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Coroner Reveals How Burned Georgia Mom Really Died<!-- wp:html --><p>Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Facebook/Venmo</p> <p><em>If you or a loved one are struggling with suicidal thoughts, please reach out to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741. You can also text or dial 988.</em></p> <p>The <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/jeffrey-bearden-son-of-georgia-mom-debbie-collier-begs-for-privacy-amid-ongoing-investigation">murky circumstances</a> surrounding <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/georgia-mom-debbie-collier-found-naked-burned-in-georgia-after-sending-chilling-venmo-message-to-daughter">the death of 59-year-old Debbie Collier</a>, who was found Sept. 11 burned and naked in a forest, have divided the town of Athens, Georgia. </p> <p>Allegations that the boyfriend of her <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/son-of-debbie-collier-jeffrey-bearden-vows-to-get-justice-for-georgia-mom">daughter Amanda Bearden</a>, who received a cryptic text and nearly $2,400 before she died, had threatened the family, as well as <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/jeffrey-bearden-son-of-georgia-mom-debbie-collier-begs-for-privacy-amid-ongoing-investigation">calls by her son Jeffrey Bearden</a> for the sheriff to resign over his handling of the case, have cast a shadow over the investigation. But autopsy results have finally cleared up what her family thought was evident from the beginning: that she died by suicide. </p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/coroner-reveals-how-burned-georgia-mom-debbie-collier-really-died?source=articles&via=rss">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p> <p>Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/tips">here</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Facebook/Venmo

If you or a loved one are struggling with suicidal thoughts, please reach out to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741. You can also text or dial 988.

The murky circumstances surrounding the death of 59-year-old Debbie Collier, who was found Sept. 11 burned and naked in a forest, have divided the town of Athens, Georgia.

Allegations that the boyfriend of her daughter Amanda Bearden, who received a cryptic text and nearly $2,400 before she died, had threatened the family, as well as calls by her son Jeffrey Bearden for the sheriff to resign over his handling of the case, have cast a shadow over the investigation. But autopsy results have finally cleared up what her family thought was evident from the beginning: that she died by suicide.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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