It’s always shocking to find out one of the addicts profiled has died, usually as a result of their addiction. It shouldn’t be so shocking given that they were in such bad shape that their families felt like the would die without a televised intervention, but still, it is. Maybe it’s because we come to feel like we know them over an hour (I know that’s not possible, but it still feels that way) and we have hope that there will be a happy ending to their story, not a tragic one.
My sincere condolences to the families and friends of the people who have passed on since their intervention. Please know that there are many people out here that became emotionally invested in your story and are deeply sympathetic to the pain that addiction has caused in your lives. We are terribly sorry for your loss.
Bret Cansler
Episode 93. Season 7, Episode 7
Addiction: Alcohol
Died after successful treatment at 105 days sober
Cause of death: Esophageal cancer
Death revealed on first airing, June 2009
Lawrence Ryan
Episode 59. Season 4, Episode 9
Addiction: Alcohol
Cause of death: Esophageal bleeding as a result of cirrhosis of the liver.
Chris Brady
Episode 82. Season 6, Episode 10
Addiction: Alcohol
Cause of death: Suicide while under the influence of alcohol
Interview with Shawn in The Advocate
Sandra (Sandy) Saunders
Episode 84. Season 6, Episode 13
Addiction: Alcohol
Completed treatment, sober 19 months before passing away in June 2011.
Cause of death: Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Sandy’s obituary
Dillon Brewer
Episode 40. Season 3, Episode 6
Addiction: Meth
Left after 31 days of treatment, claimed to be sober
Cause of death: Suicide
Article
Austin A. Powers
Episode 129. Season 10 Episode 3
Addiction: Alcohol
Left treatment after 2 months, claimed to be sober
Cause of death: Heroin overdose
Article 1
Article 2
Mike Fisher
Episode 70. Season 4 (Missing episode)
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Completed treatment and was on medication for OCD until he couldn’t afford it any longer.
Died September 7, 2010
Cause of death: Unconfirmed but suspected suicide
Obituary
Jackie Wooten
Episode 108. Season 7 Episode 7
Addiction: Alcohol
Died January 10, 2013
Cause of death: Unconfirmed
Obituary
John Tyrell
Episode 57. Season 4
Addiction: Alcohol, hallucinogens
Died January 7, 2013
Cause of death: Suicide
Obituary
Sean Messina
Episode 184. Season 11, Episode 11
Addiction: Alcohol
Died January 4, 2014
Cause of death: Liver failure
Facebook page
Megan Wood
Episode 145. Season 10, Episode 5
Addiction: Opiates
Died February 9, 2014
Cause of death: Heroin overdose
Obituary, News Story
Sebastian Ramirez
Episode 97, Season 6
Addiction: Heroin
Died April 2013
Cause of Death: Heart attack or stroke
Memorial Service Video
Charles Weimer
Episode 62, Season 4
Addiction: Heroin
Died March 10, 2014
Cause of Death: Overdose
John Carstens
Episode 76, Season 5
Diabetic
Died September 30, 2014
Cause of Death: Heart Attack
Obituary, Memorial Service Video
Nik Buckmaster
Episode 83, Season 5
Addiction: Heroin
Died November 29, 2014
Cause of Death: Surgery complications
Brooke Renee Boulter
Episode 53, Season 4
Addiction: Pain Medication
Died December 21, 2014
Cause of Death: Overdose
Obituary
Ryan Bond
Episode 128, Season 8
Addiction: Alcohol
Died December 14, 2014
Cause of Death: Cirrhosis of the liver
Laurie Moses-Roeseler
Episode 33, Season 2
Addiction: Pain killers
Died July 1, 2015
Cause of Death: Not made public
Obituary
Lauren Rae Buscher
Episode 34, Season 2
Addiction: Heroin
Died May 24, 2016
Cause of Death: Lung Cancer
Obituary
Brittany Christine Howard
Episode 217, Season 15
Addiction: Heroin
Died August 20th, 2016
Cause of Death: Overdose
Obituary
Funeral Expense Fundraiser
Jeffrey Karl James
Episode 150, Season 10
Addiction: Alcohol
Died November 17, 2016
Cause of Death: Kidney failure
Obituary
Fundraiser
Facebook Page
Megan Morgan Glass
Episode 15, Season 18 of (Originally an Intervention Canada episode)
Addiction: Inhalants
Died November 28, 2016
Cause of Death: Suicide
Funeral Announcement
Facebook page
Brian James Bellamore
Episode 4, Season 1
Addiction: Meth, sex
Died November 29th, 2016
Cause of Death: Medical error while being treated for an infection. His death was not related to his addiction.
Ziggi Tapp
Episode 9, Season 2 of Intervention Canada
Addiction: GHB, Meth
Died December 12, 2016
Cause of Death: Fentanyl overdose
Fundraiser
Facebook page
Ben Lowe
Episode 55, Season 4
Addiction: DXM
Died December 21, 2016
Cause of Death: Overdose
Facebook Page
Obituary
Derek Muzyka
Episode 67, Season 5
Addiction: Alcohol
Died December 30, 2016
Cause of Death: Car accident. Sobriety unknown
Obituary
Karissa Hilts
Episode 209, Season 12
Addiction: Heroin
Died March 8, 2017
Cause of Death: Car accident. She was sober.
News story
Obituary
Joshua Turek
Episode 201, Season 14
Addiction: Heroin, Alcohol
Died March 23. 2017
Cause of Death: Overdose
Eric McDonnell
Episode 184, Season 13
Addiction: Heroin
Died August 19, 2017
Cause of Death: Overdose
Obituary
Robby (Robyn) Stoneburg
Intervention Canada
Episode 9, Season 16
Addiction: Alcohol
Died November 7th, 2017
Cause of Death: Cancer (unconfirmed)
Death Notice
Taylor Nichole Bittler
Season 18 – The Heroin Triangle
Addiction: Heroin
Died January 22, 2018
Cause of Death: Acute Asthmatic Asphyxiation
Obituary
Sister’s video about the Intervention experience and Taylor’s death
Betsy ‘Bets’ Bender
Season 2, Episode 17
Addiction: Alcohol
Died August 8, 2018
Cause of Death: Breast Cancer
Obituary
Vanessa Marquez
Season 1, Episode 2
Addiction: Shopping, agoraphobia
Died August 30, 2018
Cause of Death: Shot by police officer during welfare check
News Story
Joe Spina
Season 8, Episode 7
Addiction: Heroin, Self-Asphyxiation
Died September 1, 2018
Cause of Death: Traumatic Brain Injury
Father’s Facebook posts here and here
Richard Bridgers
Season 7, Episode 17
Addiction: Crack
Died October 23, 2018
Cause of Death: Unconfirmed
Obituary
Lindsay Devoe
Season 2, Episode 4 of Intervention Canada
Addiction: Oxycontin
Died October 2018
Cause of Death: Overdose (heroin laced with fentanyl)
News article
GoFundMe Fundraiser
Rocky Lockridge
Season 7, Episode 13
Addiction: Crack
Died February 7, 2019
Cause of Death: Stroke complications
News Story
Corinne Renee Stumborg
Season 2, Episode 1
Addiction: Heroin
Died March 19, 2019
Cause of Death: Heroin Overdose
Funeral Notice
Facebook page
Ryan Luken
Season 15, Episode 15 of Intervention, Season 3 Episode 1 of Intervention Canada
Addiction: Crack, alcohol
Died June 30, 2019
Here is his obituary
Cause of Death: Unconfirmed
Conrad Dubois
Season 15 Episode 20 of Intervention, Season 1 Episode 6 of Intervention Canada
Addiction: Oxycontin
Died July 13, 2019
Here is his obituary
Cause of Death: Overdose (News story here)
Brittany Loren Ross
Season 5, Episode 5
Addiction: Dilaudid
Died Sept 9, 2019
Cause of Death: Unconfirmed
Obituary
Zachary Reeves
Season 18 The Heroin Triangle
Addiction: Heroin
Died April 16, 2020
Cause of Death: Heroin Overdose
Obituary
Dad’s Facebook post
Courtney Renee Ball
Season 11, Episode 10
Addiction: Heroin
Died May 12, 2020
Cause of Death: Presumed Heroin Overdose
Memorial Notice
Skyler Patrick Russell
Season 11, Episode 8
Addiction: Bath Salts
Died October 16, 2020
Cause of Death: Brain infection and organ failure due to alcohol withdrawal
GoFundMe
Obituary
Joshua Dale Benney
Season 17, Episode 3
Addiction: Hand Sanitizer
Died September 19, 2020
Cause of Death: Organ failure
Facebook post documenting his hospitalization
Obituary
Tanisha Nicole Parker
Season 6, Episode 6
Addiction: Methadone & Benzos
Died May 29, 2021
Cause of Death: Unconfirmed
Video of her Memorial Service
Obituary
Ashley Dorothy Ellen King
Season 17, Episode 9
Addiction: Crack, Opioids
Died July 2, 2021
Cause of Death: Car accident – she was sober at the time
Obituary
Elann Christine Masters
Season 22, Episode 19
Addiction: Alcohol
Died March 2019
Cause of Death: Suicide (intentional overdose)
Article
Trent Gardner Hawn
Season 3, Episode 6
Addiction: Heroin
Died July 22, 2021
Cause of Death: Acute Alcohol Intoxication
Obituary
Clint Robert Pascal
Season 17, Episode 4
Addiction: Meth, Fentanyl
Died August 10, 2021
Cause of Death: Not made public
Death Notice
Tracey Earl Frederick, Jr.
Season 18, The Heroin Triangle
Addiction: Heroin
Died August 23, 2021
Cause of Death: Not made public
Obituary
Marie Francesca Poggi
Season 4, Episode 15
Addiction: Alcohol
Died February 19, 2022
Cause of Death: Breast Cancer
Daughter’s FB Post
Adam Lawson
Season 2, Episode 3
Addiction: Heroin
Died December 7th, 2021
Cause of Death: Heart Attack
Fundraiser
Amanda Marie Thompson
Season 20, Heroin Hub
Addiction: Heroin
Died December 17, 2022
Cause of Death: Overdose
Obituary
Aaron Brink
Season 6, Episode 8
Addiction: Meth, Porn
Died May 16, 2023
Cause of Death: Pancreatic Cancer
News
Theresa Ann ‘Tee’ Ledet
Season 14, Episode 5
Addiction: Alcohol
Died September 5, 2021
Cause of Death: Not Made Public
Notice
Rob Rowden
Season 7, Episode 4
Addiction: Alcohol & Meth
Died: July 2023
Cause of Death: Not Made Public
Obituary
James Michael Garrett
Season 1, Episode 13
Addiction: Alcohol & Cocaine
Died: January 2022
Cause of Death: Suicide
Obituary
William Robert Jericho
Season 20, Heroin Hub
Addiction: Heroin
Died: February 2023
Cause of Death: Not Made Public
Obituary
Jeffrey Mack
Season 6, Episode 2
Addiction: Alcohol
Died: November 2023
Cause of Death: Illness
Obituary
David John Sax
Season 14, Episode 12
Addiction: Meth & Alcohol
Died: July 2023
Cause of Death: Overdose (Unconfirmed)
Mom’s FB
MaryAnn Forsyth Finch
Season 9, Episode 9
Addiction: Alcohol
Died: October 2023
Cause of Death: House fire
Death Notice
News story about fire
Daniel Beck Mewhinney
Season 15, Episode 8
Addiction: Alcohol (vodka)
Died: July 16, 2023
Cause of Death: No Information Available
Death Listing
2021 Mugshot
Janine B. Provence
Season 20, Heroin Hub
Addiction: Heroin
Died: July 23, 2024
Cause of Death: Overdose
Obituary
Tyler Edwin Hall
Season 7, Episode 16
Addiction: Heroin
Died: Feb 5, 2025
Cause of Death: Not made public
Obituary
Robbie Pardlo
Season 7, Episode 9
Addiction: Alcohol
Died: July 17, 2025
Cause of Death: Heart Failure (Rumored)
News Story
Cassandra Ellen MacKay
Season 25, Episode 12
Addiction: Heroin
Died: December 26, 2025
Cause of Death: Did not recover after open heart surgery (unverified)
Obituary
Alana M. Cardinal
Season 20, Heroin Hub
Addiction: Heroin
Died:Nov 8, 2025
Cause of Death: Not made public
Obituary
Bernard “Benny”Louis Salem Jr.
Season 9, Episode 9
Addiction: Opiates, Alcohol, Pain Meds
Died:Mar 22, 2026
Cause of Death: Not made public
Obituary
Christine Caban
Season 23, Episodes 3 & 4
Addiction: Fentanyl
Died:May 2026
Cause of Death: Not made public
Go Fund Me
NOTES ON COMMENTING HERE: I no longer publish comments on this page asking for an update on someone. This thread is for support, discussion and news about addicts who have passed away. If you’d like to find out about how someone is doing, or you have information you’d like to share, please do a search of this site for that person (search bar in the top right on every page) and then read the comments on that person’s individual page – someone may have already provided an update. Also, I’ve started an open thread page for people who are suffering from addiction or struggling in recovery and are reaching out for help from this community. Please visit that page if you’d like to offer your support and recovery wisdom.
Thanks everyone. – Dizzy
Hey Dizzy- just a heads up: I noticed you have the year 2034 down for Janine’s death.
(Also many thanks for the work you do on this site!)
According to a recent post on his profile, Michael from season 1 died by suicide two years ago. Also, I’m disappointed that Sharon’s death has seemingly never been confirmed.
Please continue to update the deaths, ie “Jeff”…
Jeff from season 6 died in November. 🙁
https://mcadamsfh.com/tribute/details/1538/Jeffery-Mack/obituary.html
hey Dizzy, you might wanna add Dawn from Susan’s episode on this list. i know she wasn’t the primary subject but she was… memorable… Susan posted on Instagram that she has passed: https://www.instagram.com/p/CpS-ONwhZ3K/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
i believe she also posted on Reddit and said she died due to an overdose.
Bill from Heroin Hub passed away – https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/william-jericho-obituary?id=49560545
Oh no! So very sad to read of his passing! Bill had such a kind hearted spirit about him! Recently someone posted how well Alana was doing in recovery. I always prayed that they would both make it to a healthy and happy sober life together! My prayers are with Bill and his loved ones. Sweet guy. RIP. 🩶
Thanks for posting these updates. My heart just breaks for everyone but especially Clint. He seemed like such a good guy and his addiction just got the best of him. RIP Clint. ❤️🩹
This show has gave me so many emotions from dealing with my past addictions to getting sober. Some of these episodes are so heartbreaking to watch especially when it’s a young person my child’s age. I pray for the families that have lost a loved one to this disease as I myself have lost quit a few. It’s never easy to loose a loved one but to loose them to this makes it harder. I pray that all that are struggling make it to their recovery and know their worth every bit of the fight.
I was wondering if there was any updates on Katherine C from intervention season 17 episode 1? Her family has been on my mind and I’m wondering if she got sober and is living better?? Can anyone tell me anything please?
So very sad to see Amanda has passed away. Her episode was very sad. I remember how frail and sickly she looked. I also remember how she said she didn’t even deserve to live or go to rehab! Heartbreaking! I always prayed she would make it to sobriety like her sister did! I’ll never forget her childhood friend and crush who cared for her so deeply! Seeing them interact was so touching, I really was pulling for her to find recovery and start a new life with him! Sadly, it wasn’t meant to be. I pray for him, her entire family, and for Amanda’s spirit! We lost so many people from the Heroin Hub season tragic. Rest in peace. 🩶
So sad Amanda Thompson from the heroin Hub passed away December 17 2022 just a few weeks ago her story was so so sad ….. she often said throughout the show she didn’t deserve to live or be in rehab she had the twin sister that loved her deeply and a little boy whom she lost custody of to her dad and his wife in the end of her story line there was Amanda who had just been beaten and raped looking so so broken REST EASY AMANDA
100% gutted to see 3 members of the Heroin Triangle season passed away. I just finished watching it and I was so hopeful for those people. I feel awful, can only imagine what their families and loved ones must be feeling. so much love to all of them 💓
My brother is in hos 5th rehab in 5 years for his Crack addiction. Not a day goes by I don’t think of him and how much I love him. He has said and done some horrible things to me and my family during his addiction however, we never give up or lose hope. I know some of you struggling out there with addiction have no one to say those kinds of words to you. Please know your not alone in your battle, never feel like your life isn’t worth living because it is! Strangers out there do care about you and your addiction. Please don’t give up hope! I don’t look at you as a crappy addict as I see my brother in you. Addiction has hit more people than I even know. Stay strong, never give up no matter how many times you may fall. Keep trying because the next time might be the time you finally make it to clean. Lots of hugs and love from Pittsburgh PA.
I’m sure this may catch some flack or make people get all aggro, but (as an addict in recovery for 9yrs -in Nov) I gotta commend Shandon’s dad on one thing: how he dealt w her withdrawing. Opioid withdrawal is so miserably godawful to experience, and it’s pretty instantaneous. One of the worst parts is you can’t tell your people how badly you feel bc they stop listening about what you’re feeling when it’s involved w your drug use. And when you get as fed up as they inevitably do, I absolutely understand but… the way her dad was compassionate and checking in on her and wishing he could alleviate her agony & suffering. In my opinion, what I wouldn’t have given to had someone to empathize to even the most minute degree… it may have been a way for me to see through the haze that at least ONE person gave a śh*t. And that I wasn’t alone. The opposite of addiction is not necessarily abstinence/recovery, it’s connection. Trauma (and ACEs- Adverse Childhood Experiences) has a big hand in facilitating a path to use and subsequent addiction. Those things make us feel isolated and as if all we go through has been gone through alone… when we see the way out, what lights the exit route up enough to see at first is someone attempting to reach out to us and connecting. So yeah… just my two cents.
can someone please let me know if katie season 14 ep 17 die or not ? im very curious because she relapsed 2 days after being released from a rehab center.
It’s super weird and creepy that some of you search them out on Social Media.
@Greg WHY is it creepy? Because we’re invested in their stories and many of us can relate, or have been personally touched by addiction, also we want to see what happened to them, since we get limited follow ups. How is that wrong/weird? Or maybe the better question is: WHY ARE YOU EVEN ON THIS SITE?
Well said, Nivey. It’s not morbid curiosity (though there’s nothing wrong with that) to want to know what happened to people after seeing them struggle. If anything, it’s compassion.
It’s an invasion of privacy?
Totally agreed (to Nivey). I have found, in my two years of watching “Intervention” – some of the addicts, you get really interested. Others maybe not so much – and still others where you have no interest at all. But the ones that do interest you – in my case anyway – I love to find out what to happened to them. Did they make it? Are they still clean? What are they doing now? I don’t know, it doesn’t seem creepy to me at all.
Seeing the faces of those who succumb to whatever their illness was makes my heart hurt.
It looks like Conrad Dubois’ cause of death has been confirmed by his family as an overdose. I always thought that might be the case.
https://doppleronline.ca/huntsville/family-has-raised-thousands-for-youth-mental-health-support-in-memory-of-son/#:~:text=Conrad%20died%20from%20a%20drug,together%20and%20celebrate%20his%20life.
Great work Dizzy. Thanks for all you do.
Here is bodycam footage of Vanessa’s welfare check. So tragic, she was so depressed and her family let her get worse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVOjJf6gYuw
Omg! How awful! I didn’t know this footage existed! So very sad to see how badly Vanessa deteriorated over the years. She looked very sickly and frail. From the condition of her apartment it looks like she really had given up. Such a tragic ending for such a beautiful soul. RIP.
Wow! Alcohol is so scary when abused. I feel like the majority of deaths were alcohol related. My grandmother is a recovering alcoholic, and I wake up every morning just praying something doesn’t happen to make her take a drink. So sad for all of these lives lost.
I am so sorry to learn of all these passings. Each one is tragedy, no matter the circumstances. To those who have been featured on Intervention, I hope it’s a small comfort to know we viewers care deeply for your recovery, and are hoping for nothing but the best for you. Even in the worst circumstances, there are people pulling for you, hoping you make it another day. Words feel shallow, but it’s the best I can do. You are all important.
Hello, Dizzy: Thank you for maintaining the information about the people on “Intervention”. Rather than morbid curiosity, I think we are here because of a genuinely caring interest in what happened to the individuals whose pain was so evident in the few minutes we saw them on air. I, for one, appreciate the time you devote to this project … again, THANK YOU! Fondly, Zsuzsi
Dizzy, I love how you keep this site up to date and respectful. I’ve been watching the show for so many years and have been a fan of this site for so long! I’m not one to post, just wanted to show my appreciation for your diligence.
Trent’s cause of death just got released https://mec.lacounty.gov/case-detail/?caseNumber=2021-08499
Thank you for posting this.
Mike Fisher died from a heart attack, not suicide.
Tracey Frederick, Tiffany’s brother, from The Heroin Triangle series passed on the 23rd or 24th of August 2021.
Candys husband Mike passed away yesterday from kidney cancer. Thoughts and prayers to Candy and her family.
Oh no! Poor Candy, that’s so sad.
Oh dear, I love Candy she’s my favorite. I even read her book, and highly recommend it to anyone with an addicted family member. So sorry for your loss Candy, and thank you for being a beautiful strong role model for female alcoholics like myself.
Saddened to hear of Candy’s loss. She is truly a gift to so many and a role model for those of us who strive to begin again, sober and whole. My condolences 🙏.
I just finished watching the episode about Elann. I was so shocked by the ending and deeply saddened when I saw that Elann had committed suicide. I can understand how she was feeling, as my own father committed suicide when I was 15. Tragically, her brother had died from a brain aneurysm and Elann was raped. They now know that people who have family members who have taken their own life are more likely to kill themselves. I have self-harmed for so many years. RIP, Elann.
There’s an Intervention Canada I just saw with someone named Elann. While she was a success story she took her own life 5 months after she completed treatment according to the episode. Maybe you can include her in this memoriam if its appropriate.