In Touch Weekly, Garrison got his hands on Brown’s cell phone.
On Monday, the tabloid published a shocking story that included numerous photos of the late 25-year-old’s device, revealing to readers what Brown was thinking and saying before he took his own life on March 4.
These messages reveal that Garrison had recently taken a day off work before his suicide, that his family had been very concerned about his mental well-being, and that they had tried to reach out to him for help before their worst nightmare came true.
We also get a look at the text message that led Garrison’s brother to check on him and eventually find his body.
You can visit the official In Touch website to see these messages for yourself, and/or you can scroll down to see our recap of what Garrison wrote to his friends and family members before committing suicide.
The first screenshot shared by this outlet showed sibling Logan asking Garrison to “Call me when you can” and added: “I received an off text message from you. I’d like to check in.”
Apparently Garrison didn’t open the message or respond.
In a group chat with people who worked with the Browns, Garrison responded to a photo of a friendly paintball fight by writing:
“I want to hate you for sharing the good times. But I can not. I miss those days.”
Garrison also had contact with one of his roommates before he reportedly died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound and asked an unknown person to come over.
This person said he/she would “dye my hair” and then rejected the offer.
Elsewhere, Garrison texted someone from work to let them know that he was “vomit blood” and would probably visit the clinic.
“I’m going to call in sick today,” he wrote. “We meet next week.”
Garrison also contacted one person and said that he “struggling with school.”
When the person said he was “so behind,” Garrison responded, “Same thing here.”
In the most heartbreaking conversation, Janelle told her son she saw the “text message you sent to the force” and said this was the case worried about Garrison as a “whole person”.
Garrison once replied:
“I know I gave Gabe my ignition pistons a while back You’re worried about my suicidal tendencies.“
Previously, we confirmed that one of Garrison’s roommates said she and Garrison had been talking about depression lately.
The Flagstaff, Arizona, police report goes on to say that this friend “stated that he knew.” [Garrison] that he had problems with his ex-girlfriend and that he was not a very happy person.”
In a confessional interview in 2022, Janelle expressed her concerns about her sons’ lack of connection with their father due to Kody Brown’s strict COVID-19 family rules.
“I was worried about my boys’ mental health. Gabriel feels everything very, very deeply. But he’s also the kid who doesn’t say anything,” Janelle said at the time.
“I don’t have any firearms in my house“Garrison also texted his mother shortly before he killed himself.
However, crime scene photos obtained by In Touch indicate that a firearm was involved Was be present at the crime scene.
As reported in the past and now proven by these leaked messages, Janelle reached out to Garrison’s sibling and asked them to get in touch with him after some of her text messages to her son went unanswered.
“He says he’s not feeling well“ she told these other children.
While discussing the photo that made Garrison so sentimental, Janelle wrote to him:
“Oh darling, I’m sorry. There were a lot of casualties,” to which Garrison replied, “That’s true.”
It’s all so very, VERY sad.
Garrison, as you probably know by now, was found dead in his Flagstaff apartment on March 5th.
“Flagstaff police officers responded to a report of a death at a residence,” Flagstaff police said in a statement at the time.
“Upon arrival, officers met with a sibling named “Gabe” and determined that Mr. Brown had died as a result of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.”
Janelle and Kody wrote at the time:
Kody and I are deeply saddened to announce the loss of our wonderful boy, Robert Garrison Brown.
He was a bright spot in the lives of everyone who knew him. His loss will leave such a gap in our lives that it will take our breath away.
We ask that you respect our privacy and join us in honoring his memory.