A Texas family is mourning the death of their 9-year-old daughter, JackLynn Blackwell, who died after attempting a social media challenge linked to dozens of fatalities.
Curtis and Wendi Blackwell said their daughter loved karaoke and dreamed of becoming a singing star.
“You could check on your kid, it could be kid-friendly videos, and then three minutes later it could be totally something dark because of the algorithms they start creating,” one parent remarked.
“It was just the three of us, three amigos. We did everything together,” Curtis Blackwell stated.
The family recalled the horror of the last day their daughter was seen alive in the backyard of their home in Stephenville, Texas.
“Normal morning, tickle her to wake her up to get ready for school,” Wendi Blackwell said. “She goes out to play like she always does, out in the yard. I noticed it’s kind of quiet — quieter than it should’ve been,” Curtis Blackwell added. “Then I saw her kind of around the corner that goes to the carport, saw her hair. I said, ‘JackLynn!’ I thought she was bending over playing because she was always in that area playing, but she wasn’t playing.”
