The former top federal prosecutor in Virginia’s Eastern District suffered from epilepsy and died in her sleep last weekend, her family said Wednesday.
In a statement, the family of former U.S. Attorney Jessica Aber cited an earlier news release from the police department in Alexandria, Virginia, that said detectives "found no evidence suggesting that her death was caused by anything other than natural causes," NBC News reported.
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“We expect more information from the medical examiner in the coming weeks,” Aber’s family said. “Our family is in shock and grieving deeply and we respectfully request privacy as we attempt to navigate through our unspeakable loss.”
The statement said that Aber, 43, had experienced seizures from epilepsy, a sometimes fatal neurological disorder, for many years.
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Police in Alexandria, just outside Washington, D.C., found Aber on Saturday morning after responding to a report of an unresponsive woman.
The Senate confirmed Aber to the top post in the state's eastern district in 2021 after she served for years as an assistant U.S. attorney and deputy chief of the criminal division.
Aber resigned on Jan. 20, the day President Donald Trump was inaugurated.
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In a statement after Aber's death, the new U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District described her as "unmatched as a leader, mentor, and prosecutor, and she is simply irreplaceable as a human being."
"We remain in awe of how much she accomplished in her all too brief time in this world," Erik S. Siebert said. "Her professionalism, grace, and legal acumen set the standard. Though we are devastated by this loss, each of us in the Eastern District of Virginia will look to her example and endeavor to live up to that standard.
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