We are still trying to piece together the events that led to the death of construction mogul and former beau of Nancy Cartwright (voice of Bart Simpson) Steve Brackett's suicide - and even more intriguing - why Scientologist associates were covering up the truth about his death.
The super-sleuths over at WWP discovered and made the connections between Brackett's apparent suicide and his Scientology connections. As we stated here before at Glosslip, Scientology, statistically, has a high number of suicides within its membership, as well as, a number of unexplained deaths. Here are some details about the discovery of Brackett's body back in May from the Monterey Herald:
Los Angeles man dies after fall from bridgeThe body of a Los Angeles man, who apparently leaped to his death from the Highway 1 Bixby Bridge on the Big Sur Coast, was discovered Thursday.
A hiker found Stephen Brackett, 54, about 5:30a.m., said Dan Robison, a detective with the Monterey County Sheriff's Coroner division.
Brackett, who was supposed to be visiting friends, disappeared Sunday. Robison said Brackett died from injuries suffered after the nearly 200-foot fall from the bridge.
There are no indications of foul play, and friends and relatives of Brackett said he was despondent because of financial troubles with his business, Robison said.
In this economy, it's hard to not find sad stories like this of economic hardship taking its toll on a person's mental state, so this story could have been swept up in the tide of bad news we are becoming all too accustomed to, were it not for the intriguing details that WWP were able to piece together after coming across this blog entry at the Bluemel Reader (writer Dan Bluemel) about Brackett's death:
I had worked for Brackett for two years starting in 2000. He was a Scientology OT, which is to say in Scientology parlance, he was a "knowing and willing cause over life, thought, matter, energy, space and time." [2] Since I had left his Los Angeles based construction company, Brackett Construction, Brackett had become a multi-million dollar contributor to Scientology. For a time, he courted Scientology celebrity, Nancy Cartwright, who is the voice of the cartoon character Bart Simpson.
Unfortunately, according to my sources, Brackett had run into trouble on various construction projects and recently lost several arbitration settlements, one of which cost him $300,000. He was scheduled to go to Flag, Scientology's top church, soon, as a plane ticket had been purchased. More than likely, this visit was intended to help him sort out his recent woes using Scientology's expensive psuedo-science counseling techniques.
The fascinating thing about Brackett's death is that a Brackett Construction executive, who is a Scientologist, has been telling people for days that Brackett died in a head-on collision. My sources reveal that the cover story is even being told to Brackett's children and mother. The reason for this lie is to protect the image of Scientology's exalted state of OT, whom Scientologists believe to have supernatural powers giving them a near, full control over life.
It is truly sad when one considers that Brackett would not have had anyone, such as a relative or close friend, with whom he could have discussed his depression with. In the Scientology belief system, one's "case" cannot be discussed with anyone other than their counselor, especially if they are an OT. That means Brackett could only talk about his issues with strangers or acquaintances at Flag, which is located across the country in Florida. Furthermore, OT's are expected to embody the best of Scientology. So Brackett would have gone through this experience while feeling he must convey to those around him an aura of happiness and control. Also, considering Brackett's money trouble juxtaposed against Scientologist's belief that wealth is a sign of spiritual superiority, the pressure on Brackett must have been overwhelming.
Rather than take this time to question their false belief system, Scientologists who knew Brackett are going along with this crude attempt at public relations by continuing the cover story about his death. Although in private, they are talking about what really happened. But these Scientologists will not question their belief system. Instead, as church founder, L. Ron Hubbard would have them believe, Scientologists will wonder what Brackett had done to cause him to sink into spiritual degradation. Perhaps "there were errors in his counseling" or maybe "he had been weakened by a lack of morality," they will wonder. Not once will these Scientologists realize that their belief system is a fraud.
So in the last couple of weeks we've had two Scientology-affiliated deaths (David Carradine being the other) and both have something in common besides Scientology: the media glossing over both deceased parties association with a cult which considers mental illness a false ailment and expressly forbids its members from seeking treatment outside of its own "cures."
Brackett was set to wed fellow Scientologist Nancy Cartwright who does the
voice of Bart Simpson, and who famously was outed in the media last year for donating $10 million dollars to the "church." According to Variety.com, Nancy and Steve were to be married in the spring of
2008, but that union was canceled.
Next spring, Cartwright will wed high-end general contractor Steve Brackett. The only two words she revealed about the wedding ceremony: "MARCHING BANDS.
Steve had been affiliated with the Church of Scientology since as far back as 1979, when he is listed as having reached "clear" status. Brackett is also listed as a Gold Meritorious IAS member, which signifies he's contributed at least a $1 million to the CoS. Another interesting tidbit posted at WWP, was a "leaked" email about Steve's death to Scientology members:
Steve Bracket departed his body last week.
Many of us knew Steve as an LA Org OTC Member who not only contributed to our projects through his work and financially, but brought many people into the LA Org for services. He's a great guy and will be missed.
Steve's memorial service will be held at Celebrity Centre this coming Saturday at 1:00 PM. Please feel free to let others know who may want to wish him a fond farewell and new beginning.
ML,
Betsy
Read into all that Scientology mumbo jumbo what you will. For additional information on this, please visit the WWP forum, where they have all the source data used in this story. Many thanks to all those folks who contributed in providing info on Steve's death at WWP.
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