Former US Attorney Jessica Aber found dead in Virginia at 43

Former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Jessica Aber was found dead Saturday morning, in Alexandria, Virginia, according to police.

She was 43.

Police in Alexandria, Virginia, were called to a home on Beverly Drive in the suburb of Washington, D.C., at around 9:18 a.m. Saturday for the report of an unresponsive woman, according to a police statement. They found Aber dead inside.

Former U.S. Attorney Jessica Aber held the position from October 2021 to January 2025.(Justice Department)