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Investigation into Mary Richardson Kennedy's Death

The investigation into Mary Richardson Kennedy's death, including the autopsy and toxicology reports, and the subsequent reporting by various media outlets.

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Feb 1, 2026
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Did RFK's wife who committed suicide have her fingers in the noose?

Contemporaneous official reports and the autopsy concluded died by asphyxiation due to hanging, ruled a suicide . The specific detail that her fingers were "stuck inside the rope around her neck" appe...

Feb 1, 2026
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RFK wife suicide

, the estranged second wife of , died of asphyxiation by hanging at her home on May 16, 2012; the attributed the death to hanging and contemporaneous media and family statements treated it as a suicid...

Feb 5, 2026

How did Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s 2011 divorce affidavit influence subsequent news coverage of Mary Richardson Kennedy?

sealed — excerpts of which were published alongside a feature after 2012 death — became the focal document that reshaped about her final years, supplying lurid allegations that many outlets amplified ...

Feb 3, 2026

What did the Westchester County medical examiner's full autopsy report on Mary Richardson Kennedy include?

The medical examiner’s report found died from asphyxiation by hanging and documented — trazodone, venlafaxine and desmethylvenlafaxine — with no alcohol detected, and included scene observations that ...

Feb 2, 2026

How have media portrayals of Mary Richardson Kennedy's life and struggles been critiqued by her family and friends?

Family members and close friends of loudly contested media portrayals that emphasized alcoholism, alleged abuse, and a “decline,” calling many reports inconsistent with the woman they knew and accusin...