" nancy grace and the kids , they just bashed her to the end , " states alstott ' s grandfather , bill hillier , during an appearance with the orlando sentinel . " she wasn ' t that anybody ever would have pictured of to do something like this . she and that family just loves each other , couldn ' t got away from each other . she wouldn ' t hurt a bug . " america ' s reporters called the suicide " a sad development , " and gracie herself issued a statement stating , " i do not feel that our show is to compensate for what changed to melinda diehl . "
Bill Eubanks was Melinda Duckett's grandad.