6 February 2026 Brazilian content creator Bárbara Jankavski, a 31-year-old social-media personality widely recognized as the Human Barbie, has seen the investigation into her death take a dramatic and unsettling turn now that her body has been exhumed to determine whether foul play was involved. Jankavski was found dead on November 2, 2025, at the home of a 51-year-old public defender in São Paulo, and her passing was initially ruled accidental, with authorities concluding th

5 February 2026 Diana Skys. Diana Skys/Instagram The tragic and abrupt end of a young life sent shockwaves through the online creator community and beyond this week after Ugandan influencer Diana Namulinde, better known to her fans as Diana Skys, was found strangled to death in her Kampala apartment on February 4, 2026. The 24-year-old had cultivated a devoted following of nearly 200,000 across Instagram and TikTok with her lifestyle, fashion and beauty content, mingling aspi

4 February 2026 Meredith Hayden, the chef and social media personality behind the beloved Wishbone Kitchen brand, stunned her followers and the broader online community when she revealed a traumatic experience from her past in a heartfelt video on TikTok, explaining that four years ago she was allegedly drugged and kidnapped at a Hollywood premiere party, an incident she says has shaped her life ever since. In the candid video posted on February 3, Hayden, who has amassed nea

30 January 2026 The online world and the communities she served were left stunned and grieving after Shirley Raines, the founder of the nonprofit Beauty 2 The Streetz and a beloved social media activist known simply as Ms. Shirley, was found dead inside her Henderson, Nevada home on January 27, 2026. Raines, 58, was discovered following a welfare check requested by her daughter when attempts to reach her by phone and at her door went unanswered. When authorities forced entry

28 January 2026 Influencer Erin Oudshoorn shared devastating news with her followers and the global online community on January 27, 2026, announcing that her six-year-old daughter, Luella affectionately known as Lulu, passed away peacefully in her arms after a long, heartbreaking struggle with a rare and severe form of epilepsy. Lulu’s death ended more than six years of fierce determination, love and public advocacy by her mother, who had spent much of that time documenting h

25 January 2026 Mackenzie Paul in a hospital room. kenziepaul3/Instagram The online world was shaken by heartbreaking news when beloved TikTok creator Mackenzie Paul died at the age of 26 following a three-year fight against acute myeloid leukemia, a relentless and aggressive form of blood cancer that she publicly battled with courage and honesty. Paul’s passing was confirmed by her husband, Brandon Paul, in an emotional video shared on social media on January 22, 2026, as he

23 January 2026 With more than 1 million followers, Htwe was known online for posting lifestyle and dancing content. Photo: Tin Zaw Htwe/Facebook When friends and followers logged onto TikTok after January 20, 2026, they were met with the heartbreaking news that Ko Tin Zaw Htwe, a 25-year-old social media creator with nearly one million fans, had been found beaten to death in a forest in Thailand’s Mae Sot district. Htwe seemed to be at the height of his creative momentum jus