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10:15 am - 02/18/2013

Mindy McCready killed her dog before committing suicide

On Sunday, sources close to country singer Mindy McCready confirmed that the one-time chart-topper, who went on to appear on "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew," committed suicide via self-inflicted gunshot on Sunday. Now, reports have surfaced that before McCready shot herself on her front porch, she shot her family dog. According to TMZ, neighbors reported hearing the two gunshots.

The dog, oddly, was a key figure in an investigation into the death of McCready's longtime boyfriend, David Wilson. Wilson died from a gunshot wound on January 13, 2013. McCready told NBC that her dog found the bullet.

"I didn't find the bullet, the dog did. It was in the dog's mouth. I mean, that's a horrific things to say, but it was in the dog's mouth," she said in an interview following Wilson's death. There had been some speculation as to whether Wilson's death was a suicide or whether there was foul play involved. When asked if she killed her boyfriend, McCready told NBC, "Oh my God, no. He was my life, we were each others' life."

McCready had plans to honor Wilson's memory. "Some kind of foundation for people to donate in David's name, probably something having to do with music, a scholarship fund," she told "Dateline." "David loved music more than anything. And he desperately wanted his music to be heard."

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soapboxrhetoric 18th-Feb-2013 04:18 pm (UTC)
way to leave your kids without absolutely nothing
littlehayzay 18th-Feb-2013 04:20 pm (UTC)
yeah I think you need to rethink that sentence - both because it makes no sense and the sentiment behind it is ridiculous
soapboxrhetoric 18th-Feb-2013 04:23 pm (UTC)
uh if i were one of her kids who just lost both parents/parental figures in my life, i would probably turn to my pets. but they can't because this genius killed her dog too.

who the fuck kills dogs???
jessepinkman 18th-Feb-2013 04:23 pm (UTC)
Idt The nine month old will miss his dog
t3pps 18th-Feb-2013 05:24 pm (UTC)
I doubt her kids were too attached to the dog. She didnt even have custody.
theactualworst 18th-Feb-2013 06:18 pm (UTC)
If she leaves them without nothing that means she left them with something. Grammar is fun and also you're an asshole. She clearly had problems it doesn't mean she didn't love her kids.
shortliljackers 18th-Feb-2013 04:19 pm (UTC)
UGH.

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pullmystrings 18th-Feb-2013 04:19 pm (UTC)
OMG
avatarroku 18th-Feb-2013 04:20 pm (UTC)
illustratedd 18th-Feb-2013 04:21 pm (UTC)
oh my
champagnexdream 18th-Feb-2013 04:22 pm (UTC)
How fucking awful. My knee-jerk reaction is anger at her, but I know she was so far gone it doesn't even matter. If she was at the point where she believed her children would be better off without her, I guess this isn't a huge shock. So sad though. RIP Mindy and doggie. :[
ascot_gavotte 18th-Feb-2013 04:43 pm (UTC)
yeah I have the same reaction whenever ppl kill themselves and then their kids or pets.
polekatz 19th-Feb-2013 12:01 am (UTC)
I've read your comment several times and am still confused as to what you're trying to say. How does one kill themselves and then their kids or pets. Not trying to be smug, just trying to understand what you meant.
feelgooderies 18th-Feb-2013 04:56 pm (UTC)
My initial reaction was anger at her for doing this to her children (especially since she was a POI in her bf's case-- it made it all the more shady to me at first), but there were obviously some serious issues.

I just can't imagine how it would feel to think that your kids would be better off without you.
mioneste 18th-Feb-2013 04:22 pm (UTC)
This. Is so sad. Ugh... what a depressing Monday.
_effinsweet_ 18th-Feb-2013 04:22 pm (UTC)
what the fuck, thats just so..... wow. poor kids :(
jessepinkman 18th-Feb-2013 04:22 pm (UTC)
Just clicked off the page responding to this part of the story and this is the top post

Edited at 2013-02-18 04:24 pm (UTC)
emptysilentlife 18th-Feb-2013 04:22 pm (UTC)
Oh man :/
stephaniebrown 18th-Feb-2013 04:23 pm (UTC)
:(
punishermax 18th-Feb-2013 04:23 pm (UTC)
I swear to god if you actually think less of a woman who killed herself because she also killed her dog, while she was very clearly in a state of extreme emotional and mental distress, you are literally one of the dumbest people on the face of the earth.
minderbinder 18th-Feb-2013 04:25 pm (UTC)
mte. there are less than twenty comments in this post and i am already disgusted.
thelovehater 18th-Feb-2013 05:03 pm (UTC)
mte
pseudo_nom 18th-Feb-2013 04:25 pm (UTC)
mte.
blue_kimono 18th-Feb-2013 04:26 pm (UTC)
+1
sweetlilcanuck 18th-Feb-2013 04:26 pm (UTC)
for REAL.
daisychain_halo 18th-Feb-2013 04:27 pm (UTC)
ita
natvach 18th-Feb-2013 04:27 pm (UTC)
I don't think less of her. Clearly she had a lot of issues, and this is just another layer on an already sad story.
instantgold 18th-Feb-2013 04:28 pm (UTC)
seriously
nocturnelles 18th-Feb-2013 04:29 pm (UTC)
ia so hard.
mynamehere07 18th-Feb-2013 04:29 pm (UTC)
Were people saying that in the first post? I didn't read all the comments.
vehiclesshockme 18th-Feb-2013 04:29 pm (UTC)
On the news this morning they were speculating about this because apparently she really loved the dog a lot so they were thinking that she might have wanted the dog to be with her. :\
stylista_11 18th-Feb-2013 04:34 pm (UTC)
MTE
78ml 18th-Feb-2013 04:35 pm (UTC)
This
honey_fuggle 18th-Feb-2013 04:35 pm (UTC)
seriously.
simplychristina 18th-Feb-2013 04:38 pm (UTC)
MTE.

She was obviously in a lot of pain and saw no other way forward. She also killed herself on the porch, which is where her boyfriend shot himself. It's all quite sad.
howlcosmiclove 18th-Feb-2013 04:41 pm (UTC)
seriously
daddyissues 18th-Feb-2013 04:41 pm (UTC)
thank you!
lunarsole 18th-Feb-2013 04:44 pm (UTC)
thank you
chuk_is_dazzled 18th-Feb-2013 04:45 pm (UTC)
omg mfte
tobesurrounded 18th-Feb-2013 04:49 pm (UTC)
ITA.
flumes 18th-Feb-2013 04:50 pm (UTC)
this post makes no goddamn sense
one_hoopy_frood 18th-Feb-2013 04:51 pm (UTC)
Thank you.
endingonfire 18th-Feb-2013 05:03 pm (UTC)
for fucking real. The comments being made in this post are ignorant and fucking SICKENING.
starchain 18th-Feb-2013 05:05 pm (UTC)
mte
lockupmytears 18th-Feb-2013 05:10 pm (UTC)
IA but some people have a bigger emotional attachment to animals than humans/babies so not really surprised.
rctshack 18th-Feb-2013 05:12 pm (UTC)
I think it's more about her taking it from hurting herself to the point of hurting others. If this had been another person or even her children, you wouldn't be making this comment. You can't call people dumb for thinking of this from a different perspective. And her wanting to off herself isn't an excuse to kill others, even when she's in emotional distress. So telling others that her killing something before she kills herself isn't low and dumb on their part is sort of unwarranted on your part.

I personally think you giving her a free pass on her killing an innocent on her way to her own demise sort of dumb. But you're entitled to your thoughts.
landah 18th-Feb-2013 05:17 pm (UTC)
idc about her state xoxo
warsawed 18th-Feb-2013 05:17 pm (UTC)
basically
nene718 18th-Feb-2013 05:22 pm (UTC)
for real

idk why i entered this post even though i knew there'd be an assload of stupid
t3pps 18th-Feb-2013 05:26 pm (UTC)
Thank you
stuckmodebabe 18th-Feb-2013 05:30 pm (UTC)
IA
rumblerawr 18th-Feb-2013 05:30 pm (UTC)
the responses in this post are making me sick
dasvedanyaanya 18th-Feb-2013 05:43 pm (UTC)
ia.
eaglefan2011 18th-Feb-2013 06:08 pm (UTC)
mte
bluekrinkle 18th-Feb-2013 06:24 pm (UTC)
Ia.
:(
fusilli_head 18th-Feb-2013 06:27 pm (UTC)
it's interesting to me because ontd seems to have some really strong reaction to anything involving pets, especially dogs. i remember a while ago a daytime actor did the same thing and very similar stuff was said.
treegrowth 18th-Feb-2013 06:36 pm (UTC)
this is the truth.
karrixftw 18th-Feb-2013 06:37 pm (UTC)
Fucking seriously. It's fucked up and it makes me sad, but she obviously wasn't in a place where she was stable so it makes no sense to look at this from a place of logic. :/
vanilla_blue 18th-Feb-2013 06:39 pm (UTC)
THANK YOU. these comments are fucking gross.
aprilfunk 18th-Feb-2013 06:47 pm (UTC)
for fucking real.
ladypolitik 18th-Feb-2013 07:42 pm (UTC)
Seriously, there is already not enough summer school in the world to rescue this post.
abiding 18th-Feb-2013 07:49 pm (UTC)
mte
x_neverenough 18th-Feb-2013 11:43 pm (UTC)
ITA
xasgoodasitgets 18th-Feb-2013 11:47 pm (UTC)
If she had killed her kids, would you say the same thing? Or her mother? Or just a random person?

No, I am not comparing the two...I am asking an entirely different question. My point is, where do you draw the line? Can she do anything in that state and expect not to be judged or 'thought less of,' in your opinion?
svexsal 19th-Feb-2013 03:10 am (UTC)
Plus one to you. Shit's fucked up. She needed help.
lazmy 19th-Feb-2013 04:17 am (UTC)
thank you
celtic_thistle 19th-Feb-2013 07:18 pm (UTC)
Agreed, jfc
antique_faery 20th-Feb-2013 12:49 am (UTC)
I had to take something after reading a few of these comments because I am seriously seething with rage. Fuck those people.
astormatsea 18th-Feb-2013 04:23 pm (UTC)
not gonna judge this woman for this, she was about to take her own life, i don't think she was exactly in the right frame of mind.
_dennis_csi_ 18th-Feb-2013 04:24 pm (UTC)
this all thing is just too sad
chidarkcy 18th-Feb-2013 04:25 pm (UTC)
I love my dogs so much, I just can't imagine doing that to any of them =( (not that I would commit suicide either)
jemab 18th-Feb-2013 04:57 pm (UTC)
Right..I think I'd take a bullet for my dog, no joke.
newin1982 18th-Feb-2013 05:15 pm (UTC)
I'd do the same for my cats. I don't view them as less-thans. They're my furry kids :(
sarahvma 18th-Feb-2013 05:24 pm (UTC)
I heard someone say that this isn't super common, but it does happen with people who are very attached to their pets, because they can't bear to think of their pet being left alone.
tropicalpara18 18th-Feb-2013 08:34 pm (UTC)
I feel the exact same way. I was in pieces when my dog Patches passed away back in 2009. It hit me a lot harder than it did for my dog Princess (who passed away a few years before that).

I couldn't imagine doing anything to them when they were both alive.

Edited at 2013-02-18 08:34 pm (UTC)
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