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Luke Bryan Says Doctors Described Sister’s 2007 Death as ‘Sudden Death Syndrome

His first detailed account explains that doctors used the label after an inconclusive autopsy.

Overview

  • Bryan shared the details on CNN’s All There Is with Anderson Cooper, speaking publicly about the circumstances for the first time.
  • He said Kelly, 39, died suddenly at home while doing laundry and described it as feeling like a switch was turned off.
  • Medical reviews, including an autopsy, found no aneurysm, embolism or clot, and Bryan noted a severe orbital bone injury that may have resulted from a fall.
  • He directly addressed long-running online speculation, saying the family did not cover up the cause and that misinformation has persisted for years.
  • Seven years later, Kelly’s husband died of a heart attack, and Bryan and his wife Caroline took responsibility for raising the couple’s three children alongside their own.