Country music star Mindy McCready was found dead on Sunday afternoon, from an apparent suicide, at her Arkansas home. McCready's speedy rise in the mid ninties, was followed by years of alcohol abuse and "run-ins" with the law.
Her death has sent shockwaves through the country music community and a reminder that fame isn't for everyone.
McCready's death comes just weeks after, David Wilson the late singers boyfriend and father of her 10-month-old son, was believe to have "killed himself."
Wilson's body was found on the same porch that officials found McCready's body.
McCready was a star at just 18. Her debut album "Ten Thousand Angels" rose to the top of the billboard charts. But it was all downhill from there.
The singer faced stints in and out of jail and rehab for alcohol abuse. It was even rumored she had an affair with pitching legend Roger Clemens.
"It was a shock to hear it yet, when i heard it, she was so troubled you weren't totally shocked to hear the news," Said Rick Sten from WCAT-FM.
Even McCready herself, in an interview from 2010, had to address reports that she was trying to kill herself, saying "Oh I want to die."
McCready leaves behind a ten-month-old son and a nine-year-old son. Sten says, that's the worst part. "They're on their own right now."
Even Celebrity Rehab's Dr. Drew chimed in. He treated her on the show and says her fear of the "stigma" of "seeking" help, is why she's no longer with us today.
Her death has sent shockwaves through the country music community and a reminder that fame isn't for everyone.
McCready's death comes just weeks after, David Wilson the late singers boyfriend and father of her 10-month-old son, was believe to have "killed himself."
Wilson's body was found on the same porch that officials found McCready's body.
McCready was a star at just 18. Her debut album "Ten Thousand Angels" rose to the top of the billboard charts. But it was all downhill from there.
The singer faced stints in and out of jail and rehab for alcohol abuse. It was even rumored she had an affair with pitching legend Roger Clemens.
"It was a shock to hear it yet, when i heard it, she was so troubled you weren't totally shocked to hear the news," Said Rick Sten from WCAT-FM.
Even McCready herself, in an interview from 2010, had to address reports that she was trying to kill herself, saying "Oh I want to die."
McCready leaves behind a ten-month-old son and a nine-year-old son. Sten says, that's the worst part. "They're on their own right now."
Even Celebrity Rehab's Dr. Drew chimed in. He treated her on the show and says her fear of the "stigma" of "seeking" help, is why she's no longer with us today.
