" nancy grace and the others , they just bashed her to the end , " said duckett ' s grandfather , bill eubanks , during an interview with the orlando sentinel . " she wasn ' t one you always possibly have thought of to do thing like this . she and that baby just loved each other , couldn ' t get away from each other . she wouldn ' t hit a bug . " julia ' s spokeswomen called the event " a sad development , " and grace herself issued a note saying , " i do not felt that our show is to blame for nothing occurred to melinda emmitt . "
Bill Eubanks was Melinda Duckett's grandad.