A Greensburg woman is facing charges of aiding suicide & harassment after a man was found dead inside his apartment.
Mandie Reusch, 35, is accused of sending “heinous & graphic” social media messages to Kevin Metzger, who died June 18, 2021.
Westmoreland County District Attorney Nicole W. Ziccarelli said the charges follow a 2-year investigation. Reusch was the estranged girlfriend of 37-year-old Metzger.
Investigators discovered a letter believed to be written by Metzger inside his apartment following his suicide as well as messages posted to his public Facebook page, detailing what Ziccarelli called a “trail of torment & solicitation.”
“Mr. Metzger may still be here today if those messages did not influence & encourage him to take his own life,” Ziccarelli.
She went on to say the messages from Reusch “were continuous & unrelenting for months, until it finally stopped when the victim took his own life.”
The messages continued until his death in June, just days before Father’s Day.
Metzger & Reusch had a child together, identified, as S.M.
The child was often the focal point of Reusch’s messages.
Police said 1 message read, “I hope for S. M.’s sake that you do kill yourself. She would be better off not even knowing you.”
Other messages police say Reusch sent to Metzger included, “Kill yourself. I mean it.”
Another read, “I actually want you to kill yourself because I think you are the worst person on this planet.”
Court documents also say Reusch told Metzger she was going to find their daughter a better father & said their child would dance on his grave.
Metzger reported these messages to Irwin Police in May 2021. They charged Reusch with harassment. Those charges were dropped after Metzger took his life.
But that’s when state police & the district attorney started investigating asking if those texts lead Metzger to his death.
Reusch was arraigned Tuesday morning & has a preliminary hearing scheduled for June 27.
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Source: WXPI
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