I might not be what you call a fan of country music, but news this morning of country star Mindy McCready's tragic death (an apparent suicide) yesterday were shocking to me and made me very sad. The 37 year old who had recently been released from rehab for drinking too much and the abuse of prescription drugs, evidently was dealing with depression after the death after a gunshot of her live-in boyfriend and 'soulmate', David Wilson.
The mother of two appears to have been under a cloud of suspicion over his death and had made public statements denying she had anything to do with it. Yesterday, she apparently shot herself in the very same spot on their porch where he was found dead just a month ago. The chain of misfortunes in her life goes far back, and unfortunately makes for the sad stuff some of the best country music songs are written about.





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