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Pirate Master contestant commits suicide

by Bob Sassone, posted Jul 30th 2007 2:40PM

KosewiczCheryl Kosewicz, a contestant on CBS' now-canceled Pirate Master reality series, was found dead on Friday.

Kosewicz was a deputy district attorney in Sparks, NV. She had also worked in the district attorney offices in Reno and Las Vegas. Her boyfriend, Ryan O'Neil, committed suicide in June. On the MySpace page of another Pirate Master contestant, Kosewicz had written: "Truthfully, I've lost the strong Cheryl and I'm just floating around lost." She then added, "And this frikin' show doesn't help because it was such a contention with Ryan and I and plus it's not getting good reviews."

The 35 year-old Kosewicz was eliminated on the fourth episode of the show. CBS canceled the show after really low ratings. The remaining episodes will be shown on the network's web site.

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stacy hanks

Just finished watching last episode and it was excellent. Then I noticed the comment about Cheryl at the end, it was apparent that she was unhappy and my heart goes out to her - hopefully she's happy now! RIP

Luv Stacy
Fan of the show

September 03 2007 at 5:45 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
BartmanDK

I gotta say i kinda enjoyed the show, but im not suprised it dident last any longer then it did!
At least Rest in peace Cheryl!!

August 05 2007 at 12:37 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
The Midnight Penguin

I find it very ironic that there's an ad on the left side of my page that advertises for PIRATE MASTER and wants me to visit CBS' site....

July 31 2007 at 11:34 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
LC

The article you link to doesn't state that she committed suicide and that her death is under investigation. While appearances my point to the possibility of suicide, it has not been conclusively determined that suicide was the cause of death.

The title of the post should have been "Pirate Master contestant found dead in her home".

July 31 2007 at 1:03 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Chester

Should of been Mark Burnett after watching this series.
Seriously, first the Contender and now this....

July 30 2007 at 4:52 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Cody

oh man this show just keeps getting better!

July 30 2007 at 4:43 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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