An autopsy report has revealed that country superstar Naomi Judd died from a single gunshot to the head after suffering bipolar disorder, depression, and ‘significant’ anxiety.
The 76-year-old was found dead in April 2022 with a suicide note next to her body, the medical examiner’s office in Nashville has confirmed.
A toxicology report also revealed that she had different drugs in her system when she died.
The autopsy report stated: “She had an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound and was transported to Williamson Medical Center where she was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.
“Per family, the decedent has had prior suicidal ideations and recent life stressors. A weapon and a note with suicidal connotations were found near the decedent at the scene.”
The report also revealed that the gunshot “perforated through the right side of the scalp and entered the skull through an entrance-type gunshot wound.”
Only two weeks before Naomi’s death, she appeared on stage with her daughter Wynonna at the Country Music Awards in April 2022.
They sang ‘Love Can Build A Bridge’ by Naomi in what was her last public appearance before her death.
The Judds were the most popular country singers of the 80s, selling 20 million records and winning five Grammys and nine CMAs.
In a statement, the Judd family said: “Our beloved mother and wife succumbed to mental illness. Everyone who has gone through this tragedy understands that in the depths of a mental health crisis, thinking is profoundly distorted.
“Moreover, the worst days are never representative of the comforts and pleasures of the days free from the disease.”
“In the aftermath of this tragedy, our family has tried to grieve, together, with our community, and importantly, with the privacy that everyone who loses a family member deserves,” the family continued.
“We have always been a forthright and open family about both our hardships and the depth of our love for each other. In this particular matter, however, we ask for privacy, because a death with privacy is a death with more dignity.”
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