BY JANE WOODRUFF

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

Ashley Riggitano was a beautiful young woman with a promising career ahead of her in design.   But unfortunately she could not see it that way.

On her 22nd birthday, she threw herself off the George Washington Bridge.  Before doing so, she wrote out several notes by hand, naming five different girls who were pointedly not invited to her funeral.  Then she placed those notes in a Louis Vuitton bag, set the bag carefully down on the walkway of the bridge and jumped off, in full view of commuters.

Her “grudge” list was driven by the fact that she felt tormented by these women.  Ms. Riggitano did appear to have a history of emotional issues, according to HollywoodGossip.com, and had attempted suicide at least once before.

Her partner in their jewelry line Missfits, Victoria Van Thunen, had posted comments on her Facebook page earlier in the day that Ashley killed herself.  In it, she expressed frustration that, “Those who incessantly blame others as the cause of their issues should perhaps take a step back and reevaluate these situations. The common thread may be that ‘they’ aren’t the problem, but rather that YOU are.”

It is unclear if Ashley saw that post before she committed suicide.

She had graduated from Laboratory Institute of Merchandising, Manhattan, and the college had no comment about any incidents of bullying.  Adderall, which can be used to treat ADHD, and Klonopin, used to treat epilepsy or panic attacks, were found in her purse.

Ashley labeled the five girls as “in it for gossip” and not true friends.  She also directed her anger at a man, but did not prohibit him from attending her funeral, saying that she hopes he gets what he deserves.

Ashley was originally from Paramus, NJ.  She had been working part-time as an intern for the designer Alex Woo, as well as designing and selling her own bracelets through Missfits.