Soap Opera Actor Nick Santino Commits Suicide at 47

Soap opera actor Nick Santino killed himself in grief over having to euthanize his dog Rocco.

A soap actor killed himself this week on his 47th birthday hours after he was forced to put his beloved dog to sleep under pressure from his Manhattan…

A soap actor killed himself this week on his 47th birthday hours after he was forced to put his beloved dog to sleep under pressure from his Manhattan…

Nick Santino euthanized his dog, Rocco, on Tuesday, on Santino's 47th birthday. That night, his guilt over the gut-wrenching decision became too much to bear. "Today [Tuesday], I betrayed my best friend and put down my best friend," he wrote in a

14. Santino DiSabato won the 106-pound weight class title, while James McGuire (120), Jakob Hinz (138) and Tyler Tavenner (285) also grabbed championships. Nick Durieux (132), Parker Farrow (170) and Emmanuel Adu (182) all finished second.