According to People, Nick Carter's sister Bobbie Jean Carter will be buried in Florida, where she died on Saturday at the age of 41.
Although the cause of death remains unclear, sources close to the family believe she died of cardiac arrest.
The insider also revealed that Bobbie Jean's daughter Bella, eight, is in the care of her grandmother Jane Schneck, 64.
In a statement to TMZ, the grieving mother opened up about her devastating loss.
“I am shocked to learn of the sudden death of my daughter Bobbie Jean. and I will need time to process the terrible reality of this event for the third time,” she began.
Bobbie Jean Carter will be buried in her home state of Florida, where she died Saturday at the age of 41
“When I am able to think clearly, I will make a more detailed explanation; but until then I would like to ask that I leave my grief alone.'
She added: “However deeply a parent feels the loss of a child, the suffering of a young child at the loss of a parent must be much greater.”
“So I would like to ask those of compassion to say a prayer for my precious eight-year-old granddaughter Bella, who previously lost her father and is now left without her mother too.”
Fans may know Bobbie Jean from her appearance on the reality show House of Carters, which aired in 2006.
She, like her late brother Aaron and her late sister Leslie, struggled with substance abuse.
Aaron died in November 2022 at his home in Lancaster, California, from accidental drowning caused by inhaling difluoroethane and ingesting alprazolam, the generic form of brand-name Xanax. He was 34.
Fans may know Bobbie Jean from her appearance on the reality show House of Carters, which aired in 2006
Billie Jean, like her brother Aaron and sister Leslie, struggled with substance abuse. Leslie died of a drug overdose in 2012 at the age of 25. Leslie (center) died of a drug overdose in 2012 at the age of 25. Aaron died in November 2022 as a result of accidental drowning due to his drug use (pictured in 2006).
Leslie died of a drug overdose in 2012 at the age of 25.
In June, Bobbie was arrested for shoplifting over an incident at Hobby Lobby and was placed on suicide watch after threatening to take her own life.
Investigators determined she was in possession of fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid similar to morphine but 50 to 100 times more powerful.
If Bobbie Jean actually died of a heart attack, as her family reportedly believes, her drug use may have contributed, according to the National Library of Medicine.
Nick, 43, has not spoken publicly about this latest family tragedy, but his sister Angel, 35, issued a lengthy statement on Instagram on Sunday, vowing to prevent the trauma that has struck her siblings from happening again Generation hurt
Nick, 43, has not spoken publicly about this latest family tragedy, but his sister Angel, 35, issued a lengthy statement on Instagram on Sunday, vowing to prevent the trauma that has struck her siblings from happening again Generation hurt.
“This starts with our children and creating healthy conversations at home. “Generational dysfunction stops now,” she wrote Sunday.
Please visit @onoursleevesofficial to learn more about how you can get involved and be there for your loved ones. I love you BJ, you're free now.'
If you or someone you know is struggling with substance abuse and/or mental health issues, please contact the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration at 1-800-662-4357.