Wife Of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Mary Kennedy Found Dead In An Apparent Suicide

The estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was found dead on the family estate. The "lost and alone" estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hanged herself on Wednesday in a barn behind her Westchester home — the latest tragedy to claim a member of the famed Camelot clan.

The Kennedy family tried to make sense of the apparent suicide of Mary Richardson Kennedy, the 52-year-old estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who was found dead on Wednesday in one of the outbuildings on the family’s estate in Mt. Kisco, New York. Some news reports said she was found hanged.

Mary Kennedy had hanged herself in one of the outer buildings of her Westchester County property

Mary Kennedy lived there with the couple’s four children, who range in age from 10 to 17. RFK Jr. had moved out two years ago after filing for divorce, but a friend said after hearing the news, “They were communicating, he was seeing the children, he was supporting her, I can only think she was terribly depressed.”

When word of Kennedy’s death broke Wednesday afternoon, her family released the following statement through her lawyer:  “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."