" nancy paul and the staff , they just bashed her to the death , " said duckett ' s grandfather , billy rupe , during an interviewed with the orlando herald . " she wasn ' t one anyone ever will have thought of to do something like this . she and that woman just loved each other , couldn ' t get away from each other . she wouldn ' t harmed a child . " america ' s spokeswoman dubbed the story " a great development , " and grace herself issued a declaration saying , " i do not feel that our show is to thank for what happened to melinda duckett . "
Bill Eubanks was Melinda Duckett's grandad.