The Three Obituaries Of Alex Mcallister

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The three obituaries that I found were attention-grabbing, yet very different in their own ways. The first one is that of Alexa McAllister, a 32-year-old woman who was a former contestant in the reality show, The Bachelor. The most shocking part of her story is the fact that she committed suicide. Alexa McAllister was found after the police received a text message from her stating that she will be ending her life. Alexa McAllister died due to an overdose on prescription pills. Another interesting person who passed and was also part of the public eye was Kristine Miller. Miller was a Hollywood actress who in comparison to Alexa McAllister, experienced a natural death, passing away in a hospital towards the end of last year. I thought it was

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