First post – where is DeMarlon now?

Doug — Mon, 05 Feb 2007 03:35:17 +0000

I created this blog to find out what happened to DeMarlon, a subject of MTV’s True Life – I’m Dead Broke tv series. I watched it last night, and it broke my heart. At the time of filming (over 2 years ago), DeMarlon was a desperately poor 19 year old trying to help out his family, and studying to get into the army. At the end of the show, he learned he couldn’t even take the entrance exam, because he was on probation. Two years. No prospects. He could barely read, but his earnestness and heart seemed so real, and so hopeful. Does anyone know what happened to DeMarlon?

The latest info I could find was this blog entry – http://blondejustice.blogspot.com/2005/10/true-life-dead-broke.html.

Some other blog entries mentioning him:

http://solidnandz.blogspot.com/2005/06/im-use-to-things-not-working-out.html

http://tonsrandomspewings.blogspot.com/2005/11/im-so-thankful.html

Here’s a picture of DeMarlon (he’s the one on the right):

Does anyone know what happened to DeMarlon? I so hope he got into the army, or at least ended up having his life take a turn for the positive.

What a completely heartbreaking story.

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First post – where is DeMarlon now?