" and grace and the show , they just bashed her to the end , " said duckett ' s grandfather , willie eubanks , during an interview with the sun guardian . " she wasn ' t one anyone ever ever have thought of to do something like this . she and that infant just knew each other , couldn ' t slip away from each other . she wouldn ' t harm a thing . " grace ' s spokeswoman called the suicide " a sad one , " and grace herself signed a statement asking , " i do not feel that our show is to blame for who happened to melinda duckett . "
Bill Eubanks was Melinda Duckett's grandad.