American Idol American Idol Season 8 Hopeful Jessika Baier Killed in Early Morning Crash 12/08/2009 mj santilli 18 Jessika Baier, an American Idol hopeful from the Season 8 auditions in Puerto Rico, died in an early morning crash in Sylvan, Michigan today. From Mlive: Jessika Baier, 21, was heading west about 3:15 a.m.