Grace VanderWaal: Difference between revisions

It may seem as though the supposed death of Grace brought about a repentant moment in this particular arc. However, the moment did not last long. Daniel soon  discovered that Grace had not died, and thus resumed his regular obsessive posting about her.   

During the July 24th freak-out, Daniel believed that Grace was being attacked by an individual named "[[Tyrone]]", who was setting out to kill her, claiming he had "..just shot Grace VanderWaal in the abdomen and shoulder". Following this, Daniel's community tab was filled with a staunch air of paranoia, as he believed Grace had both died and was still alive in the hospital whilst Tyrone sought to kill her.  

During one bought of delusion, Daniel believed that Tyrone was shooting up the hospital Grace was staying at, and it got to the point where there was a "standoff".<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/15e3dul/this_is_actually_very_entertaining/</ref> The reason for any of these posts has yet to be confirmed, presumably only being fueled by delusion and various [[trolls]] engendering his paranoia.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/15exd9u/photos_of_tyrone_graces_attacker_have_been_leaked/</ref>

In these TikToks, Daniel claimed that he had, "...officially fucked up," with Grace to the point that she had broken up with him. In a rare moment of clarity, Daniel said that Grace was her own person and that she could date whoever she wanted to. Daniel’s reason for going to New York was to win back Grace’s love from whomever she was apparently having sex with. He tried to guilt trip her in these videos by saying that he had a, "...[h]eart disease from heartbreak," and details about how hard his childhood was.  

[[July 24th Freak-out|On July 24th]], Daniel became convinced that Grace (who he had believed he had been dating up until that point) had broken up with him because things were, "..moving too slow", and had son gotten together with American [[Social Media Accounts|social media]] personality and [[Music Career|singer]], [[Jacob Sartorius]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZZNwQ2ldycA</ref> Daniel would soon believe that Jacob had impregnated Grace and ordered her assassination by a person named "Tyrone", all at the same time. Daniel's story regarding Jacob rapidly changed, at one point claiming that Jacob was harassing him, then Grace.  

This eventually culminated into Daniel throwing his dinner into a river because of his anger at Grace dating Jacob instead if him. This irrational behavior sparked anger within the community, although Daniel continued, genuinely believing that Grace was, in fact, with Jacob, and not him.  

Daniel's obsession eventually caused Tina VanderWaal, Grace's mother, to message him on July 25, 2022. Tina, through Facebook Messenger, demanded that Daniel stop making contact with her family, more specifically her daughter, and that all of Daniel's actions and feelings are in his own mind, calling out his [[Daniel Larson's health|mental illness and delusions.]] Something to note is that she claimed to be in contact with the police, and if Daniel refused to stop making videos and posts about Grace she would presumably make the issue a legal matter and possibly get Daniel arrested. This has still not happened and shows no sign of happening. Presumably, this was said in an attempt to get Daniel to stop. Following this, Daniel responds by stating that he understands but will be ending his life that night. He does not, most likely saying it as a way to guilt-trip her or gain attention.                 

Tina made a comment on one of Daniel's live-streams, begging him to stop his obsessive posting about her and her family.  

Sometime in late 2021, Daniel texted a number who claimed to be Grace Vanderwaal, the person behind this number has yet to be identified. In the texts that the fake Grace sent, they claimed that they were currently at the White House, and was being raped by her father, Dave VanderWaal, along with being gang banged and impregnated by multiple people. Daniel believed this to be genuine. Daniel attempted to convince 'Grace' to move out to Denver, where he was staying at the time, so that she could press charges on her father and live with him instead. What is important to note is that the messages start off with Daniel genuinely caring for 'Grace's' well being and asking what he can do to help. This did not last long however, as Daniel proceeded to ask 'Grace' what it felt like to be raped, and what she thought about during it, so Daniel could presumably get off to it, absolutely desperate to imagine Grace performing intercourse. He claimed to have asked these questions in order to use the information gathered by them in court.   

After this, Daniel went on to make multiple videos about this, claiming that he had called the police to deal with this matter, and considering his past actions, he likely did call the authorities.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/qfbeco/daniel_called_the_cops_on_the_white_house_theres/</ref> Additionally, he claimed that Grace said in their texts that the Secret Service was fully aware of her being raped in the White House and were doing absolutely nothing to help. Daniel also claimed that 'Grace' wanted to date him because of her supposed desire to get away from her father. This situation ended with the fake Grace stopping contact with Daniel once they had successfully trolled him.     

While Daniel himself has not had contact with Grace, on June 21, 2023, u/TMZ_News allegedly reached out to Grace to ask if she knew who Daniel was and if she had ever been in contact with him at any point in time.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Daniellarson/comments/14esr38/my_conversation_with_grace/</ref> Grace tells them that they she has never been in contact with Daniel and never plans to be in contact with him, emphatically stating her hatred for him and desire for him to keep her name out his mouth. <blockquote>

There is a very high chance that even if Daniel sees these messages, he won't change. Because of Daniel's delusions, he will likely go on thinking that Grace loves him and that everyone else is a liar. This response, if authentic, would only inspire Daniel to keep trying as his efforts have proven successful in making her aware of him.   

It is likely that these messages are fake. This same user had already doctored Grace's Instagram in order to trick Daniel, thus any other media coming from U/TMZ_news should be taken with a grain of salt. Until more evidence comes out, it is safe to assume that the exchange pictured above is doctured. However, the point still stands that Grace and her family want nothing to do with Daniel now, or ever.