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<span style="font-size: 14pt">Mary Kennedy suicide: Wife of Robert Kennedy Jr. was 'lost and alone' </span>
The "lost and alone" estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hanged herself Wednesday in a barn behind her Westchester home — the latest tragedy to claim a member of the famed Camelot clan. Mary Richardson Kennedy, 52, was the mother of <span style="font-weight: bold">four children, the oldest 17 and the youngest 11</span>. The Kennedys, who married in 1994, split almost exactly two years ago in what friends say was a devastating blow to Mary. The May 2010 divorce filing, coupled with the media frenzy following her arrest for drunken driving three days later, started Mary Kennedy on a tragic downward spiral that ended with her suicide on her Bedford property, friends said. She had struggled with alcohol for years and went into rehab in February, a family friend told the Daily News. “She always seems lost these days, whenever she came into the village,” said a neighbor. “Lost and alone and sort of out of it.”
Her husband, a prominent environmentalist and high-profile member of the Kennedy dynasty, has been living primarily in California, palling around with movie stars and dating TV actress Cheryl Hines. Mary Kennedy had not found a new romance. News of her suicide stunned her family and friends. “She’s my best friend,” said her sister-in-law, Kerry Kennedy, who introduced Mary Kennedy to her brother. “Our whole family is devastated by the loss and we appreciate everyone’s prayers.” Bedford Police officers found the body hanging just after 1:30 p.m., sources told The News.
<span style="font-weight: bold">The children were away from home — the two oldest at boarding school and the two youngest with their father, family sources said.</span> One family source said Mary Kennedy was due to fight her husband for custody, but that could not be confirmed. An autopsy will be performed Thursday, said Westchester County spokesman Kieran O’Leary. A somber RFK Jr. arrived at the house late Wednesday amid a stream of mourners. He said nothing to gathered reporters. “We deeply regret the death of our beloved sister Mary, whose radiant and creative spirit will be sorely missed by those who loved her,” Mary Kennedy’s family said in a statement. “Our heart goes out to her children who she loved without reservation.” She had overseen the renovation of the couple’s home into an environmental showpiece. Family and friends descended on the red brick mansion Wednesday night, bringing food, flowers and comfort. “Why? This is terrible. We don’t need this,” said one teary-eye woman holding a bouquet. Mary Kennedy was working as an architectural designer in Manhattan when she became the Kennedy heir’s second wife just three weeks after he divorced his first bride.
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The "lost and alone" estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hanged herself Wednesday in a barn behind her Westchester home — the latest tragedy to claim a member of the famed Camelot clan. Mary Richardson Kennedy, 52, was the mother of <span style="font-weight: bold">four children, the oldest 17 and the youngest 11</span>. The Kennedys, who married in 1994, split almost exactly two years ago in what friends say was a devastating blow to Mary. The May 2010 divorce filing, coupled with the media frenzy following her arrest for drunken driving three days later, started Mary Kennedy on a tragic downward spiral that ended with her suicide on her Bedford property, friends said. She had struggled with alcohol for years and went into rehab in February, a family friend told the Daily News. “She always seems lost these days, whenever she came into the village,” said a neighbor. “Lost and alone and sort of out of it.”
Her husband, a prominent environmentalist and high-profile member of the Kennedy dynasty, has been living primarily in California, palling around with movie stars and dating TV actress Cheryl Hines. Mary Kennedy had not found a new romance. News of her suicide stunned her family and friends. “She’s my best friend,” said her sister-in-law, Kerry Kennedy, who introduced Mary Kennedy to her brother. “Our whole family is devastated by the loss and we appreciate everyone’s prayers.” Bedford Police officers found the body hanging just after 1:30 p.m., sources told The News.
<span style="font-weight: bold">The children were away from home — the two oldest at boarding school and the two youngest with their father, family sources said.</span> One family source said Mary Kennedy was due to fight her husband for custody, but that could not be confirmed. An autopsy will be performed Thursday, said Westchester County spokesman Kieran O’Leary. A somber RFK Jr. arrived at the house late Wednesday amid a stream of mourners. He said nothing to gathered reporters. “We deeply regret the death of our beloved sister Mary, whose radiant and creative spirit will be sorely missed by those who loved her,” Mary Kennedy’s family said in a statement. “Our heart goes out to her children who she loved without reservation.” She had overseen the renovation of the couple’s home into an environmental showpiece. Family and friends descended on the red brick mansion Wednesday night, bringing food, flowers and comfort. “Why? This is terrible. We don’t need this,” said one teary-eye woman holding a bouquet. Mary Kennedy was working as an architectural designer in Manhattan when she became the Kennedy heir’s second wife just three weeks after he divorced his first bride.
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