‘Dawson’s Creek’ writer dies by suicide after battling long-haul Covid-19

Heidi Ferrer, 50, died by suicide on May 26. Photo: Heidi Ferrer/Instagram

Dawson’s Creek writer Heidi Ferrer took her own life after battling long-haul Covid-19 symptoms for more than a year, according to an emotional note Ferrer’s husband posted on her blog GirltoMom.

The 50-year-old scribe, who also worked on the series Wasteland, died by suicide on May 26. That was 13 months after she contracted the virus that has killed 600, 000 Americas.