Former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Jessica Aber was found dead in her home at age 43 on Saturday, according to the Alexandria Police Department.
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Officers responded to Aber's location at 9:18 a.m. after reports of an unresponsive woman and found Aber's deceased body, the statement said.
They are investigating the death according to their usual protocols for these situations.
"The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia will determine the cause and manner of death," the statement concluded.
Aber was appointed by former President Joe Biden to the position in 2021 and confirmed unanimously by the Senate.
She served in the position until her resignation in 2025 to allow President Donald Trump to appoint a successor.
While in the position, she proescuted MS-13 gang members and Russians accused of war crimes against Ukraine.
According to a source close to Aber, however, she had a long-term chronic health condition and police do not think the death is suspicious at this time.
The current U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Erik S. Siebert, said Aber was “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. 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,” he added.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi also expressed sorrow over Aber's death.
“The loss of Jessica Aber, former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, is deeply tragic,” she wrote.
“Our hearts and prayers go out to her family and friends during this profoundly difficult time,” she added.
