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Coroner: Mary Richardson Kennedy Died From Hanging

May 17, 2012 12:18 PM
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Mary Richardson on November 17, 2010 in New York. (Photo credit KIMIHIRO HOSHINO/AFP/Getty Images)

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Mary Richardson on November 17, 2010 in New York. (Photo credit KIMIHIRO HOSHINO/AFP/Getty Images)

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BEDFORD, N.Y. (AP) — A medical examiner in suburban New York says the estranged wife of Robert Kennedy Jr. died of asphyxiation due to hanging.

Mary Richardson Kennedy was discovered dead Wednesday on the family’s property in Bedford.

She was 52, and had struggled with drug and alcohol charges in recent years.

An autopsy was performed Thursday morning.

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.

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  • http://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/06/10/rfk-jr-calls-mary-kennedy-abusive-in-court-papers/ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Calls Mary Kennedy Abusive In Court Papers « CBS Boston

    [...] Kennedy killed herself last month at the family’s estate in Bedford, N.Y., two years after Robert Kennedy filed for divorce. [...]

  • http://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/07/12/report-mary-kennedys-body-moved-at-cape-cemetery-at-rfk-jr-s-request/ Report: Mary Kennedy’s Body Moved At Cape Cemetery At RFK Jr.’s Request « CBS Boston

    [...] F. Kennedy Jr., who was estranged from Mary before she took her own life in May, requested that Mary’s plot be moved, according to the New York Daily News. [...]

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