American Idol Alum Nikki McKibbin Dead At 42

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Bob Saget's family is attempting to block the release of records related to the investigation into the comedian's death in January.Saget was found dead on Jan. 9 in his hotel room in Orlando, Florida. Now, Saget's family is suing the medical examiner's office and the Orange County sheriff, according to multiple reports, seeking an injunction in an effort to prevent the release of records that may contain photos, videos or audio recordings related to his death.The lawsuit states, «Plaintiffs will suffer irreparable harm in the form of extreme mental pain, anguish, and emotional distress if Defendants release the Records in response to public records requests or otherwise disseminate the Records for any other reason or purpose,»According to the Orange County Medical Examiner's autopsy report, obtained by ET on Feb.

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American Idol in 2002, died on November 1 at the age of 42.Her husband, Craig Sadler, revealed in a Facebook post on Saturday, October 31, that she had suffered a brain aneurysm on Wednesday, October 28.“She would already be gone, but she’s an organ donor and has been kept on life support to make that possible,” he wrote. “That shouldn’t be a surprise to us.

finalist has died after suffering an aneurysm, her husband revealed on social media on Saturday. She was 42. «The love of my life Nikki Sadler suffered an aneurysm on Wednesday,» McKibbin's husband, Craig Sadler, wrote on Facebook.

Nikki McKibbin has sadly passed away at the age of 42. According to her co-stars, the Texas-born American Idol Season 1 finalist finished in third place on the show’s inaugural season in 2002.

American Idol’s inaugural 2002 season with her feisty Alannah Myles, Melissa Etheridge, Alanis Morissette, Bonnie Tyler, Stevie Nicks, and Janis Joplin covers, and eventually placed third behind Kelly Clarkson and Justin Guarini — has died. According to a personal Facebook post by her husband, Craig Sadler, McKibbin suffered a brain aneurysm on Wednesday, and was kept on life support until Saturday so that her organs could be recovered for donation.

Nikki McKibbin has died at the age of 42 after reportedly suffering from a brain aneurysm. She rose to fame in 2002 when she finished in third place on the first season of American Idol.

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click2houston.com reports. He was transported to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

American Idol contestant who finished third on the reality competition series’ debut season, has died at age 42.The singer-songwriter’s husband, Craig Sadler, announced the news in an emotional Facebook post on Saturday, referring to Nikki by her married name. He said she suffered a brain aneurysm earlier in the week and was on life support until early Sunday morning.“Many of you already know something is wrong.