His son died by suicide. He wants every parent to know what he found on his kid's phone.
It had been a little over a week since his 23-year-old son Riley died by suicide in February. Bereft with grief, the 50-year-old public affairs professional decided to go through his son’s phone. He wanted to find something, anything, to make him feel better. Pictures of his son with friends. Pictures of him and Riley together.
Instead, he found something that made his stomach turn: Screenshots of a website where people encourage others to end their lives. Some of these people share step-by-step instructions on how to ensure death, with little-to-no-risk of surviving by accident.
The screenshots Allred found on Riley's phone, he says, were exactly in line with his son's manner of death. They were "as specific as a recipe making soufflé”…