In a murder-suicide, 40-year-old Sheri Shermeyer, a mother, suffocated her 12-month-old son, John Russell, and then shot herself.
Before doing this, the Pennsylvania mother left a note – a long, angry message on Facebook to her husband one day after Christmas.
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A friend had seen Sheri’s post and called the police. The police found Sheri and her son’s body when they arrived at the home.
In her 600-word post, Sheri told her husband, John, that she had become a hermit and that she was slowly dying inside.
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All that Sheri could think about was leaving this world.
She told John that love wasn’t enough for him. That he wasn’t even capable of love.
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Sheri told John that he would never see his son again and that he didn’t deserve to have a son or a legacy.
John, Sheri said, had become ugly and mean. Sheri was tired of being the only parent in the house.
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At the end of the post, Sheri said goodbye and good riddance.
She wished that she had never wasted all that time with him. Neighbors were shocked to learn this news.
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Many of the people who responded on Facebook said that Sheri should not be blamed or judged.
Clearly, there was a better way for Sheri. She just couldn’t see it.
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She didn’t have a strong social connection with people, so there wasn’t much hope (in her opinion). Suicide is serious.
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If you need to talk, there are people who will listen, you just have to reach out. Call 1-800-273-8255.
Your life matters. You are not alone.
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