>> i'm not sure. >> spence jackson was tom's communications director. he lived alone. his body was found last night after his mother was not able to get in contact with him on friday, saturday, or sunday and she got worried. they say he killed himself friday or saturday. the missouri republican party rocked by a second suicide in a month. a reporter from the kansas city star spoke with friends of jackson that say he continued to be angry to the reaction of his friend's suicide. that they would face retribution for their roles in his death. instead it appeared to be dwindling. and so now two men are dead. the party chairman still has his job, katherine hanoway's campaign continues. joining us now is a political reporter and columnist with the kansas city star. is there anything more to add tonight in terms of what we know about this investigation. >> they believe it may be related, but i can tell you that everyone else in missouri, republicans, democrats, other people you talk with think that the two suicides are directly linked and that spence jackson was upset that jo

police were called for a check well-being call for robert spence jackson. according to the caller he was unresponsive to phone calls or other attempts to raise him from the apartment. the apartment manager was able to provide a key. they located jackson in his bedroom. he died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. there was no signed of forced and try or a struggle. there was a firearm recovered and one spent round as well. i will answer questions and i will remind you this is an open investigation. some things i cannot answer but i will try to answer to the best of my ability. >> we do have a note. i won't go into the contents of what was in that note. >> do you anticipate relateingereleasing it at some point? >> i'm not sure. >> spence jackson was tom's communications director. he lived alone. his body was found last night after his mother was not able to get in contact with him on friday, saturday or sunday and she got worried. they say he killed himself friday or saturday. the missouri republican party rocked by a second suicide in a month. a rep

jefferson police responded to the apartment at for what was a check well being called of robert spence jackson who is a jefferson city resident. according to the caller who's a family member of jackson, he was unresponsive to phone calls or other attempts to raise him at the apartment. property manager was able to provide a key to the responding officers who entered the residence and located jackson in his bedroom. initial assessment of the scene indicated that jackson died of a self inflicted gunshot wound. there were no signs of forced entry or signs of a struggle. there was one firearm found at the apartment, a revolver and one spent round was recovered, as well. i will answer questions. i would caution you this is an open investigation. there are some things i cannot answer. don't want to jeopardize anything we are doing but i would be happy to answer your questions to the best of my ability. we do have a note. i won't go in to the contents of the note. it is part of the investigation at this time. >> do you anticipate releasing it at some point. >> i don't know. i don't know the answer to

press secretary spence jackson says he was devastated his family's heritage was apparently being useditics. >> still in this day and age someone's religious heritage still plays a role. >> and it shouldn't. it is shocking that it does but it should not. >> reporter: and some say that fighting it is what set tom schweich apart. >> he listens to his heart more than political advice. >> reporter: while we may never know the ultimate reason why he did what he did, his death has many asking whether politics have gotten too personal. for "meet the press," kevin tibbles. >> yesterday i spoke more extensively with tony messenger, the editorial page eder terre for "the st. louis post dispatch" and i asked him about this issue of the politics of personal destruction and whether he thinks whisper campaigns fueled by anti-semitism, might actually still work in his state. >> i know tom, whose clearly closer to his party and the leadership in his party and the voters in his party than i am believe that it was happening. and he believed that it was happening because there were people who thought it