Country star and radio host Kellie Pickler has been off the radio airwaves and social media since the death of her husband of 12 years, Kyle Jacobs. The producer died in their Nashville home on February 17, 2023.
In a rare signing three months later, she was spotted talking with friends outside the $2.4 million property. Workers were seen entering the home the same day and repainting what appeared to be the room he had died in.
The autopsy report confirmed that Jacobs died by suicide from a self-inflicted gunshot. Toxicology reports found no drugs in his system. His past of “pseudoseizures, gastrointestinal bleeding, elevated liver enzymes, and chronic alcohol use” was noted in the report.
In his final social media post, he celebrated his friend and frequent collaborator Lee Brice’s “Hey World,” which he had a hand in, being certified platinum.
He had also worked with Tim McGraw on “Still,” Kelly Clarkson, Josh Kelley, and Randy Travis, and wrote Garth Brooks’ smash “More Than Memory,” amongst others. He had been nominated for a Grammy, winning CMA and ACM awards.
“It has truly touched my soul, and it’s helping me get through the darkest time in my life. As many of you have told me, you are all in my prayers.”
Minneapolis, Minnesota native, Kyle Jacobs moved to the capital of country music, Nashville, in 2000. Pickler and Jacobs began writing songs together a day after they met in a bar in 2008, and their first foray into the studio produced the hit “Feeling Tonight.”