Whitney Purvis’ Final Social Media Posts Earlier than Her Arrest Revealed

Whitney Purvis’ final social media posts earlier than her stunning arrest showcase a girl attempting to stability each grief and motherhood.

On July 1, the 16 and Pregnant alum posted a portray she made in hopes of feeling extra like herself.

“Some artwork remedy,” Purvis, 33, wrote through Instagram on the time. “#blackcat #catart #portray #artoftheday #arttherapy #crafts #copingskills.”

One week prior, Purvis provided a glimpse into her grief as she paid tribute to her 16-year-old son, Weston, who unexpectedly died in June. (Purvis shares Weston and River, 11, with ex Weston Gosa Sr. She additionally welcomed Collin Adonis in 2023, however hasn’t revealed the id of the child’s father.)

In a social media publish, the previous actuality star shared a poem from Sara Rian’s e book, Then Dying Got here.

“Time and again, I transfer from, ‘I can’t consider you’re gone’ to, ‘I hope you exist ultimately someplace’ to, ‘Please let me discover you once more wherever you’re,’” the poem learn. “There might be minutes, hours, days in between, however I all the time step from one stone to the following on this cycle of lacking you.”

Purvis additionally included a collage of images along with her oldest son, together with recollections of journeys to Wendy’s and Walmart.

On Monday, July 7, Us Weekly confirmed that Purvis was arrested and booked in a Georgia jail in reference to the overdose loss of life of John Mark Harris. She was charged with felony involuntary manslaughter, distribution of a managed substance and use of a communication machine to commit a felony involving managed substances.

In line with authorities, Purvis allegedly gave Harris the narcotics that contributed to his overdose loss of life.

Days earlier than getting arrested, Purvis celebrated the 4th of July vacation by posting images of her youngest son.

“Collin’s fav place to go, Catch air w/ his pal ZolaMae,” Purvis wrote through Fb with photograph recollections from the indoor play middle, Catch Air, in Georgia. “I’m drained is an understatement. Bonus: the previous couple of pics are throwbacks of Weston & River at Catch air after I took them for River’s 4th birthday.”

Purvis appeared on the primary season of MTV’s 16 and Pregnant and allowed cameras to doc the delivery of her son Weston in April 2009.

Though she didn’t proceed with the franchise and seem on Teen Mother, Purvis made headlines in June when she misplaced her son. Weston Sr. later confirmed to TMZ that his son’s reason for loss of life was dominated as “pure causes.”

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