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Mindy McCready Laid to Rest in Florida

Sterling Whitaker — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:29:15 +0000

Country star Mindy McCready was laid to rest during a service in her hometown of Fort Myers, Fla. on Tuesday (Feb. 26), nine days after the troubled singer took her own life with a single gunshot wound to the head.

Preliminary Autopsy Confirms Mindy McCready's Death a Suicide

Sterling Whitaker — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:00:21 +0000

According to authorities in Heber Springs, Ark., country singer Mindy McCready‘s cause of death has been confirmed as suicide. Preliminary autopsy results indicate the ‘Ten Thousand Angels’ singer died as a result of a single self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The 37-year-old died on Sunday (Feb. 17), just a month after her boyfriend, music [...]

Custody Hearing Scheduled for Mindy McCready's Sons

Sterling Whitaker — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:22:41 +0000

In the wake of country star Mindy McCready's tragic death on Sunday (Feb. 17), a hearing has been scheduled to determine custody of her two sons. It looks like a legal war may be brewing between her mother and her former boyfriend -- both of whom have been accused of abuse in the past.

Dr. Drew on Mindy McCready: 'It Didn't Have to Go Down Like This'

Sterling Whitaker — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 22:25:02 +0000

Since country singer Mindy McCready took her own life on Sunday, February 17, 2013, there's been quite a bit of speculation about the so-called 'Celebity Rehab' curse. Now, Dr. Drew Pinsky (who headed up the reality television show for its three-season run) has spoken out about her suicide, saying he wished she had completed a longer stay in treatment just prior to her death.

Mindy McCready Describes Finding Her Dying Boyfriend

Billy Dukes — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:33:06 +0000

During one of Mindy McCready's final conversations, the singer describes finding her dying boyfriend, David Wilson, and the miserable and frantic two hours that followed. The phone call was reportedly taped one day before she died and made available on Monday night.

Mindy McCready Dead

Amanda Hensel — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 01:52:03 +0000

Mindy McCready is dead. Local law enforcement has confirmed the news, also speculating that the country singer took her own life. She was 37. Fox Nashville entertainment reporter Stacy McCloud first broke the news on Twitter saying, “A close family friend of Mindy McCready has informed me that the country singer has committed suicide.” Cleburne [...]

Mindy McCready Committed to Treatment After Child Services Take Her Children

Sterling Whitaker — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:40:05 +0000

In another sad development in the life of Mindy McCready, the troubled country singer has reportedly been committed to a treatment facility, and her children have been placed in protective care by authorities in the state of Arkansas. The move comes just weeks after the death of McCready’s boyfriend, David Wilson. That was initially reported [...]

Mindy McCready's Ex-Husband Files Motions to Gain Primary Custody of Son

Billy Dukes — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 20:05:47 +0000

Custody arrangements for Zander -- Mindy McCready's 6-year-old son with ex-husband Billy McKnight -- are once again in dispute, as McKnight has filed multiple motions with regards to McCready's parenting and rocky personal life. He's asking for primary custody of the boy, and has filed additional motions to compel McCready to submit to drug and alcohol testing and undergo a psychological evaluation.

Mindy McCready Denies Involvement in Boyfriend's Death

Sterling Whitaker — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:22:18 +0000

Country singer Mindy McCready has denied any involvement in the recent death of her boyfriend, David Wilson. In an interview with the ‘Today‘ show on Tuesday (Jan. 29), the ‘Ten Thousand Angels’ singer admitted the couple had been fighting the day he died, but said she doesn’t know what happened to him. Wilson died on [...]

Mindy McCready Reportedly Being Investigated in Boyfriend's Death

Sterling Whitaker — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:30:42 +0000

In a bizarre new twist to a story already more tragic than any country song, singer Mindy McCready is reportedly being investigated in relation to the recent death of her boyfriend, music producer David Wilson. Wilson died on Sunday, Jan. 13 at the home the couple shared. The 34-year-old was the father of McCready’s second [...]

Mindy McCready and Boyfriend David Wilson Won Custody Battle Prior to Suicide

Billy Dukes — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 19:00:26 +0000

David Wilson's death -- a suicide -- comes after what friends describe as a jubilant time in his and girlfriend Mindy McCready's life. Apparently, the singer had just won a lengthy custody battle over her oldest son, Zander, before Christmas.

Mindy McCready's Boyfriend's Cause of Death Ruled Suicide

Cory Stromblad — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:00:21 +0000

More details surrounding the untimely death of Mindy McCready‘s boyfriend, David Wilson, have been released, including new information that the recording producer died in an apparent suicide. According to the New York Times, Wilson passed away at his home on Sunday (Jan. 13) from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Cleburne County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the [...]

Mindy McCready's Boyfriend Dead at 34

Billy Dukes — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:00:26 +0000

Mindy McCready has lost the man she calls her soulmate, and her son 9-month-old son, Zayne, has lost a father. McCready’s boyfriend David Wilson was found dead on Sunday morning (Jan. 13). He was 34. No information has been made available as to the cause of Wilson’s death. The ‘Ten Thousand Angels’ singer revealed the [...]

Court Issues 'Emergency' Order to Take Mindy McCready's Son

Brittany Joy Cooper — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:54:48 +0000

A court spokeswoman revealed today that Florida judge James H. Seals issued an “emergency” pick up order for Mindy McCready‘s 5-year-old son Zander, according to CNN. The troubled country singer took her son from her father’s Florida home earlier this week, though she does not have legal custody of him.

Mindy McCready's Son Is Reportedly 'Safe, Healthy and Comfortable'

Billy Dukes — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:20:05 +0000

Mindy McCready‘s son is “safe, healthy and comfortable,” according to a press release from the singer’s publicity team. Previously it was reported that McCready and her 5-year-old boy Zander were missing after the 37-year-old picked him up from her father’s home in Florida. A rep at Music City News Media says that law enforcement officials have spoken to and seen the child via Skype as recently as Tuesday.

Mindy McCready Goes Missing With Son

Billy Dukes — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:12:58 +0000

Country singer Mindy McCready is missing and believed to be with her 5-year-old son, Xander. According to WINK television in Fort Myers, Fla., McCready took the boy from her father’s house within the last several days and has until Thursday at 5PM to return him or she’ll be arrested.