John Roland Smathers

In the fall of 2018, the life of a young man, John Smathers, a 25-year-old Caucasian male, was tragically cut short in Billings, Montana. On November 21st, what began as a recreational drug experience with a friend spiraled into a fatal encounter. Smathers and his friend, 30-year-old William Kenney, had ingested psilocybin mushrooms and, as the effects intensified, they reportedly became overwhelmed, believing they were dying.

The hallucinogenic experience took a dark and irreversible tur ...

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