Mary Kennedy's Tragic Death: What Drove Her to Suicide?
May 23, 2012
Remembered
Sources close to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s late wife, Mary Kennedy, spoke out in People magazine about the reasons for her recent suicide at the family home in Bedford, NY.
The couple's ongoing custody battle over their four children, Conor, 17, Kyra, 16, Fin, 14 and Aidan, 10, was also extremely difficult for Mary.
"There was great pressure on her to conceivably agree to a situation where she wouldn't be able to see them for some period of time," says the close friend. "She couldn't take it."
A different source, who knew both Mary and RFK Jr., spoke of her death, saying, "Alcohol, depression and hanging may be the mechanics of it, but her heart slowed beating and began to numb. In the end, I think she died of a broken heart."
On May 18, two days after his estranged wife hung herself in a barn, RFK Jr. told mourners at the funeral that Mary suffered from "demons" and that "no one bore what she bore." The radio host and environmental activist added, "She was in agony for five years."
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