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Medical Examiner Rules Former U.S. Attorney Jessica Aber Died of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy

The manner of death was classified as natural, with the full autopsy withheld under Virginia’s health-records exemption.

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U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Jessica Aber speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Department of Justice on December 6, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Department of Justice announced today that four Russian military personnel have been indicted for war crimes committed against a U.S. national living in Ukraine, the first of such charges ever to be brought under the U.S. war crimes statute. (Samuel Corum/Getty)
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Overview

  • The ruling follows her March 22 death at her Alexandria home, where she was found unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene.
  • Alexandria police reported no signs of foul play and said detectives believed the death resulted from natural causes.
  • A state medicolegal administrator confirmed on Aug. 20 that the manner of death was natural while declining to release the full autopsy report.
  • Her family said she died in her sleep and noted a yearslong history of epilepsy and seizures.
  • Aber, 43, was a Biden-nominated U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia who resigned on Jan. 20, 2025 as President Trump began his second term.