{"id":320715,"date":"2025-04-18T05:47:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T10:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/kevin-von-erich-remembers-call-from-brother-kerry-telling-him-he-was-going-to-kill-himself"},"modified":"2025-04-18T05:47:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T10:47:29","slug":"kevin-von-erich-remembers-call-from-brother-kerry-telling-him-he-was-going-to-kill-himself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/kevin-von-erich-remembers-call-from-brother-kerry-telling-him-he-was-going-to-kill-himself","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Von Erich Remembers Name From Brother Kerry Telling Him He Was Going to Kill Himself"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Kevin Von Erich<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">The Day My Brother Kerry Called to Say He&#8217;d End It<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n            Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-04-18T01:00:21-07:00\">April 18, 2025 1:00 AM PDT<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"51.1312849162\">\n<section id=\"cb-2563b413e9e891ac12f3d2aa21e6eb09\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-85db6923-0007-419a-9bfa-146d9f3eae69-1322527848-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-85db6923-0007-419a-9bfa-146d9f3eae69-1322527848-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Fritz Von Erich\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/cd\/16by9\/2025\/04\/17\/cdc2c8f079e84bca9400758c632c5456_md.jpg\" alt=\"041725_kevin_von_erich_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">Investigation Discovery<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2563b413e9e891ac12f3d2aa21e6eb09--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-879ec7c5c86e6a45d3869bb5163687b3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>Wrestling legend <strong>Kevin Von Erich<\/strong> is opening up about a major tragedy &#8212; recalling the gut-wrenching call he got from his brother <strong>Kerry <\/strong>shortly before he took his own life.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-879ec7c5c86e6a45d3869bb5163687b3--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c73b48bfc6a7fe2db1b85d0fd0ab381a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>In a teaser for the new doc &#8220;The Real Iron Claw&#8221; &#8212; Kevin recalls the devastating 1993 phone call when he begged Kerry not to shoot himself, pleading with him not to leave him completely alone after the deaths of their other brothers.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c73b48bfc6a7fe2db1b85d0fd0ab381a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-36c9e2358fd5308958cc376e061eed75\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20240123_bd51632c767f4fcfa737de60506bcc67\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:0cbada34-c2f8-4f79-9983-6a4b5908ca20\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/bd\/4by3\/2024\/01\/23\/bd51632c767f4fcfa737de60506bcc67_md.png\" alt=\"Von Erich Brothers\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-36c9e2358fd5308958cc376e061eed75--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-844cc206f03f462c715aae640bfea070\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"33\">\n<p>It\u2019s heart-wrenching stuff &#8212; Kevin said Kerry eventually reassured him he\u2019d be fine during the call, but deep down he knew something was wrong, so he called their dad, <strong>Fritz Von Erich<\/strong>, to warn him.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-844cc206f03f462c715aae640bfea070--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-62706d3ddac0ffb6808c6066ebd6c396\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250417_8b84dd8797cf4d2182c69a1c2658a41f\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:0cbada34-c2f8-4f79-9983-6a4b5908ca20\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/8b\/4by3\/2025\/04\/17\/8b84dd8797cf4d2182c69a1c2658a41f_md.jpg\" alt=\"Von Erich brothers no credit sub\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>                 <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-62706d3ddac0ffb6808c6066ebd6c396--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bef13fcf3ded8b43b9a8a8973a53dedc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>Kevin tried telling his dad that Kerry was in a dark place, but Fritz brushed it off, telling him he was busy and couldn\u2019t talk. He chalks up his dad&#8217;s reaction up to his old age and having a habit of pouring himself a drink around 5 PM \u2026 and he\u2019d called just a little after that.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bef13fcf3ded8b43b9a8a8973a53dedc--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4bb7d4f1714962486372413df3688a93\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20221028_5bb208dab04148669eba38577167af1a\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:0cbada34-c2f8-4f79-9983-6a4b5908ca20\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/5b\/4by3\/2022\/10\/28\/5bb208dab04148669eba38577167af1a_md.jpg\" alt=\"Zac Efron as Wrestler Kevin Von Erich\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4bb7d4f1714962486372413df3688a93--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-84d5fd20ad63c123d0190497aec7a7eb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>Kevin took matters into his own hands, jumping in the car and driving three and a half hours to get to Kerry &#8212; but by the time he arrived, it was already too late.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-84d5fd20ad63c123d0190497aec7a7eb--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1edda80a6f08a9e7b5f2e212a7bc4de1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block canvas-youtube-video-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block--default \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1edda80a6f08a9e7b5f2e212a7bc4de1--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8fb7c439d607ef12dee2f34dab329e15\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"34\">\n<p>&#8220;The Real Iron Claw&#8221; premieres Monday, April 21 on Investigation Discovery from 9-11 PM ET &#8212; diving into the raw, heartbreaking truth behind the legendary wrestling family, packed with loss, addiction, and all the darkness that haunted the Von Erich dynasty.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8fb7c439d607ef12dee2f34dab329e15--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-bf375ac70dcf824366eaab3b84de14f7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"23.7692307692\">\n<p>The story was ultimately immortalized in 2023\u2019s &#8220;The Iron Claw&#8221; &#8212; starring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/zac-efron\/\"><strong>Zac Efron<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jeremy-allen-white\/\"><strong>Jeremy Allen White<\/strong><\/a>, and <strong>Harris Dickinson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-bf375ac70dcf824366eaab3b84de14f7--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2c3eb301d43ad033a68559c3e4b25d9d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"25.2173913043\">\n<p><em>If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. 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