{"id":2359,"date":"2026-07-09T12:35:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T07:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=2359"},"modified":"2026-07-09T12:35:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T07:35:29","slug":"darrell-sheets-suicide-note-confirms-storage-wars-star-took-own-life-amid-cyberbullying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=2359","title":{"rendered":"Darrell Sheets&#8217; Suicide Note Confirms &#8216;Storage Wars&#8217; Star Took Own Life Amid Cyberbullying"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:default1=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Back in April, <em>Storage Wars<\/em> star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/04\/darrell-sheets-may-have-been-cyberbullied-ahead-of-suicide-police-to-investigate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Darrell Sheets passed away<\/a> at the age of 67.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators later revealed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/05\/darrell-sheets-cause-of-death-storage-wars-star-was-67\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sheets had taken his own life<\/a>, seemingly after being cyberbullied.<\/p>\n<p>Now, new evidence in the case seems to confirm that tragic detail.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1698\" height=\"1233\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-144090557-1-scaled-e1783546783724.jpg\" alt=\"TV Personality Darrell Sheets attends A&amp;E Networks 2012 Upfront at Lincoln Center on May 9, 2012 in New York City. \" class=\"wp-image-558643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-144090557-1-scaled-e1783546783724.jpg 1698w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-144090557-1-scaled-e1783546783724-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-144090557-1-scaled-e1783546783724-1024x744.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-144090557-1-scaled-e1783546783724-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-144090557-1-scaled-e1783546783724-960x697.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-144090557-1-scaled-e1783546783724-1080x784.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-144090557-1-scaled-e1783546783724-1200x871.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1698\" height=\"1233\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-144090557-1-scaled-e1783546783724.jpg\" alt=\"TV Personality Darrell Sheets attends A&amp;E Networks 2012 Upfront at Lincoln Center on May 9, 2012 in New York City. \" class=\"wp-image-558643 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-144090557-1-scaled-e1783546783724.jpg 1698w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-144090557-1-scaled-e1783546783724-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-144090557-1-scaled-e1783546783724-1024x744.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-144090557-1-scaled-e1783546783724-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-144090557-1-scaled-e1783546783724-960x697.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-144090557-1-scaled-e1783546783724-1080x784.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-144090557-1-scaled-e1783546783724-1200x871.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-144090557-1-scaled-e1783546783724.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">TV Personality Darrell Sheets attends A&amp;E Networks 2012 Upfront at Lincoln Center on May 9, 2012 in New York City. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jason Kempin\/Getty Images for A&amp;E Networks)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to a police report obtained by <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/darrell-sheets-apparent-suicide-note-revealed-police-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Us Weekly<\/a><\/em>, Sheets appeared to blame years of alleged online harassment in a handwritten note discovered after his death.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI could not take anymore, the Facebook bullying,\u201d Sheets wrote in the apparent suicide note, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>He also included the message, \u201cF\u2013k you, [redacted],\u201d seemingly referring to the person who had allegedly been bullying him.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the note was found in a black basket inside a bathroom, resting on top of a stack of documents. It had reportedly been written on the back of paperwork dated February 20, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, investigators later contacted the individual whom Sheets appeared to accuse of bullying him.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DAtSOszSH1m\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>The man was described as \u201cextremely uncooperative\u201d with investigators. He reportedly told police he was \u201cnowhere near\u201d Lake Havasu City or anywhere else in Arizona in the days leading up to Sheets\u2019 death.<\/p>\n<p>The individual also claimed he had been receiving death threats and allegedly declined to provide investigators with any additional information.<\/p>\n<p>Sheets died on April 22 in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the Lake Havasu City Police Department confirmed his death to <em>Us Weekly<\/em> at the time. An autopsy later ruled his death a suicide, while toxicology results came back negative for drugs.<\/p>\n<p>In the weeks leading up to his death, Sheets repeatedly took to Facebook to claim he was the target of an ongoing cyberbullying campaign.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C2WMYTismNn\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>\u201cHe said he would, please understand it is not me,\u201d Sheets wrote in one March post. \u201cPeople are showing up to my work and wanting to harm me. The police are aware of this but [their] hands are tied because Facebook allows this and it is very bad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In another message, he alleged that someone had gained access to his account.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have been hacked by a very evil person,\u201d he wrote. \u201cThe clown. [The posts] are not done by me, they are being done by \u2026 very evil people. I\u2019m not gay, I have made no posts about any children\u2019s arcade owner, etc. I\u2019m extremely sorry and sick over this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sheets later claimed the alleged harassment had \u201cruined\u201d him and said the same individual was targeting other members of the community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has been going after other small businesses in town and harassing them, using my name,\u201d Sheets wrote in another Facebook post. \u201cIt is not me! He has extorted money from many people in this town acting like a handyman. This has been going on for three years with him, and the things he says are very damaging. This is a felony called cyberbullying.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Following Sheets\u2019 death, the Lake Havasu City Police Department said it was aware of the cyberbullying allegations and confirmed they were part of the active investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Known to fans as \u201cThe Gambler,\u201d Sheets appeared on A&amp;E\u2019s Storage Wars from 2010 through 2023.<\/p>\n<p>After news of his death, the network released a statement honoring the longtime cast member.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are saddened by the passing of a beloved member of our Storage Wars family, Darrell \u2018The Gambler\u2019 Sheets,\u201d an A&amp;E spokesperson said at the time. \u201cOur thoughts are with his family and loved ones during this difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or visit 988lifeline.org to connect with the Suicide &amp; Crisis Lifeline<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Back in April, Storage Wars star Darrell Sheets passed away at the age of 67. Investigators later revealed that Sheets had taken his own life, seemingly after being cyberbullied. Now, new evidence in the case seems to confirm that tragic detail. 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