According to Livonia Police, Kasey DeBat, a 36-year-old wife and mother of two who has been missing since Monday night, has been discovered dead. On September 7, they claimed Kasey had apparently committed suicide in Northfield Township, Washtenaw County.
***UPDATE*** We just received this heartbreaking update on Kasey Debat. The following statement has been released by the Livonia Police Department. We will keep Kasey's friends and family in our thoughts and prayers. pic.twitter.com/0EpSwZbRyi
— The AWARE Foundation (@aware_the) September 7, 2022
Kasey DeBat suffered from anxiety and despair, but never made an attempt to leave her house, according to her family’s statement. Around 7:00 p.m. on September 5, she drove away from her home in a white Ford Flex. When she failed to return home and did not answer any calls from her family, she was later reported as missing.
According to reports, her family has started a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for her funeral costs.
Tiffany Sanchez revealed in a video update that she hadn’t seen her sister Kasey DeBat, 36, since the Labor Day holiday. She appeared to be in perfect health and was being her “normal happy self.” She said:
In an interview with Mike Campbell of the WWJ, Tiffany Sanchez previously acknowledged feeling “terrified” because of Kasey’s unwavering commitment to her young daughters. She described the passing of her sister as a “awful nightmare.”
According to accounts, DeBat had a photographic business, was married, and had two young daughters.
David Lawrence, a family acquaintance, who also asserted that Kasey had experienced anxiety problems, said she recently changed her medication. He claimed, however, that she seemed fine and in “great spirits” when he spoke to her just before she vanished. He professed his love for her, telling her:
