Reports claiming that fitness influencer Connor Murphy has passed away at the age of 32 have sent shockwaves across social media, with fellow creators mourning the YouTuber.
The alleged incident reportedly took place in Thailand, where several local media outlets published accounts describing disturbing circumstances surrounding the influencer's final hours.
Highlights
- Fitness influencer Connor Murphy has reportedly passed away, with reports detailing disturbing events leading up to the alleged tragedy.
- An alleged self-recorded final video and witness accounts have further fueled widespread speculation surrounding the incident.
- Fellow fitness stars, including Alex Eubank and Greg Doucette, were among the first to publicly mourn Murphy, seemingly confirming reports of his passing.
An alleged final video recorded by Connor, along with statements attributed to his girlfriend and neighbors about his final moments, has only fueled further questions about what actually led to the tragedy.
As speculation rapidly spread online, prominent fitness personalities, including influencer Alex Eubank, publicly shared tributes that appeared to confirm the news.
American fitness influencer Connor Murphy has reportedly passed away at 32 in Thailand
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Murphy was an American fitness influencer, YouTuber, and former competitive bodybuilder who rose to internet fame in the mid-2010s.
He became a household name in the online lifting community for his physique, viral public-prank videos, and social experiments.
His channel exploded in popularity because of his "shirt-off" prank videos, in which he would shock unsuspecting people in public, on college campuses, and on the video chat platform Omegle by revealing his shredded, classic aesthetic physique.
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He frequently promoted natural bodybuilding techniques, workout routines, and diet plans aimed at young men looking to build muscle.
Around 2020 and 2021, his content shifted abruptly away from fitness and bodybuilding toward extreme spirituality, long-term fasting, and the use of psychedelics.
Following a brief disappearance from social media, he openly revealed that he had experienced severe mental health episodes and spent time in a psychiatric facility, prompting broader discussions about mental health in the fitness industry.
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In the final years of his life, Connor actively embraced the "looksmaxxing" subculture and became widely recognized for it by his audience.
He frequently collaborated with other looksmaxxing and fitness influencers, such as Chad Androgenic, on viral "street mogging" videos, in which influencers would silently stand side by side to visually dominate the frame by emphasizing their facial bone structure and physiques.
Murphy's alleged final hours were marked by disturbing behavior, according to local Thai reports
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Over the past few years, Murphy had been living in Thailand, renting a luxury lakefront property in the Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan province, just outside Bangkok.
According to reports from Thai media outlets, including ThaiRath, the fitness influencer reportedly lost his life in an alleged drowning incident on Tuesday, July 7.
Witnesses reportedly told the outlet that they saw him acting erratically before police arrived.
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He was reportedly seen shouting, rolling on the road, and making praying gestures.
When law enforcement arrived, he reportedly fled into a nearby village before swimming into a lake.
He reportedly swam until he became exhausted and drowned in water more than 10 meters deep. Rescue divers recovered his body roughly 30 minutes later.
Local investigators reportedly found unused syringes and unidentified pills among his belongings.
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However, authorities noted that these items do not definitively establish a cause of passing.
Connor's 22-year-old girlfriend, who had been living with him at the property, reportedly told investigators that she had never seen him use illicit substances during their relationship.
The unidentified woman reportedly said she could not explain his sudden, highly erratic behavior on the day of the incident.
Fellow fitness stars, including Alex Eubank and Greg Doucette, appeared to confirm the reports through heartfelt tributes
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Although she claimed she had not noticed any unusual behavior beforehand, she told investigators that he had recently become quick to anger.
She said this was highly out of character for him but could not identify a reason for the change.
She also confirmed that they had been dating for roughly three years.
However, because of their different lifestyles, they had spent significant periods living apart before recently reconciling and moving back in together.
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ThaiRath also reported that the owner of the rented property said she was devastated by the villa's condition, ultimately describing it as completely ruined.
The homeowner alleged that every room in the luxury property had been extensively vandalized.
She claimed Connor had splattered wet, colorful paint across the walls, luxury furniture, floors, and kitchen appliances.
Notably, while Thai authorities reportedly recovered the body of a 32-year-old American citizen bearing Murphy's name, neither his immediate family nor his representatives have publicly confirmed the reports as of this writing.
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However, prominent figures in the online lifting community, including Alex Eubank, a popular fitness trainer and influencer with more than 2.6 million Instagram followers, have already shared public tributes mourning Murphy.
In a brief video captioned "Rip to one of the OGs," Alex reflected on the immense, unseen mental struggles and public pressure Murphy reportedly faced.
He also expressed sadness that many people never got to see the real person behind the online persona.
An alleged final video of the 32-year-old circulating online has sparked widespread speculation
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Greg Doucette, a Canadian IFBB professional bodybuilder, powerlifter, and fitness YouTuber with more than 2.4 million subscribers on YouTube, also paid tribute to Murphy.
In an Instagram post, Greg shared an image of Murphy with the caption, "Rest in peace. @connormurphyofficial."
Official toxicology results and autopsy findings from Thai medical examiners are still pending and may provide further clarity about the circumstances surrounding the alleged incident.
A viral video has also circulated online, with users claiming it was the final video Murphy recorded before the alleged incident.
In the nearly one-minute clip, Murphy appears to behave erratically, making exaggerated facial expressions and loud noises before saying, "I'm just trying to remind myself because I'm really high. It's getting weird. I feel like I'm d*ing every second."
At one point, he pinches his tongue while staring wide-eyed into the camera before asking, "Am I dreaming? Is this real?"
The clip concludes with him saying, "Okay. Just filming this for me, okay? It's the camera roll. Don't post this one, okay? Reminder, Connor. Reminder. Don't post this one."
However, as of this writing, it has not been confirmed whether the footage was actually Murphy's final self-recorded video.
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