American Idol Contestants You May Not Know Died

Season 3 contestant Leah LaBelle and her basketball player husband Rasual Butler both passed away on January 31, 2018, in a car crash in Studio City, California, per Pop Culture. Labelle was 31 years old when she died. According to TMZ, Butler, 38,  was driving and crashed into parking meters and a concrete wall when losing control. Per NBC Los Angeles, the former NBA player was speeding "two to three times" above the limit. The couple immediately died and it was reported that Butler had drugs — including meth, amphetamine, oxycodone, and marijuana — and alcohol in his system.

Three days before their death, Butler honored their daughter Raven on Instagram, according to The Sun. "My daughter is so [water wave emoji] yyyy! Her Aura, spirit, style, creativity, intellect, passion and understanding for her age is a beautiful thing to watch as very proud father!" he wrote, adding, "She understands things about being solid many adults struggle with!"

Butler continued, "I love you with every single element of human anatomy that allows me to be here in the physical as your father, friend, partner and inspiration for everything driving me to be the ultimate best version of me."

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