Wall of text from Jim Groat on Brian O’Connell and his death. When Groat calls someone a pathetic loser that’s really saying something:
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His mom was still alive in a nursing home when he fled Washington, even stated he talked to her on the phone "Likely for the last time". He stated so in his endless begging journals back in like August/September. Hard to say if she's still alive, or if so, aware he died.
Plus Guthrie found him face down in the driveway, not in his car. Martin was trying to evict Brian for months, since he was uninvited to stay there, thus why he stayed in his car instead of a spare room. Only allowed to use the bathroom. And allegedly rarely bathed, nor washed his clothes, constantly smoking cigarettes and weed.
And the big thing, Brian had no piles of artwork he kept saying he needed to upload and sell, he had MONTHS to scan and upload, never did. Only had a few examples apparently and even refused to draw anything even for Martin. Then again, before the RIPs buried the posts on his shouts, he had people bitching about paid for and owed art going back as far as 2002!! Numerous 10-12 year old "Wheres my art Brian?" posts as well .
Somebody gave him two grand in early September when he was begging for a Van/RV money so he could move to Slab City California, only to smoke, drink, toke it up quickly and then beg for more shortly afterwards, again begging for Van/RV money. It was only after the apartment complex offered him $5000 to move out (After NOT paying any rent, but squatted for 2.5 years owing over $55K in back rent, its all on his pages BTW.) Only then did he buy a POS car for $3300 and squat in a truck stop for almost 3 weeks (Constantly running the engine, watching youtube videos, smoking weed according to a couple local furs who would keep and eye on him almost daily (With photos to prove it). Its after the Truck stop called the cops on him did he finally head south toward Slab City. Even Portland furs refused him to stay with them a few days. He even broke into and stayed in a yacht a few days, claiming he was "Friends with the owner", yet bitched how the owner screwed him over. Numerous California furs also refused him to couch surf. That alone should tell you plenty.
(From Defenbaughs FA journal
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/11171657/)