Days of Our Lives Star’s Final Hours Take a Disturbing Turn
Key Points:
- Robert Kelker-Kelly experienced chest, neck, and left arm pain shortly before his death at his Missouri home on October 3, according to a police report.
- Despite his wife Allison Kelly's offer to take him to the hospital, Kelker-Kelly declined and chose to lie down, but was later found unresponsive and not breathing.
- Paramedics pronounced Kelker-Kelly dead at 9:09 p.m., with authorities treating the death as a sudden medical event and finding no suspicious circumstances.
- Kelker-Kelly had no known medical conditions or recent serious injuries, and did not regularly use tobacco or illicit substances, according to his wife's statement.
- The actor was best known for his role as Bo Brady on Days of Our Lives and had also appeared on Another World and General Hospital before pursuing a career in aviation; he is survived by his wife Allison and daughter Amelia Rose Kelly.