The reason Sonnet gave for this facade? Her excuse was that she was being stalked online and wanted to send a message to her stalker that there was no point continuing to harass her because she was dead.
Here is her first response to the people who thought she was dead.
"Oh for heaven's sakes, I'm OK. I'm sorry I scared everyone. I had NO idea people on the SE read my blog so faithfully, we JUST put that up last night and the blog is down now. You guys are quick! If I had known I would have let you know beforehand."
After that she became defensive in every response.
Friday, January 29, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
The aftermath
I know for a fact that many people were beside themselves when they thought that she was dead. People were googling Sonnet Fitzgerald trying to find any information they could, as well as searching on all of the Funeral Homes near where she lives to try and find out any information. "Sonnet Fitzgerald" was amongst the top 25 most searched names on Zabasearch on the day the news of her suicide was announced on her blog.
The Impact
That message was how Sonnet planned to hurt people who had provided her with support and trust for many years.
The news travelled fast across the message boards that she had been a member of for years. Dozens of people were shocked that someone in their community had been so depressed to take their own life. People who knew her personally started contacting her home to see if they could help her family in any way. Friends and acquaintances cried for her, her husband and her two young daughters. Generous people were considering how they could assist her daughters who were now facing the horror of a life ahead without their mom. Memories of personally devastating experiences came flooding back to people who had lost someone close to suicide. People who were suffering themselves overlooked their own pain to despair for this young mom.
BUT IT WAS A LIE, A COMPLETE FABRICATION, posted on a public blog.
The news travelled fast across the message boards that she had been a member of for years. Dozens of people were shocked that someone in their community had been so depressed to take their own life. People who knew her personally started contacting her home to see if they could help her family in any way. Friends and acquaintances cried for her, her husband and her two young daughters. Generous people were considering how they could assist her daughters who were now facing the horror of a life ahead without their mom. Memories of personally devastating experiences came flooding back to people who had lost someone close to suicide. People who were suffering themselves overlooked their own pain to despair for this young mom.
BUT IT WAS A LIE, A COMPLETE FABRICATION, posted on a public blog.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
The Message
This is the message as it was displayed on Sonnet's blog.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Sad news
A couple of days ago, Sonnet took her own life. She is already greatly missed by friends and family alike.
If I haven't reached anybody reading this yet, they can contact me for details about arrangements.
Pete
Saturday, January 16, 2010
Sad news
A couple of days ago, Sonnet took her own life. She is already greatly missed by friends and family alike.
If I haven't reached anybody reading this yet, they can contact me for details about arrangements.
Pete
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