Body of 'Housewives' ex-fiance to be exhumed

STAFF REPORT

Officials in Georgia have agreed to exhume the body of the ex-fiancé of a "Real Housewives of Atlanta" cast member to get a second look at what may have caused his death.

A.J. Jewell died after a fight with another man in the parking lot of an Atlanta strip club in October, according to police.

Fredrick Richardson was arrested on a charge of voluntary manslaughter.

Police originally said Jewell died from blunt force trauma, but a medical examiner reported that sickle cell disease also contributed to his death.

Relatives pushed for the exhumation and a second autopsy, saying Jewell did not have sickle cell and they believe there were other circumstances leading to his death.

"Whenever a family has to exhume the body of a loved one, it's a difficult, difficult decision to make," family spokesman Markel Hutchins said. "But I think it displays a great deal of courage and commitment on the part of this family toward truth and justice."

A.J. Jewell was the fiancé of Kandi Burruss, the newest cast member of the Bravo hit reality show "The Real Housewives of Atlanta."