Martin Short called a friend to check on his daughter Katherine before in her home.
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Martin Shorts Desperate Call Before Daughters Death
Martin Short called a friend to check on his daughter Katherine before she was found dead in her Los Angeles home.Katherine died in February at age 42 from a se...
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Katherine died in February at age 42 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
According to her newly released autopsy, her father, 76, grew concerned after not hearing from her in over 24 hours and called a friend to go check on her, as per TMZ.
The autopsy revealed that the friend went to Katherine's home, where they found a note on her bedroom door, which was locked.
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The friend immediately dialed 911, prompting police to force entry into her bedroom.
Inside, officers found Katherine in bed, with a Glock 19 9mm pistol positioned underneath her chest.
Martin Short, 76, called a friend to check on his daughter Katherine before she was found dead in her Los Angeles home; The actor pictured May 6
Katherine died in February at age 42 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound: Short seen with his daughter in 2011
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A suicide note was recovered at the scene.
The autopsy also noted that Katherine had a prior suicide attempt in 2017 involving pills as well as a documented history of depression and other mental illnesses.
According to her newly released autopsy, the actor grew concerned after not hearing from her in over 24 hours and called a friend to check on her, as per TMZ: They are seen in 2006
The autopsy also noted that Katherine had a prior suicide attempt in 2017 involving pills as well as a documented history of depression and other mental illnesses; Seen in 2008
Short said his aim was to support a mental health awareness organization founded by Glenn Close called Bringchange2mind.
He said the non-profit aims to take 'mental health out of the shadows'.
Short shared a moving message that touched on how he hopes struggles with mental health can be understood.
'Not being ashamed of it, not hiding from the word suicide, but accepting that this can be the last stage of an illness - and that’s my approach to this,' he said.
Katherine was one of three children whom Short and his wife adopted.
His daughter was a licensed clinical social worker with a master’s degree from the University of Southern California.
Her loss 'devastated' the actor and her brothers Oliver Patrick, 39, and Henry Hayter, 36.
But his experience with bereavement gave Short a poignant perspective on his daughter's decision to end her life.
Katherine was one of three children adopted by Short and his wife Nancy Dolman during their 30-year marriage. She's pictured right with her parents and brother Oliver Patrick in 1989
When Nancy was dying from ovarian cancer in 2010 at the age of 58, her last words to him, he said, were 'Marty let me go'.
He told CBS Sunday Mornings that to his mind, his daughter Katherine was just in her own way saying: 'Dad, let me go.'
His daughter's passing came just weeks after the death of his friend and collaborator of five decades Catherine O'Hara, and two months after the murders of his close friends Rob and Michele Reiner.
O'Hara died from a pulmonary embolism at 71 on January 30, with rectal cancer identified as the underlying long-term cause.
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