“Nothing makes a parent prouder than seeing their children love each other.” That’s what Cindy Crawford said in May 2026, speaking about Presley and Kaia Gerber for People. She didn’t know those words would become a testament to love.
Presley, 27, had been open about his struggle with depression and addiction, including a weekly Instagram series called “Mental Health Mondays”.
Kaia, his sister, had praised him months earlier in Vogue for that courage. They tattooed each other’s names: he had “Kaia XXIII” on his arm, and she had “Prez” on her shoulder.
On September 20, 2026, Presley died at a rehabilitation center in Los Angeles. Ten days earlier, Cindy had spoken in another interview about her hopes for her son’s future.
Today those words are the only thing that remains intact: the certainty that they loved each other until the end.