Suicide
The messages allegedly sent from the scammers to their victim were “horrific,” an investigator said.
The 17-year-old died in the lobby of the sheriff’s department.
The 25-year-old Belarusian tennis pro said that while the pair were no longer an item, “my heart is broken.”
Ryan Walters spewed transphobia online on the same afternoon the state medical examiner reported that 16-year-old non-binary student Nex Benedict had died by suicide.
The autopsy report listed the probable cause of death as “Diphenhydramine and Fluoxetine combined toxicity,” citing a pair of substances common in Benadryl and Prozac.
“He was suffering from PTSD and anxiety attacks as a result of being subjected to the hostile work environment at Boeing which we believe led to his death.”
The son of polygamist Kody Brown and ex-wife Janelle was just 25.