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The Current powered by Kim Komando

Father takes on website after son's tragic death

The Current powered by Kim Komando

WestStar Multimedia Entertainment, Inc

News, Technology, Tech News

4.6825 Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

This episode discusses suicide. If you're struggling, reach out to the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988. You're not alone. Last year, Brett Allred’s world shattered when his 23-year-old son, Riley, took his own life. While searching Riley’s phone for memories, Brett found screenshots of a website with step-by-step instructions on how to die. Now, he's on a mission to shut it down. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey, it's Kim Commando today, your daily podcast to keep you up to date with all things digital and beyond.

0:08.1

And I'd love to have you be a part of our podcast.

0:10.9

You can make an appointment to speak with me.

0:13.2

Just head over to commando.com.

0:14.7

And on the top right, there's a button that says email Kim, fill that out.

0:17.7

And that's it.

0:19.2

When I read about Brett Aldrinun and his son I thought to myself

0:23.7

what can I do to help how can I help Brett how can I help other young adults like Riley

0:33.1

because here's what happened Riley committed, 23 years old earlier this year.

0:40.5

And like any grieving parent, Brett was searching for any type of memories on Riley's phone.

0:46.8

Of course, going to look at the pictures, voicemails, memories of happier times.

0:51.8

But what he found on Riley's phone was far worse than he ever could imagine.

0:57.0

Screenshots of a website where people encourage others to end their lives.

1:03.1

And they give step-by-step instructions almost as if you were looking at, say, a meatloaf recipe on a website.

1:14.1

Now, Brett believes that if his son Riley hadn't seen this website, that Riley would still be

1:19.2

alive today. And so now Brett is on a mission to raise awareness and to help other parents

1:25.8

protect their children.

1:32.5

Now, I'm going to tell you right now, normally we'd like to talk about happy things,

1:38.0

great things here on the Kim Commando show, how to better your lives, how to be inspirational to others.

1:39.6

And this is going to be a difficult conversation for you to hear.

1:44.6

It is. But this is a conversation for you to hear. It is.

1:45.6

But this is a conversation that you need to know about.

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