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Two Prince William County teens who were found dead in a Triangle, Va. home on Monday died as the result of a suicide pact, the Post is reporting. Police say they may never know what prompted to Desiree Patrick, 17, and Quirinius Williams, 18, to kill themselves together, but these comments from Williams' stepfather, Ruben Aguilar, are fairly haunting:
Aguilar said he had never met Patrick but had received a phone call from her father about a year ago about the relationship. After that conversation, Aguilar said, "we made sure to tell them to stay away from each other." From all appearances, Williams complied.
"We had no idea he was seeing her," Aguilar said.
The Patrick family also released a statement to the media, which reads, in part, "Perhaps our loss will serve as a reminder to all of us that outward appearances can be very different from what is going on inside the mind of someone you love."
Just brutally sad.
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sounds like a modern-day romeo and juliet
I'm pretty sure they had that in mind when they ran this story.
It's not tragically romantic or poetic. It's a stupid waste.
agreed.
Isn't this the saddest story of yesterday?
Does anyone have an idea why the families wouldn't want them to be dating?
"You'll date that boy over my dead body!"
The comments in the Post article heavily imply that it was because she was white, and her father didn't want her dating a boy who (apparently) was black. No idea what, if any of this, is true...
I have zero interest in speculating on this. The parents no doubt know why this happened and it is not the business of anyone else. They should be just left alone in their grief.
I am not even going to look at the WaPo comments. I can guess what they are like. The story itself pisses me off. There is no public interest angle here. No irresponsible bus drivers or underage drinking. It's just voyeurism at the expense of the family. Boo WaPo.
Actually, if it creates awareness and prevents other people from taking their life in a stupid teenage romance suicide pact, then I'm 100% for the publishing of the article. Even one of the victim's families supports that concept.
I'm not seeing how the "awareness" angle helps. You could just as easily say this further romanticizes teen suicide and might lead to copycat deaths. Same thing happens whenever schools get shot up.