Powerball winner wishes he’d ‘torn up the ticket,’ part two
Three months later, his 17-year-old granddaughter had also died.
Brandi Bragg was found dead in a van, hidden by a boyfriend who panicked when he found her dead, The Associated Press reported.
An autopsy did not pinpoint a cause, the outlet added.
Whittaker’s daughter, Ginger Whittaker Bragg, then died in 2009 at age 42 after struggling for years with cancer.
And in 2016, he lost a Virginia home to a fire.
He also struggled with drinking and gambling and his home and car were repeatedly burglarized.
And at a strip club, thieves broke into his Lincoln Navigator and stole a briefcase stuffed with $245,000 and three $100,000 cashiers’ checks.
That time, at least, he caught a break — the briefcase was later found, with the money still inside.
