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Daisy Coleman, subject of Netflix documentary 'Audrie & Daisy,' dies by suicide at 23

The movie detailed Coleman and Audrie Pott's experiences with sexual assault and how their families coped with the trauma. Pott died by suicide in 2012.
World Childhood Foundation USA's 20th Anniversary Thank You Gala 2019
Daisy Coleman speaks at the World Childhood Foundation USA's 20th Anniversary Thank You Gala 2019 alongside her brother Charlie Coleman on Oct. 01, 2019 in New York City.Brian Ach / Getty Images for the World Childhood Foundation
/ Source: Reuters

Daisy Coleman, one of the subjects of the 2016 Netflix documentary "Audrie & Daisy," died by suicide on Tuesday, according to her mother, Melinda. Coleman was 23.

Coleman's body was found after her mother asked police to conduct a welfare check. "Audrie & Daisy" detailed Coleman and Audrie Pott's experiences with sexual assault, and how their families coped with the trauma and subsequent rejection from Coleman's community. The movie, directed by Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk, premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.

"She was my best friend and amazing daughter," Melinda wrote on Facebook. "I think she had to make make it seem like I could live without her. I can't. I wish I could have taken the pain from her! She never recovered from what those boys did to her and it's just not fair. My baby girl is gone."

Coleman was raped at a party in Maryville, Missouri, in January 2012, when she was 14-years-old. Her perpetrator was never convicted. She was harassed online and at school after the rape, which made national headlines.

Pott was assaulted in Saratoga, California, in September 2012. She died by suicide just 10 days after.

Coleman attended Missouri Valley College and used her platform to co-found SafeBAE, an organization dedicated to ending the sexual assault of middle school and high school students. The organization also helps survivors cope with their experiences.

If you or someone you know is at risk of suicide please call the U.S. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255, text TALK to 741741 or visit SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for additional resources.