News Melissa Etheridge says her 21-year-old son, Beckett Cypher, died of opioid addiction May 13, 2020 Bill Keveney, USA TODAY Comments Off on Melissa Etheridge says her 21-year-old son, Beckett Cypher, died of opioid addiction Beckett Cypher, 21, son of Melissa Etheridge and Julie Cypher, has died. The cause was opioid addiction, Etheridge said on Twitter Wednesday.