Kagney Linn Karter, an adult performer, looked happy in her last Instagram post before she killed herself.
Karter, 36, was found dead in her home in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, which is near Cleveland. It was later determined that she killed herself with a gun.
Close family and friends of the star knew that she had problems with her mental health.
Despite all of her many impressive skills and accomplishments, Kagney had mental health problems over the years, according to the description of a GoFundMe page set up by her business partners and friends.
“Even in her darkest days, however, she still showed up to the studio, always ready to learn, contribute, better herself in whatever small way she could manage,” they said.
“As alone as she undoubtedly felt within the confines of her own head, she continued to make an effort to show up for her friends and the community who cared about her.”
“She fought her own battles with the same tenacity and drive she showed in every other area of her life, with as much strength as she could,” they said.
Karters last Instagram post shows her enjoying the beach and clear skies, which makes her look like she’s happy.
With a pale pink string bikini on, she smiled for the camera and wrote, “Hi from Florida.”
At first, everyone who saw her post was very positive. Followers gushed over how beautiful she was and mentioned where they were.
One person wrote, “Beautiful as Venus rising from the sea.”
Others only wrote one word of praise, like “love,” “gorgeous,” or “sexy.”
Some people who didn’t like the positivity were still there.
Two men urged each other, “Liking this smile much better!”
Someone else said, “Sexy, but who goes to the beach in February?”
Some people replied by talking about porn genres and bringing up her work in the adult film industry.
Some people are starting to think about why the stressful things in her life might have made her mental illness worse.
“It’s sad that all the mean comments on her posts may have made this happen,” said one person.
“Can’t help but feel like Kagney would still be here had she chosen a different career,” said one more.
“No one talks about this enough… There are a lot of young girls who are influenced by money, but no one talks about how badly it hurts their mental health. “I think she would still be here if she had gone in a different direction,” agreed another fan.
Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255, chat at 988lifeline.org, or text Crisis Text Line at 741741 if any of the problems in this story affect you or someone you know.