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Cause of death determined for ex-US attorney found in Alexandria home

Nbcwashington · · 274 words · By Andrea Swalec; Jordan Young
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“former U.S. attorney Jessica Aber, who was found in a home in Alexandria in March”
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Multiple web search results and a Wikipedia entry confirm Jessica Aber was found dead in a home in Alexandria in March 2025.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York State Senate election will be held on November 3, 2026. Primary elections will be held on June 23, 2026. It will be held alongside elections for governor, attorney general, comptroll…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jessica Diane Aber (September 9, 1981 – March 22, 2025) was an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA) from 2021 to 2025. She was known f…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA; in case citations, E.D. Va.) is one of two United States district courts serving the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its jurisdic…
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“Aber’s death was natural, and its cause was “sudden unexpected death in epilepsy,” the medical examiner’s office told News4 on Tuesday.”
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Multiple independent web search results cite the Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and The Virginian-Pilot confirming the cause of death as SUDEP.
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web search NEUTRAL — The State Medical Examiner’s Office has concluded that Aber suffered "sudden unexpected death in epilepsy," per The Virginian-Pilot.
https://www.aol.com/lifestyle/cause-death-revealed-former-u-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, or SUDEP, is when someone who has epilepsy but is otherwise healthy dies unexpectedly, often during sleep. The cause of SUDEP is unknown, and no other cause of dea…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined that Aber, 43, died from “sudden unexpected death in epilepsy” (SUDEP), according to The Virginian-Pilot. Jennifer Starkey, the medicolegal…
https://vt.co/news/us/cause-of-death-revealed-for-former-us-…
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“Aber, the former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, was found dead on Beverly Drive on March 22.”
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Web search results specifically mention she was found on Beverly Drive on March 22, and Wikipedia confirms her role as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Erik Sean Siebert (born August 1979) is an American attorney who served as the United States attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia from January to September 2025.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jessica Diane Aber (September 9, 1981 – March 22, 2025) was an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA) from 2021 to 2025. She was known f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Aber
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA; in case citations, E.D. Va.) is one of two United States district courts serving the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its jurisdic…
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“She was 43.”
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Wikipedia explicitly lists her birth date as September 9, 1981, and death date as March 22, 2025, making her 43 years old.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following notable deaths in the United States occurred in 2025. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Na…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jessica Diane Aber (September 9, 1981 – March 22, 2025) was an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA) from 2021 to 2025. She was known f…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Aber
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web search NEUTRAL — Jessica Diane Aber (September 9, 1981 - March 22, 2025) was an American attorney who served as the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA) from 2021 to 2025.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Aber
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“Her family previously said she had epilepsy and died in her sleep.”
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Multiple web search results report that her family stated she had epilepsy and died in her sleep.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Senate confirmed Aber to the top post in the state's Eastern District in 2021 after she had served for years as an assistant U.S. attorney and deputy chief of the criminal division. Aber resigned …
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jessica-aber-former-us-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jessica Aber, former U.S. attorney found dead, had epilepsy and died in her sleep, family says. 26 Mar.Family of ex US Attorney Jessica Aber offers hint about high-profile prosecutor's cause of death.…
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jessica Aber, 43, who had previously served as the chief prosecutor for the Eastern District of Virginia, was found unresponsive in her Washington, D.C., home on Saturday. Authorities said that she li…
https://www.ibtimes.sg/jessica-aber-had-epilepsy-biden-prose…
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“Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, or SUDEP, is when someone who has epilepsy but is otherwise healthy dies unexpectedly, often during sleep.”
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The definition of SUDEP as the unexpected death of a healthy person with epilepsy, often during sleep, is confirmed by the Epilepsy Foundation and Wikipedia.
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web search NEUTRAL — Prevention strategies for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) primarily focus on reducing seizure frequency, particularly tonic-clonic seizures, which are the most consistently identified modi…
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web search NEUTRAL — SUDEP is the sudden, unexpected death of someone with epilepsy, who was otherwise healthy. In SUDEP cases, no other cause of death is found.
https://www.epilepsy.com/complications-risks/early-death-sud…
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web search NEUTRAL — Alcohol. Bone Health. Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP).Getting support. The Epilepsy Foundation is here to assist and counsel anyone who has lost a loved one to SUDEP, or any other epilepsy…
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“The cause of SUDEP is unknown, and no other cause of death is found during an autopsy, according to the Epilepsy Foundation.”
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The Epilepsy Foundation and other sources confirm that the cause of SUDEP is unknown and autopsies typically show no other cause of death.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dravet syndrome (DS), previously known as severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy (SMEI), is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder which causes a catastrophic form of epilepsy, with prolonged seizures t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Epilepsy is a group of neurological disorders characterized by a tendency for recurrent, unprovoked seizures. A seizure is a sudden burst of abnormal electrical activity in the brain that can cause a …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable people who have, or had, the medical condition epilepsy. Following from that, there is a short list of people who have received a speculative, retrospective diagnosis of epil…
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“One in 1,000 people with epilepsy die from SUDEP each year.”
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The Epilepsy Foundation explicitly states that 'Each year, more than 1 in 1,000 people with epilepsy die from SUDEP.'
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Thirst Project is a non-profit organization whose aim is to bring safe drinking water to communities around the world where it is not immediately available. The Thirst Project raises money and bui…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Martha Parke Custis (1756 – June 19, 1773) was a stepdaughter of George Washington who died from an epileptic seizure at the age of 17, fifteen years before he was elected as the first president of th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is the sudden, unexpected death of a person with epilepsy that is not the result of trauma, drowning, or an identified medical condition. In most cases, no …
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“Aber was an assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District starting in 2009.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding the specific start date of her tenure as an assistant U.S. attorney in 2009.
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“She served on a detailed assignment as counsel to the assistant attorney general for the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice in 2015 and 2016.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding her detailed assignment as counsel to the assistant attorney general in 2015 and 2016.
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“She then served as the deputy chief of the Eastern District’s criminal division.”
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“She was nominated U.S. attorney by former President Joe Biden and unanimously confirmed by the Senate in 2021.”
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“She resigned when President Donald Trump took office.”
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“Erik Siebert, the current U.S. attorney for the Eastern District”
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