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‘Storage Wars’ star Darrell Sheets wrote about ‘Facebook bullying’ in suicide note before his death
“Storage Wars” star Darrell Sheets reportedly left a suicide note citing “Facebook bullying” prior to his shocking death in April.
According to a Lake Havasu City Police incident report obtained by TMZ, detectives located a “handwritten note tucked inside a black basket in a bathroom closet near where Darrell was found dead,” summarized by cops as reading “I could not take anymore the Facebook bulling, f*** you [redacted]”
Per the outlet, the handwriting “appeared shaky.”
According to TMZ, the report also contained new details from the reality TV star’s final moments. An unnamed girlfriend told police detectives that Sheets got out of bed late after being unable to sleep.
After finding him standing in the doorway to his office, he told her to “go back to bed,” after which she heard a single gunshot.
The girlfriend also claimed in the report that his son [Brandon Sheets] had recently been in an argument with his father at the Arizona home over “family drama.”
Per the outlet, she also claimed the A&E star’s daughter-in-law had allegedly texted him, claiming the girlfriend had stolen money from him and of being suspicious.
Darrell was said to have been “visibly upset” by the confrontation.
The girlfriend also claimed in another interview that the arguments escalated to a point of shouting, and that she left the house as the son was yelling at Darrell.
She allegedly said Darrell said he didn’t want to be alone with his son, that he’d been “sad as hell” following the visit and that he felt he’d let his son down.
In a follow-up interview, she said the arguments with Darrell’s son became so heated she left the house at one point because the son was yelling at Darrell. She claimed Darrell told her he didn’t want to be alone with his son and had been “sad as hell” after the visit, feeling like he’d let him down.
Authorities also noted that the reality personality had faced “severe insomnia” for months prior to his death, and that his girlfriend claimed he’d been under “tremendous stress” — though she indicated he’d never “talked about harming himself.”
She said their relationship had been “strong,” according to the report.
Though the girlfriend wasn’t named, Darrell was said to have remained close to ex-wife Kimber Wuerfel, whom he divorced in 2016.
A rep for the Lake Havasu City Police Department did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment on Wednesday.
A rep for Darrell was not immediately available for comment. Page Six has also reached out to Brandon, but did not immediately hear back.
Darrell was found dead on April 22 of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The Mohave County Medical Examiner’s Office subsequently confirmed in May that he died by suicide.
The TV star’s “Storage Wars” castmates Laura and Dan Dotson claimed he was living in fear over alleged cyberbullying before his death. “His family told us that this has been happening for three years,” Laura told Us Weekly in April.
“[It happens to] even strong men that you think aren’t gonna get their feelings hurt. Cyberbullying is a real thing.”
Prior to his death, Darrell addressed the alleged cyberbullies in a Facebook post, according to the outlet, saying that his “cyberbully stalker” had also harassed others.
Sergeant Kyle Ridgway previously told Page Six, “We are aware of these cyberbullying accusations and that is a part of the active investigation.”
Brandon — who appeared on the series with his father from 2010 to 2017 — mourned his father’s death in an emotional Instagram upload.
“My heart is so broken….I love you Dad and I will do my best to live in your honor and respect our Family,” he wrote in part in an April 30 Instagram post.
Wuerfel, meanwhile, also shared a tribute to her ex-husband via Instagram. “Darrell gave us so many moments of laughter, connection, and life. May the memories you hold of him stay close to your heart, as mine will stay with me forever.”
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or text Crisis Text Line at 741741.
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