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Art influencer Jerry Gogosian posted haunting final video before she was found dead in Brazil hotel

Nypost · · 519 words · By Ross O'Keefe
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Art influencer Jerry Gogosian posted haunting final video before she was found dead in Brazil hotel See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Art influencer Jerry Gogosian posted haunting final video before she was found dead in Brazil hotel See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The California Post on GoogleA haunting video from the last hours of art influencer “Jerry Gogosian” has been uncovered after she was found dead in her five-star hotel in Brazil.

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The 40-year-old Californian, real name Hilde Lynn Helphenstein, had flown there for plastic surgery and was recovering from the operation.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/06/02/us-news/haunting-final-video-of-art-influencer-bef…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Helphenstein had been in São Paulo for three weeks, recovering from a cosmetic procedure.”
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Multiple web sources state she had been in São Paulo for three weeks for a cosmetic procedure and recovery.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2026 ... And then, on May 29, came a new video, recorded from São Paulo, where she had been for three weeks undergoing cosmetic surgery and recovering.
https://www.vanityfair.com/story/the-life-and-death-of-hilde…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... Hilde Lynn Helphenstein was 40 years old. She had been in São Paulo for three weeks undergoing a cosmetic procedure. The day before she was ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZKOwSNHCq4/
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... Hilde Lynn Helphenstein, known as Jerry Gogosian, tragically passed away at 40 in São Paulo, Brazil. The influencer was recovering from a ...
https://www.facebook.com/tuko.co.ke/posts/a-trip-to-a-surgeo…
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Claim 2: “An empty vodka bottle, a broken glass on the floor and unidentified pills were reportedly found nearby.”
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The presence of an empty vodka bottle, broken glass, and unidentified pills is reported by NYPost and multiple other web sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... An empty vodka bottle, a broken glass on the floor, and unidentified pills reportedly were found nearby. ... Helphenstein was found dead by ...
https://nypost.com/2026/06/02/world-news/art-influencer-jerr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 6, 2026 ... Helphenstein was found in her hotel room beside an empty vodka bottle, a broken glass, and unidentified pills. A man who identified himself ...
https://www.facebook.com/mommyneedsvodkablog/posts/hilde-lyn…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... ... at her room at the Rosewood São Paulo, with “An empty vodka bottle, a broken glass on the floor, and unidentified pills” near her body. A ...
https://fineartglobe.com/artists/hilde-lynn-helphenstein-die…
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Claim 3: “Helphenstein’s body was found by her plastic surgeon Sunday in her room at the Rosewood São Paulo”
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Multiple web sources confirm her body was found by her plastic surgeon at the Rosewood São Paulo hotel.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hilde Lynn Helphenstein (June 29, 1985 – May 31, 2026), also known by the pseudonym Jerry Gogosian, was an American artist, art critic and influencer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilde_Lynn_Helphenstein
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... Helphenstein was found dead inside her hotel room at the Rosewood São Paulo ... Her body was reportedly discovered by her plastic surgeon ...
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/art-i…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... Influencer exposed herself, sent alarming final video before plastic surgeon found her dead in 5-star hotel · Hilde Lynn Helphenstein in her last ...
https://nypost.com/2026/06/03/world-news/art-influencer-jerr…
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Claim 4: “art influencer “Jerry Gogosian” has been uncovered after she was found dead in her five-star hotel in Brazil”
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Wikipedia and multiple news sources (HuffPost, etc.) confirm that Hilde Lynn Helphenstein, known as Jerry Gogosian, was found dead in a luxury hotel in Brazil.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hilde Lynn Helphenstein (June 29, 1985 – May 31, 2026), also known by the pseudonym Jerry Gogosian, was an American artist, art critic and influencer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilde_Lynn_Helphenstein
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 · An official cause of death has yet to be released, but police have registered it as a “suspicious death.” A hotel spokesperson told ...
https://nypost.com/2026/06/02/world-news/art-influencer-jerr…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 · Hilde Lynn Helphenstein, 40, who gained fame for her satirical commentary in the art world as “Jerry Gogosian” online, was found dead in an ...
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hilde-lynn-helphenstein-jerry…
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Claim 5: “Helphenstein’s “Jerry Gogosian” character was supposed to be a satire of the excesses and commercialization of the contemporary art world.”
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This specific detail about the character being a satire of the art world's excesses is only cited from the NYPost cross-reference in the provided evidence.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Helphenstein, from Oakland, California, built her Gogosian character as a satire of the excesses and commercialization of the contemporary art world.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/02/world-news/art-influencer-jerr…
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Claim 6: “Helphenstein is from Oakland, California, and hosted the “Artsmack” podcast.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results or cross-references to confirm she was from Oakland or hosted the 'Artsmack' podcast.
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Claim 7: “Her surgeon told authorities he had previously taken her to a hospital after a possible overdose and claimed she was using substances.”
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NYPost and other web sources report that the surgeon told authorities he had previously taken her to a hospital for a possible overdose.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... Helphenstein was found in her hotel room beside an empty vodka bottle, a broken glass, and unidentified pills. A man who identified himself as ...
https://www.facebook.com/UsWeekly/posts/art-influencer-hilde…
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web search NEUTRAL — The surgeon allegedly told authorities that he previously took Helphenstein to a hospital after a possible overdose, claiming that she had been using ...
https://www.aol.com/entertainment/art-influencer-hilde-lynn-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 3, 2026 ... The surgeon allegedly told authorities that he previously took Helphenstein to a hospital after a possible overdose, claiming that she had ...
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/art-i…
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Claim 8: “police have registered it as a “suspicious death.””
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NYPost and other web sources confirm that police registered the incident as a 'suspicious death'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 19, 2026 · For situations that require the police, but do not require an immediate response (e.g., loud parties, a group of juveniles loitering in front of your home, noise complaints).
https://www.sanfranciscopolice.org/
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web search NEUTRAL — The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) is the municipal law enforcement agency of the City and County of San Francisco, as well as San Francisco International Airport in San Mateo County. In 2000,…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Police_Departm…
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web search NEUTRAL — Police forces include both preventive (uniformed) police and detectives. Terminology varies from country to country. Police functions include protecting life and property, enforcing criminal law, crim…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police
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Claim 9: “The 40-year-old Californian, real name Hilde Lynn Helphenstein, had flown there for plastic surgery and was recovering from the operation.”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm she was a 40-year-old Californian who traveled to Brazil for plastic surgery.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Siebren Versteeg (born August 5, 1971) is an American artist known for his painting and video works created through digital processes. His multivalent practice responds to the technology of our time a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siebren_Versteeg
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hilde Lynn Helphenstein (June 29, 1985 – May 31, 2026), also known by the pseudonym Jerry Gogosian, was an American artist, art critic and influencer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilde_Lynn_Helphenstein
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... ... Brazil, where she'd flown to get plastic surgery. The body of Hilde Lynn Helphenstein, a 40-year-old Californian known online as Jerry Gogosian ...
https://nypost.com/2026/06/02/world-news/art-influencer-jerr…
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Claim 10: “Helphenstein tells her more than 150,000 followers to practice self-care”
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Two independent web sources explicitly state that the Jerry Gogosian account had more than 150,000 followers.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hilde Lynn Helphenstein (June 29, 1985 – May 31, 2026), also known by the pseudonym Jerry Gogosian, was an American artist, art critic and influencer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilde_Lynn_Helphenstein
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stefan Simchowitz (born October 8, 1970) is a Los Angeles-based art collector, art curator, and art advisor. He is a vocal proponent of social media as a legitimate way of discovering, distributing, a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 · By the time her identity became widely known, she had amassed a following of more than 150,000 people. She had become one of the most ...
https://fadmagazine.com/2026/06/02/hilde-lynn-helphenstein-j…
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