“He couldn’t bear the thought of another diagnosis,” Mitchell told the paper.”He was just coming to accept the diagnosis of bipolar.”
The self-taught chef was ordered to undergo a mental health assessment in August to determine if he was mentally fit to stand trial after he was accused of attacking a cop at the University of Chicago.
Months before his arrest, Marks revealed his difficulties with mental illness in a video for the “Make a Sound Project, “an organization dedicated to helping people struggling with suicidal thoughts.
“He wouldn’t hurt anybody,” Marks’ mother said. “But he hurt himself.”
MasterChef Finalist Commits Suicide was originally published on blackdoctor.org
