Sister Wives star Janelle Brown is ‘extremely heartbroken and tortured’ after her son Garrison’s suicide ‘left a huge hole in her life’.
Garrison Brown, 25, was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home in Flagstaff, Arizona, on Tuesday by his younger brother Gabe, 22.
He was the fourth of six children born to Janelle and Brown family patriarch Kody, with whom he and Gabe “feuded” during the pandemic.
Kody had three other “wives” as part of a polygamous Mormon family, until all but his fourth wife Robyn left him, including Janelle. The family is featured on the TLC show Sister Wives.
Janelle, 54, said she was “deeply saddened” by the death of “our beautiful boy” as she announced his passing on Tuesday evening.
Sister Wives star Janelle Brown is ‘extremely heartbroken and tortured’ after the suicide of her son Garrison (pictured) ‘left a huge hole in her life’
Garrison was pictured hugging his mother in a May 2016 Mother’s Day post on Instagram
“He was a light in the lives of everyone who knew him. His loss will leave such a big hole in our lives that it will take our breath away,” she wrote on Instagram.
A source close to the family claimed Janelle had “absolutely not dealt with” Garrison’s death and was devastated despite being “not a crier or an emotional person.”
‘I’ve never heard her so angry and numb. She has not been processed clearly,” they said The sun.
‘It takes a lot of effort to break her down. So I guess now she’s going to move on to what the hell happened, what did I do wrong?’
“This family is extremely broken and tortured and it is very painful for many of them.”
They claimed that Robyn, Kody’s remaining wife, was the most upset, even though Garrison was not her biological son.
Police said Garrison suffered an “apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound” and that foul play was not suspected. Detectives are investigating his death.
It was not immediately clear whether Garrison had left a suicide note.
Garrison adopted a third cat just five days before he committed suicide and showed off his new pet on Instagram.
“Latest edition at my house, Mrs. Buttons. She is 9 years old and was on the line for euthanasia, but my savior complex could not suffice. #crazycatlady,” he wrote.
Garrison was a proud pet owner and animal lover, regularly posting about his cats on his social media in recent years.
Janelle previously said that Kody ultimately “kind of has a relationship with Garrison” after their feud, but there was “no reconciliation.”
The former couple have daughters Maddie, 28, and Savannah, 19, and sons Logan, 29, and Hunter, 27, in addition to Garrison and Gabe.
Garrison adopted a third cat just five days before he committed suicide and showed off his new pet on Instagram
The lives of the large blended family are extremely complicated and complicated, which kept the show full of drama.
Kody previously split from Christine Brown in 2021, and would later split with Meri in 2022 and Janelle in December 2022.
Kody said on the series in February 2022 that he and Garrison and Gabe were “not good” and “not talking” when they clashed with him over what they felt were burdensome protocols he implemented during the coronavirus pandemic.
“It’s changed everything for everyone, and they want everything to stay the same. “They have to realize that they have to date that girlfriend, that’s fine, but you have to get out of the house so I can be home,” he says. said.
In an episode of the TLC series chronicling the family tension, Janelle said in a confessional interview, according to People, that she thought Garrison “just seemed angry or sadder, like he’s not as cheerful as he used to be.” amid the family’s fight over pandemic precautions.
‘I worry about my boys’ mental health. Gabriel feels everything very, very deeply. But he’s also the kid who doesn’t say anything,” she said.
Amid the clash of philosophies over the pandemic, Garrison left his parents’ home and eventually settled in Arizona in 2021.
Janelle said of her late son: ‘He was a light in the lives of everyone who knew him’
In recent years, all three of Kody’s wives except Robyn Brown, 45, had left him, causing major rifts in the family, including strained relationships with his sons Garrison and Gabriel.
Kody spoke about the issues with his sons in a May 2023 episode of the series, saying he was angry about the situation.
“I haven’t been in touch with Gabriel and Garrison in a while,” Kody said. “I’m quite sad that I’m not close (to them) anymore.”
He added that “there were just so many things in our lives that we did together that were rich, you know, just special experiences.”
Kody said he thought and hoped they could “get over this” in time.
“Right now, there’s not really an open door between Gabe and Garrison,” he said. “They don’t want to engage me.”