Country star Kelly Pickler was completely blinded by her husband Kyle Jacobssuicide and sources said she was in the dark about his ‘heavy drinking’ RadarOnline.com has learned.
As we first reported, Jacobs was found dead in February of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the couple’s Tennessee home.
Pickler was sleeping in the house at the time. A police representative told RadarOnline.com that Kellie “woke up a short time earlier, didn’t see her husband and started looking for him. After she and her personal assistant were unable to open the door to the upstairs bedroom/office, the assistant called 911.”
According to the official autopsy report obtained by RadarOnline.com, the body of 49-year-old Jacobs was examined by the medical examiner the day after his death. It noted that Jacobs’ body showed signs of “chronic alcohol use”.
The report noted, “Adult white male with a history of pseudoepileptic seizures, gastrointestinal bleeding, elevated liver enzymes, and chronic alcohol consumption sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.”
The coroner noted that “a small piece of lead was found in the brain. Another piece of lead cooper-coated projective is recovered in the body bag, along with a small fragment. The cause of death was listed as an intraoral shotgun blast. No drugs were found in his system.
A source said: “Kellie knew he drank, they both liked champagne and the occasional whiskey. But he hid his heavy drinking and suicidal thoughts from her.”
As we previously reported, Kellie has been traumatized in the aftermath of the tragedy. She gave up her performance on Sirius XM’s The Highway and, a source said, “didn’t do much but sit and cry and talk to friends.” She feels she has lost the love of her life. They spend time with her and let her talk and cry it out.
Pickler said she fell for Jacobs immediately after meeting her in 2008. Two years later they were engaged. The couple in love abandoned their big wedding plans and fled to Antigua on January 1, 2011.
“She wishes she could have done more for him,” says a source.