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Model Leaves Suicide Note Via Facebook Update

by Kaiser Hwang on February 24, 2009 at 10:43 AM

Facebook has been used to get in touch with old friends, stay connected with President Obama, and even sabotage college applicants. Unfortunately, in the case of 30-year-old aspiring model Paul Zolezzi, the ubiquitous social networking site was used to leave a suicide note. According to the New York Post, Zolezzi updated his status last Friday night, stating, "born in San Francisco, became a shooting star over everywhere, and ended his life in Brooklyn... And couldn't have asked for more." Then, early Saturday morning, his body was found hanging from the monkey bars of Brooklyn's Mount Prospect Park.

As her son had apparently struggled with drug addiction in the past, Zolezzi's mother puts the blame directly on substance abuse. "I would say that people get so lonely, so delusional, that all they want to do is be remembered," she told the New York Daily News. "He probably wanted to be remembered in a big way, to do it dramatically -- that's what drugs will do to people."

Zolezzi also had a history of updating his Facebook status with statements including: "Paul is wondering, what unspeakable act did I do in a previous life to deserve this one?" and "Paul is going to be the first person ever to hang himself on the way out of Portland! Everything here sucks!" It's unknown if anyone tried to reach out to him or even noticed the warning signs, but we're extremely sad to see one's potential cut short this way. [From: Valleywag]

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