Von McCray’s saga has left netizens stunned as it appears his wife, Dre McCray, is exploiting his sad story to gain fame on social media. Von McCray’s health problems culminated in a suspected suicide attempt that left him with permanent brain damage.
One would expect a person’s wife to be in mourning after her husband’s attempted suicide. Dre McCray doesn’t look downcast, though: he’s posting the usual stuff about her with Von prominently to attract views. Dre relies on people’s liking for Von to attract attention from social media.
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Von and Dre’s marriage seemed happy, but it was a facade
Marvin ‘Von’ and Andrea ‘Dre’ McCray were married about eight years ago. Von was in his early 20s and married a woman who had two children from a previous relationship.
Von joined the Marine Corps and served for a time before being discharged due to a knee injury. Dre launched a career on social media, primarily with makeup tutorials.
The couple welcomed a son and seemed to have a happy marriage. Dre posted videos to his old TikTok page, @xo.redroses, that gave the impression of a happy McCray family.
However, according to posts on a Facebook page titled Exposed, Dre was a manipulative character. Von’s sister, Rochelle, wrote on Facebook:
“Out of respect for my brother, we’ve been letting shit go for years, bra! Yes, you are his wife, but I am his blood, we are his blood! I have a nephew that I don’t even know because you have always kept it from all of us for so many years!!!”
According to a post from someone who knew Von, Dre denied him access to cash, social media, family and friends. Von reportedly wanted Dre to seek help for his mental health issues.
The friend said Von’s behavior changed after he started seeing a therapist in 2019. Dre told police something similar, alleging that Von became verbally abusive after beginning therapy sessions.
However, the friend says that Von started fighting with Dre because he started fighting back. The post says:
“Yes, Vonny’s behavior towards her started to change in 2019. She started standing up for herself and not just taking shit. Perhaps Dr. Dxx gave him the confidence to do it. So naturally it’s Dr. Dxx’s fault for ‘causing Vonny to change’. No ma’am.”
Von stopped seeing the therapist, but the couple’s arguments continued.
Von began having seizures, which Dre treated with herbs.
“Before and during 2019, I have never had a seizure,” the friend wrote. “He was physically healthy, fit and active. He was a healthy weight and color for him. He is not the underweight, unhealthy looking person you see today.”
It’s unclear why Von started having seizures, but some suspect Dre contributed to his decline. One of her TikTok videos posted to the Exposed page featured the following caption: “Last time I got mad, I acted on it and gave her a seizure.”
A concerned netizen sent the video to the police and they promised to investigate. Von began having seizures when Dre began posting videos about a controversial vegan diet that contained herbs like kratom and kava.
The Exposed page contains evidence that Dre said he had heard bad things about kratom. However, he promoted the drug, probably because he made money from the sales.
The DEA lists kratom as a drug and chemical of concern, and the FDA has not approved it for medicinal use. However, Dre gave Von the drug while he was fighting seizures instead of taking him to the hospital.
In a video, Dre said that Von had experienced eight seizures in one day. He had a seizure while she was recording the video, but she kept filming instead of tending to him or calling emergency services.
“I refuse to let my husband suffer and get me down,” Dre wrote on Facebook in late February 2022. However, her actions indicated that she was willing to let Von suffer.
McCray reportedly attempted suicide, resulting in permanent brain damage.
In late May 2022, emergency services responded to a call from the McCray residence about a suicide attempt. Dre had called the police saying that he found Von hanging by a rope in the shed moments after they had a disagreement.
She said that Von seemed more lethargic than usual, indicating that he may have taken a high dose of kratom.
After cutting the rope, McCray called 911 and performed CPR as instructed. Initial evaluations were grim: McCray required a ventilator to breathe and showed no brain activity.
Several specialists have said that Von is unlikely to recover from the coma. Dre continues to use her remedies on him, ignoring the advice of registered dietitians.
The #justiceforvon movement believes that Dre poisoned Von, causing his deterioration from a fit ex-marine to a comatose patient with little hope of recovery. @cindy654321 wrote:
“The police need to dig into this situation and have her arrested for murder because poisoning someone is a crime. She poisoned him with a medicine that cannot be traced. Dre McCray may think he’s smart and think she’ll get away with what he did. she won’t. She needs to be stopped.
Dre has denied Von’s parents and family access to him.
Dre kept Von’s deteriorating health a secret from his friends and family. They found out that he was in a coma through social media.
McCray’s family traveled to see Von, but Dre prevented them from seeing him. He posted a video telling a security guard not to let McCray’s family into the hospital. Von’s mom wrote:
“They told me that my son and his __ had some type of altercation prior to the brain injury that was not caused by a seizure. And he had very high levels of K in his system.”
Von’s sister, Rochelle, protested not having access to her brother. She wrote on Facebook:
“Why is my mother denied the right to see her son? Like, she gives you the right to tell her mother that the best thing for him is that he doesn’t have visitors! I pray that you never have to endure the pain my mom feels as a MOTHER. I will post these messages and all of you because you are hiding something!
Dre must be feeling the heat as she had gone private on social media. According to a Facebook post, she is so paranoid that she is blocking new paying members on fan subscriptions.
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn