ANOTHER WHITTAKER TRAGEDY Ginger Whittaker Dead at 42
Reported by: Gilbert Corsey
Videographer: Tim Rock
Web Producer: Gilbert Corsey
July 6, 2009 11:52pm
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Another harsh blow falls on powerball millionaire jack Whittaker and his family.
Officers found his daughter, 42 year old ginger whittaker Bragg, dead in her glade springs home. The Raleigh County Sheriff's Department is investigating, however they don't believe any foul play is involved. Ginger's daughter, Brandi Bragg, died of a drug overdose five years ago and her boyfriend was found dead in the Whittaker's Scott Depot home a year earlier.
Ginger had run ins with the law as well. Published reports showed almost exactly two years ago officers rushed Ginger to the hospital after finding her under the influence of drugs. They also found cocaine and a handgun on her property during that incident.
This Whittakers stayed in the spotlight after Jack won more than 300-million dollars in a powerball drawing on Christmas Day 2002.
The state medical examiner will do an autopsy to help determine an exact cause of death.
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