Sean David Gerard Whitesell, a noted television writer and producer who also acted during his career, died in Los Angeles on December 28 following a battle with Glioblastoma Multiforme. He was 52. The fifth of 6 brothers, among them Wme co-ceo Patrick Whitesell, Sean was born in Iowa Falls, Iowa in 1963. He attended the University of Northern Iowa and went on to get his Mfa from the University of California, San Diego. He began his career acting with notable roles…...
- 12/31/2015
- Deadline TV
Sean David Gerard Whitesell, a noted TV writer/producer who was also the brother of Wme co-ceo Patrick Whitesell, died on Dec. 28 in Los Angeles at the age of 52 following a long battle with cancer. He leaves behind his wife, Kttv weather anchor Maria Quiban Whitesell, and their son, Gus. Sean Whitesell was born on March 11, 1963 in Iowa Falls, Iowa to John and Patricia Whitesell as the fifth of six sons. Long before he began writing, Sean developed a fierce love of sports, especially basketball, and played with great determination and skill at Iowa Falls High School...
- 12/31/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
The season finale of "The Devil You Know" told the tragic story of Frankie Cochran. She was happily living with her boyfriend, David Gerard, until he started getting too aggressive with her. So she moved out and moved onto a family farm.
But Gerard came for her there, beat her with a hammer, then slashed her throat. Fearing that he would kill her, Frankie had a stroke of brilliance.
"I decided to fake my own death," she said. "I inhaled a deep breath, I threw my head to the left and laid it on the cement."
The gambit appears to have worked, as Gerard left. Frankie was found later, and airlifted to a nearby hospital. Doctors thought she might never walk again, but she pulled through and proved them wrong.
After Cochran’s case, detectives realized Gerard might have also killed other women. He is currently in prison for the attack on Cochran,...
But Gerard came for her there, beat her with a hammer, then slashed her throat. Fearing that he would kill her, Frankie had a stroke of brilliance.
"I decided to fake my own death," she said. "I inhaled a deep breath, I threw my head to the left and laid it on the cement."
The gambit appears to have worked, as Gerard left. Frankie was found later, and airlifted to a nearby hospital. Doctors thought she might never walk again, but she pulled through and proved them wrong.
After Cochran’s case, detectives realized Gerard might have also killed other women. He is currently in prison for the attack on Cochran,...
- 11/30/2012
- by Jason Hughes
- Huffington Post
The season finale of "The Devil You Know" told the tragic story of Frankie Cochran. She was happily living with her boyfriend, David Gerard, until he started getting too aggressive with her. So she moved out and moved onto a family farm.
But Gerard came for her there, beat her with a hammer, then slashed her throat. Fearing that he would kill her, Frankie had a stroke of brilliance.
"I decided to fake my own death," she said. "I inhaled a deep breath, I threw my head to the left and laid it on the cement."
The gambit appears to have worked, as Gerard left. Frankie was found later, and airlifted to a nearby hospital. Doctors thought she might never walk again, but she pulled through and proved them wrong.
After Cochran's case, detectives realized Gerard might have also killed other women. He is currently in prison for the attack on Cochran,...
But Gerard came for her there, beat her with a hammer, then slashed her throat. Fearing that he would kill her, Frankie had a stroke of brilliance.
"I decided to fake my own death," she said. "I inhaled a deep breath, I threw my head to the left and laid it on the cement."
The gambit appears to have worked, as Gerard left. Frankie was found later, and airlifted to a nearby hospital. Doctors thought she might never walk again, but she pulled through and proved them wrong.
After Cochran's case, detectives realized Gerard might have also killed other women. He is currently in prison for the attack on Cochran,...
- 11/30/2012
- by Jason Hughes
- Aol TV.
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