Trust Fund Suicide – Real Trauma Scene Response Video

This video documents a real trauma scene response following a suicide involving an individual supported by a trust fund.

This story is about a man who was what is called a trust-fund baby, meaning he had been supported by a trust fund his entire life.

Once he turned 25-years old, the trust fund terminated. He would now have to make his own way in the world. There was no more free ride.

The loss of financial support appeared to coincide with a period of severe distress and he killed himself.

This scene was in a very nice and expensive downtown Dallas, Texas, high-rise apartment.

It was an old historical building that had been renovated into great apartments.

When we were doing the job, we had to visually inspect all his personal items for blood.

He had all sorts of marvelous collectibles. For example, he had vinyl records, posters, artwork, photographs, etc.

I remember he even had an autographed poster of John Lennon! This guy was obviously a collector and because of his trust fund, had the money to do it.

A few days before we were called out, he had turned 25 and no longer had access to that money.

He was used to having whatever material possession he wanted whenever he wanted it.

It’s really sad. Whomever set up the trust fund for him was probably trying to do the right thing. They probably wanted to provide for him so he could go through college and have a great career in a field he enjoyed and they wanted him to be able to focus on his education and getting a good start in his career without having to worry about money.

But he just couldn’t handle life with out his trust fund.

I wonder if he had always planned on killing himself when the trust fund went away, but had never told anyone.