Outside the Lines: Erica's Story

On May 9, 2010, 25-year-old LPGA golfer Erica Blasberg was found dead in her Las Vegas home. After a four-month police investigation, it was determined she had committed suicide. Reporter Colleen Dominguez explores Blasberg's life and what led a promising young athlete to kill herself. Through phone records and interviews with close friends and family, Outside the Lines reveals new details about the final months and hours of her life and what those closest to her knew about her emotional decline.

"When Erica was born, I was probably hoping for a boy. I put the club in her hand and she was able to do it. Genetically she wasn't pre‑disposed, so I had to do a little pushing there." -- Mel Blasberg, Erica's father

"I could tell that she had some parts of her that were not totally there, and maybe a little bit sad. So I just thought it was a bad phase for her and it would get better." -- Cassandra Kirkland, Erica's college teammate who stayed with her for several weeks just four months before her death

Mel Blasberg -- "She was in a tournament and called me, 'I'm gonna kill myself.' And next tournament, we went out, I talked to her, she seemed fine and we left there. So it wasn't a suicide attempt, she was just telling me, 'I can't take this life anymore.'"
Colleen Dominguez -- "So you had an inkling this was a real possibility."
Mel Blasberg -- "I knew my daughter was not healthy."

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