Last month in Oklahoma, a so-called “non-binary” teenager died after a fight at school. Activists used this tragedy for political gain, claiming that Dagny Benedict was murdered by anti-LGBT bullies, or at least that they were the result of anti-LGBT bullying, smearing innocent teens in the process. He suggested that it might be.
Questions remained about Benedict’s life and death, but the story crumbled over time.
New details about both the Oklahoma State Medical Examiner’s full autopsy report and her family’s revelations this week showed that not only were the claims of LGBT activists completely off base, but the truth was far from what many imagined. It turned out to be much worse than it was.
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Dagny Benedict, a 16-year-old sophomore at Owasso High School in Tulsa, identifies as “non-binary” and is sometimes called “Nex.” She got into a fight with another student in the girls’ bathroom on February 7th, and she died the next day.
LGBT activists and other leftists have used the story of Benedict’s death to suggest that conservatives and other critics of gender ideology have created an atmosphere in which it is acceptable to bully non-heterosexual students. did. Benedict was attacked because of his so-called gender identity. The girl may have died from her injuries.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was able to capture this narrative with a single tweet. write“The death of Nex Benedict from a brutal assault in a high school bathroom is outrageous and heartbreaking. The anti-transgender fervor fueled by extreme Republicans across the country is deadly to our children. We must stand up against anti-trans hate.”
Blaze News previously reported that Tori Cooper, a leading campaigner with the LGBT activist organization Human Rights Campaign, specifically intimate Benedict was attacked for being “non-binary.”
Cooper also said that so-called “extremist anti-LGBTQ+ hate accounts, such as that of online troll Chaya Lajczyk, the woman behind Live of TikTok,” are “sneaky and hateful people who allow this type of public attack.” “They are perpetuating a discourse filled with falsehoods,” he said.
The false narrative surrounding this teenage girl’s death was embraced by people high and low, with even President Joe Biden entertaining the idea that her fate was connected to bullying. Says“Bullying is hurtful and cruel, and no one should have to face the bullying that Nex did.”
The move comes after body camera footage released by the Owasso Police Department showed Benedict admitting he was not the target of the violence, but rather the one who started the Feb. 7 fight. The story began to fall apart.
Benedict said in the video that she started the argument because her target made fun of the way she laughed, but did not say anything about her anti-LGBT hostility.
It was also revealed that this battle was not what killed Benedict. Preliminary autopsy results indicate that Benedict “did not die from trauma.”
The autopsy results are
A week after Oklahoma state prosecutors indicated they found no basis to file charges in the teen’s death, the Oklahoma State Medical Examiner has released a full autopsy report on Benedict’s death.
KTUL-TV report The report concluded that Benedict committed suicide by taking fatal doses of two different drugs: the allergy drug diphenhydramine, also known as Benadryl, and the antidepressant fluoxetine, also known as Prozac. Apparently she had “large amounts” of allergy medication in her blood.
Daniel Schultz, a forensic pathologist and president of Final Diagnosis in Tampa, Fla., has reviewed the findings and said, “There is no question that this was a combination diphenhydramine and fluoxetine overdose,” according to KTUL. told.
“Essentially, the dose to do this implies intent in a way,” Schultz added. “This is no coincidence.”
Traces of cough suppressants and the antipsychotic quetiapine were also found in her blood.
The autopsy report is further Stated“Past medical history included constipation, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, self-harm (cutting), chronic tobacco abuse, and chronic marijuana abuse. Suggestive of self-harm. A handwritten note was found in the decedent’s room by the family and provided to law enforcement. ”
pedophile father
Tulsa County District Attorney Steven Kunzweiler revealed On March 21, investigators announced they had discovered a note written by Benedict in connection with his suicide.
“The memo does not mention any previous fights or difficulties at school,” Kunzweiler wrote. “The exact contents of the will are a personal matter and the family must deal with it in privacy.”
red state highlighted A hint Kunzweiler may have mentioned was buried in the Washington Post on February 21st. article. The article stated, “Nex’s biological mother was also among the mourners.” [at Benedict’s funeral]; their father is in prison for abuse, but he wasn’t. ”
Photojournalist and reporter Jeremy Lee Quinn pulled this thread earlier this month. write“Benedict was a survivor of child abuse.”
quinn Referenced A Feb. 9 Facebook post by Benedict’s aunt read: “The details are still under investigation so we won’t know until later, but justice will be given to those who did this with her monster. It seems to be written as “Deaf”. My father is already in prison. ”
“Yes,” my aunt said in another post. [Benedict’s father has] He is in prison for sexually assaulting/raping his daughter. He was released on parole and arrested yesterday. ”
quinn I have written“Nex’s aunt ‘disowned her brother’ and publicly posted about the abuse after Nex’s death. Aunt Ashley says she only knew him as Dagny.”
Disowned brother Benedict’s father is reportedly 39-year-old James Everett Hughes registered sex offender.
According to court documents, Hughes raped his daughter, identified in court documents as DH, in 2017. Hughes’ sex offender registration form shows Benedict was 9 years old when her father sexually abused her for months.
Sebastian County Sheriff’s Office record It wasn’t until 2019 that Hughes was arrested in Arkansas on suspicion of sexually assaulting a child under 14.
Red State reported that one of the witnesses, the victim’s grandmother Sue Benedict, later adopted the child.
Hughes ultimately pleaded guilty to second-degree sexual assault and was sentenced to five years in prison. He was arrested again by Little Rock police two weeks before Benedict’s suicide. Not registered as a sex offender or report a change of address.
The rapist who traumatized Benedict and is believed to have been a key factor in her tragic outcome is scheduled to next appear in court in Pulaski County, Arkansas, on May 2.
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