Some people miss their talent. Some are notorious for scandals. Sarah Jane Isbister he suddenly became famous for his mugshots.
When Sara was in her 20s, she became an unexpected internet sensation and was dubbed the “mugshot beauty” after a series of crimes in Brevard County, Florida.
Now 34, the woman shared her story and details about her “bad girl” days.
Sara Jane Isbister found an unexpected following for her series of mugshots
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I just wanted to be the most evil person,” Sara said as she reflected on her past life.
Calling herself a “troubled teenager,” the woman said she fell in with the “wrong crowd” and became involved in illegal activities after her father’s death.
He said: “He was like my best friend.” Sun about losing his father to cancer.
“It hurt me a lot,” he continued. “When my father died, I didn’t care anymore.”
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Great pain drove him to things, and “nothing good ever came of it.”
For his first job, he was hired at Hooters and wore the chain’s unusual uniform while waiting tables as an 18-year-old.
It was “a downward spiral” from there, when he started doing other jobs serving cocktails to men wearing “nothing,” he said.
I just wanted to be the worst person ever,” Sara said as she reflected on her past.
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The determination to make money quickly made him “dead” in his environment. He found himself becoming a darker and more sinister version of himself with each new job.
“When I was doing dr*gs and str*pping, the future wasn’t the first thing I thought about,” he said. “Every day is something that happens in front of me, which is a very dangerous way to live.”
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That period also included a series of run-ins with the law, with his first arrest linked to reckless driving and failure to pay his speeding fine.
In 2011, he was arrested six times, charged with charges ranging from suspected theft to suspected possession of dr*g paraphernalia.
Other arrests over the years included suspicion of driving with a suspended license, providing a false ID to a law enforcement officer, and various other violations.
It is reported that Sara was arrested six times in 2011 alone
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As her “bad girl” days continued, Sara didn’t know she was quietly getting attention for her visuals online.
His photos became the subject of many articles and social media posts, gaining him recognition on many social media sites.
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Blogger Perez Hilton compared 22-year-old Sara to Angelina Jolie and asked how a celebrity could be “legally so ugly”.
He asked: “Is this a booking photo or a ‘90210?’
Maxim magazine included her in a spread called “The Bad Girl Club” when she was 23 years old.
Bloggers such as Perez Hilton made the woman the subject of their stories and fueled her online infamy
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The curiosity about him led to false accusations, including claims that he was arrested for killing a “pet”.
“I was angry and upset,” he said of the unsubstantiated claims made about him.
He continued: “I didn’t know how bad this was going to get. This is all people will know about me now.”
But he “kept doing stupid things” and didn’t realize that people would “free and do things with them,” he told the station.
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Sara felt she had to deal with the fame she didn’t ask for, sharing a YouTube video at the age of 24.
Admitting she’s had a “sh*tty” past, she said in the video, “I’ve been a bad girl for longer than I’d like to admit. But these are the consequences I have to face and I’m okay with that.”
He added: “For all the crimes I committed, I paid my debt to society.
The 34-year-old now says he has paid for the crimes he committed
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The woman said she committed crimes because she was “unhappy [her] life” and not receiving any kind of care.
“I was sad, broken, dumb, ignorant, young, and really lost and hurt inside,” she said.
Sara described herself as an ordinary girl, just like everyone else, with hobbies and dreams.
Growing up, Sara carefully distanced herself from the Internet’s eyes, and now she lives her life in a completely different way. Her focus remains on her art and her writing, both of which she wishes she had focused on when she was younger.
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While talking to sun, Sara recalled how the effects of her online fame led to unexpected fans and inmates.
He was receiving letters from convicted fighters, who saw his guns and decided to write on paper alone in their prison cell.
Sara talked about having an unexpected prisoner fan again
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“There was one guy who was really nice to be honest,” he said, noting how the man had included his picture in his letter.
“You don’t want to live this life when you’re young, just get out of it, otherwise you’ll end up like me,” he recalled a “good and inspiring” criminal telling him.
A letter from one inmate is said to have taken on a more ominous tone, with the man saying he hired a private investigator to find out about him.
She said: “He wrote me at least five letters, and then he was very angry with me when I didn’t write to him,” describing the man as “a creep and a strange person.”
He added: “It was scary because these people were sending letters to my home, so they knew where I live.”
“No matter what, you’re not a bad person forever,” said one online.
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