Estranged Kennedy wife died of asphyxiation due to hanging, autopsy reveals

Mary Richardson Kennedy, 52, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was found dead at the couple's home in Bedford, NY No cause of death was given, but she reportedly took her own life by hanging. NBC's Jeff Rossen reports.

18, 2008 file photo shows Mary Richardson Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in New York. An attorney on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 said Mary Kennedy has been found dead on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s property in Bedford, NY Photo: Andy

Mary Richardson Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., died of asphyxiation due to hanging, a medical examiner said after performing an autopsy Thursday. The 52-year-old was found dead in her home in

Yet another tragedy for the Kennedy family. Mary Richardson Kennedy, the estranged wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was found dead at the family's estate in Bedford, New York on Wednesday, the Associated Press and other

Mary Richardson Kennedy's life had both highlights and troubled moments, and they played out publicly because of the famous political family she married into in 1994.