-winning composer, who was awaiting trial for rape while his son faced a murder rap, killed himself in his New York City apartment. Joseph Brooks, 73, was found dead with a plastic dry-cleaning bag over his head near a hose attached to a tank of helium gas. His son's murder trial is unaffected. Nicholas Brooks, 25, is awaiting trial for strangling his girlfriend, swimsuit designer Sylvie Cachay, at the posh Soho House club in 2010.