According to an autopsy report, Kyle Jacobs, a songwriter and the husband of the singer Kellie Pickler, was discovered dead by suicide.
The investigation states that there were no narcotics in Jacobs’ system when he died on February 17 at the age of 49. He had, however, previously experienced “pseudoseizures, gastrointestinal bleeding, elevated liver enzymes, and chronic alcohol use.”
The term PNES, or pseudoseizures, refers to “attacks that may resemble epileptic seizures but are not epileptic and are instead caused by psychological factors,” as defined by Epilepsy.com.
The news was initially reported by Taste of Country.
The Nashville Police Department confirmed in a statement made in February that a residence had received a Department of Emergency Communications alert that day at roughly 1:21 p.m. local time.
According to the statement they made at the time, when police and the Nashville Fire Department arrived, they found the composer had passed suddenly. “An investigation is underway into his apparent suicide death.”
A country musician and the 36-year-old host of SiriusXM’s The Highway claimed to have woken up immediately before Jacobs but were unable to find him. She and her personal assistant allegedly tried to enter a house room but were unsuccessful and called the police.
Jacobs relocated to Nashville in 2000, according to Music City Hitmakers, from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
He wrote hit songs for Garth Brooks in 2007 and Tim McGraw in 2008, including “Still” and “More Than Memory.”
Along with working with these well-known musicians, Jacobs has shared the stage with Josh Kelley, Kelly Clarkson, Randy Travis, Clay Walker, and others.
Throughout his career, Jacobs was nominated for a Grammy, a CMA, and an ACM award.
The couple had been dating since 2008 when Jacobs got down on one knee on a Florida beach on June 15, 2010.
Pickler, a former contestant on American Idol, said of the proposal, “It was the most spiritual time of my life. We would have wed if a preacher had been walking by that evening.
If you or someone you know is thinking about taking their own life, please dial the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 and text “STRENGTH.”
