Mary Kennedy's Suicide: New Details

May 17, 2012 Hot Topics

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife Mary Kennedy, 52, was found dead Wednesday, reportedly committing suicide by hanging herself, a source tells the New York Times.

Though no official cause of death has been released, sources reveal Mary's body was found hanging in a barn behind the house, and that she left a note. Authorities who responded to the scene cut her down and tried to revive her, a source added.

Ms. Kennedy's family released a statement Wednesday confirming her death. “We deeply regret the death of our beloved sister Mary, whose radiant and creative spirit will be sorely missed by those who loved her. Our heart goes out to her children who she loved without reservation. We have no further comment at this time."

A friend of Mary's said of her suicide, "I can only think she was terribly depressed.”

Niece of the late president John F. Kennedy, Maria Shriver, was confronted in L.A. by the paparazzi, but had no comment on the tragedy.

Actor and friend of RFK Jr., Alec Baldwin, took to twitter saying, "Here's byline 4 the Mary Kennedy story in the NY Post: By LARRY CELONA, EMILY SMITH and ANDY SOLTIS Don't these assholes have any shame?"

He added, "RFK Jr. Is my friend. As was Mary. To wrongly assign blame for Mary's death to ANYONE, and especially now, is reprehensible... these writers only prove, once again, that the NY Post is the shittiest paper ever written."

Robert and Mary filed for divorce in 2010 after a 16-year marriage, and have four children. Soon after the filing, Mary was charged with a DUI -- registering at 0.11.

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Mick

396 days ago

The woman in the photo with Robert is not Mary. What a strange photo choice for this article.

lensming: What are you talking about? When did AlecBaldwin call the Kennedys assholes?

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Donna B

396 days ago

May she finally be at peace...she didn't have in life. And what's the reason for putting at the end of this article that she was arrested for a DUI??? Not relevant to why she committed suicide & not relevant to this story at all.

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ann

398 days ago

The injury and inflammaton in your blood vessels is cause by low fat diet

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lensming

398 days ago

Quote from Alec Baldwin: "Don't these assholes have any shame?" Really?!? Alec Baldwin asking a question like that? Why would they? Alec sure as hell doesn't over the many self-centered, misogynistic, hey-I'm-a-star-rules-are-for-other-people things he's done over the years.

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