It is indeed sad - Many of the Kennedy's devote themselves to public service, but they also typically have very large families, which often leads to a greater number of personal tragedies.

Why is it always an "estranged" wife? Why isn't it just his ex-wife?

@workin hard: Because they weren't divorced, only filed for divorce. They were living apart, hence "estranged."

Doesn't matter if your last name is Kennedy or Smith...this is a sad thing. 52 years old, with 4 children that she "loved without reservation".. But she still choose to leave them. A very sad situation when someone is just not able to see the way through the difficulties of the moment.

Sad indeed. Addiction kills. Every single day.

It is made even more difficult for the family because of their Catholicism. Just tragic.

This is sad- for the children and other family members. I hate to speak ill of the dead, but what a selfish thing to do. All that was accomplished is that she has devastated her family. Doesn't anyone think of others instead of themselves anymore? It is a shame.

Separately, is it me, or does this family seemed cursed somehow? Too much tragedy in that family history.

It is heartening to see that the overwhelming majority of these first commenters understand and have compassion in this tragedy.

with the exception of Pigotry of course

large families, which often leads to a greater number of personal tragedies.

Large families lead to a greater number of personal tragedies?

As mean as people are in this world, it's incredible that more of us aren't offing ourselves. Personally, I find my interactions with others very unsatisfactory. People have criticized me my whole life. There is no mercy or understanding or support. I'm living for my children alone.

I think what Sam meant is that with more people in a family, there is more likelihood of tragedy occurring, just like there is more likelihood of anything occurring.

This family has definitely had its share of tragedy. One after another.

Convict them now--Maybe you should seek professional help. Sh*t happens in everybodys lives and sometimes you gotta say 'screw you' to the people who are bringing you down. You sound like you could use a friend.

suicide...yeah sure...right..she and Marilyn Monroe. Really devastating for those kids, very sad. The Kennedys are bad news, it just never ends. Not even suprising anymore when you hear anything tragic that happens to them, their spouses, or children sadly. Arnold better watch his back since he and Maria are divorcing, ha. He is a smart man though, he probably has bodyguards with him all the time!

Hmmm. Hanging is not a method that women commonly use for suicide. They prefer ingesting pills or poison.

One of the most commonly reported differences in male and female suicide behavior is which of the suicide methods they select. Men tend to choose more violent -- and thus more likely to be lethal -- suicide methods, such as hanging, breathing vehicle exhaust gas, asphyxiation and firearms. Women, on the other hand, are more likely to choose self-poisoning. Another difference in male and female suicide -- at least partially due to lethality of the chosen method -- is the fact that men actually die from suicide more frequently than women do, while women more often engage in what is known as deliberate self-harm (DSH).

Yes, ABCzyx--hanging is less common as a choice for suicide by women BUT just because something is less common, it doesn't mean that it doesn't happen and is not enough to raise suspicion--but then some people immediately jump to conclusions based on no information--its the American way.

And "myspellcheckerisbroken" suicide may appear selfish to the rest of us but to a person who is suicidal it is not. When someone reaches a very low point of extreme depression, their thinking is that everyone is better off without them--even their kids. Addiction is often a person's way of medicating depression and abuse of drugs and alcohol also increase depression--so it becomes a vicious cycle. I am a therapist and have talked to many people over the years who are suicidal--they are so low and so full of self loathing at times that they really do beleive that they are better off dead and everyone else is better off without them. A mind overtaken by depression does not think clearly and produces only negative thoughts and perceptions of the world around it.

So let's play the suspicion game for a minute... husband takes time to establish wife's " drug and alcohol " problems..... files for divorce in 2010 and is STILL not divorced almost half way through 2012..... makes you wonder if he was stalling because he realized how much this was actually going to cost him if they made the split legal and smartly figured a way out by getting her out of the picture.... no clue if this is the case, but I sure hope that just because he's a Kennedy, they don't assume that because he does such charitable work, that he isn't capable of committing a crime.

Doesn't anyone remember the woman who killed herself with a chainsaw not too long ago?

Wasn't this Kennedy character already dating another woman while waiting for a divorce from his estranged wife? Perhaps that arrangement contributed significantly to his wife's suicide (the straw that broke the camel's back, so to speak). Also, there may have been some hanky-panky going on behind the scenes long before the suicide event.

Nevertheless, it's always tragic when someone reaches the depths of depression and chooses suicide as a resolution to their problems.

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

Gotta love these stupid headlines, of course the rope etc. could not have been the first clue.!

Syerra

So let's play the suspicion game for a minute... husband takes time to establish wife's " drug and alcohol " problems..... files for divorce in 2010 and is STILL not divorced almost half way through 2012..... makes you wonder if he was stalling because he realized how much this was actually going to cost him if they made the split legal and smartly figured a way out by getting her out of the picture.... no clue if this is the case, but I sure hope that just because he's a Kennedy, they don't assume that because he does such charitable work, that he isn't capable of committing a crime.

Or maybe she should have stuck around and taken him for oh maybe several million dollars, so she could continue to drink and drug?

jkatze (see post #1.10)

It is dreadfully sad and that is where we should leave it. We can guess at clinical depression and only hope that the gutter press will elect to leave the extended Kennedy family alone.

What a waste... she had so much to live for and so many opportunities to do something wonderful with her life... darn shame she chose such a way to exit.

Milo - she could have for example died of poisoning and then be hanged. Precise cause of death is very important to determine.

FYI -

es·trange -

verb (used with object), es·tranged, es·trang·ing.

1. to turn away in feeling or affection; make unfriendly or hostile; alienate the affections of: Their quarrel estranged the two friends.

Isn't that a Guns n Roses album?

Oh good gosh. There is a complete derangement syndrome that infects many people. Say the name Kennedy and they start fantasizing all sorts of thing about the family. Get a grip people. The woman, like many people who struggle with drugs and alcohol, was struggling emotionally and mentally. She was estranged BECAUSE she abused drugs and alcohol. There is nothing nefarious here. It's tragic and your comments are not helping. Her children should be our focus. It's bad enough loosing a parent, but to loose one to the scourge of drugs and alcohol - and by her own hand - how utterly devastating for them it must be. Then to have complete strangers engage in prurient speculation will make their lives even harder. Have a little shame people.

Let me explain this. My mother always told me that even if you thought a person was toxic or that the situation was unpalatable, after a death you wait a few months to discuss it. It's called being classy.

--but then some people immediately jump to conclusions based on no information--its the American way.

souls2feet - a little short on reading comprehension today, are you? It is you who are jumping to conclusions, not I. I made a statement, nothing more. I would certainly want my therapist to be less judgemental and less likely to jump to unsubstantiated conclusions than you. How can you offer unbiased service/advice to clients when you are unable to see past your own preconceived notions?

Gee I wonder who got Mary addicted to drugs and alcohol.(not a question) Boy how people forget that in 1983,Robert F Kennedy Jr. was arrested in a Rapid City, South Dakota, airport for heroin possession after being found unconscious in an airplane bathroom with a needle stuck into his arm, a search of his carry-on bag uncovered 183 milligrams of heroin. Granted it was a small amount but I believe it becomes a felony when you cross state lines with it. Then he gets of with probation, some testing and community service. BS

Seems to me if a drug addict(Mary) is going to commit suicide that they would do it with drugs(pills) and not go through the pain and trouble of hanging herself. Robert is no angel and as said the divorce would have cost millions, plus it was dragging on. This way here he gets away free and clear along with condolences for his loss

As an extremely successful architect of national notoriety, and completely aside from Kennedy connections and wealth, this woman was in a position to obtain the best and the brightest assistance both medical and psychological to address her emotional, mental, addictions problems. If she was "clinically depressed" as many posters seem to think, one would think that there would have been counseling personnel or medical personnel who noted that fact, that alarm bells would be going off somewhere-especially with a history of self abusive behaviors such as addictions and alcoholism. It seems from the article that her problems were well known, well publicized, not a surprise......And as such, her death is that much more a tragedy. The thing that I find telling is that the article seems to spend more time listing out the tragedies that affected her "poor estranged husband", and adding this to a list of his woes. Her death was not about him or the problems that have befallen him.

Souls2feet - you are right, it's not selfish. a person suffering should have every right in the world to exit this world any minute they want. the people in their lives shouldnt feel pain or sadness, they should feel relief that they are not burdened with a soul sucker. a person so capable of dragging everyone around themdown.

you are right about what your patients say, and they arent imagining it...the people in their lives WOULD be better off if they did something other than bitch and moan about how miserable they are and how life can never be good to them.

of course, people trapped in mental misery, do it to themselves most times. most people dont have anything mentally wrong with them other than a penchant for feeling like crap and hoping people give a sh!t. most people create the misery they think is placed on them...they create this world that doesnt exist or behave as they believe, and then therapists give them the impression that what they think and feel is normal...understandable...acceptable.

I have never "suffered" from depression, but as a teen I thought I was depressed. I had contemplated suicide (a lot), I had felt alone and unhappy and felt like it would never end.

and then one day I woke up and realized, no one was going to make me happy. no one was going to create a new world for me to exist in where the happiness existed.

no one was going to fix my mind.

I HAD TO FIX IT.

I hope that you tell your patients it's all in their minds, because it truly is.

my brother in law in one of those people who thinks life is constantly sh!tting on him, and woe is me and blah blah blah...and the reality is, he refuses to look in the mirror and acknowledge all the ways he sabotages his happiness so he can keep this story going...it's sad, indeed...but I refuse to feel pity for someone who refuses to grow up and be an adult. nothing makes him happy, as if THINGS make you happy...nope. just your perspective on things...thats what makes you happy.

I just think Robert Kennedy is a sorry POS!!! Just saw a picture of him and Sheryl Hines. Sheryl Hines is ugly. His wife was pretty. And she had 4 children with you you POS!! If he cared at all about those kids and loved them he would have worked things out with his wife and stayed. Selfish SOB! He may have gotten rid of her, or if she really did kill herself it is still his fault...she probably had a broken heart after giving him 4 kids then he runs off not even divorced yet with that beotch Sheryl Hines. No class at all either of them, I hope they rot in hell.

Condolences to her family.

Roy Wilson,

Your quote:

they also typically have very large families, which often leads to a greater number of personal tragedies.

I think the percentage of tragedy in the Kennedy family is far higher than any other family, regardless of size. One exception would have been Mary Todd Lincoln, who outlived only one of her four children and her husband. I think the Kennedy family is trying to set a record for Darwin Awards.

Sara Lee,

You never knows what happens in a relationship. We all know what womanizers the Kennedys are. Who knows though, he may have stood by her through all of her drug problems and DUI, but couldn't deal with it any longer and went for another woman. I don't know what happened first the affair or the drug problem of his wife.

Jessica - sure - you dont suffer from depression, but you sure suffer from a lack of empathy, and I am sure the people around you suffer from your sociopathy!

Mean people suck.

Jessica, I think you're right to a certain degree when it comes to a lot of teenagers and depression. It can sometimes be a hormonal thing as it can be with women going through menopause, but... There are plenty of people who can't just wake up one day and say I WILL FIX IT. They simply can't because they suffer from chemical imbalances. There are truly people out there who are mentally ill and need help. Not everyone can do it on their own and some are so desperate that yes, they feel the only way to end their pain is by ending their lives. Even if it means leaving their children behind.

It was the Alcohol, it stops covering the pain after awhile. Self cannot fix self and some are so overwhelmed they check out. Like it was said, this is happening right now over and over but is always swept under the rug by society.

I wish her family peace which will take time.......

I read they were in a custody battle over the kids which leads me to believe it may not have been a suicide.

Jessica-1170252 That is very sweet advice...and I am sure you are not perceived as a "Soul Sucker" by anyone. Your attitude would make you more like a "Hope Sucker." I have a friend that you sound exactly like, and he has 3 teenage daughters that are miserable around him. You have the "Pull yourself up by the boot-straps" mentality that is so way off base. Just because you may know one person that fits your description of a depressed person, doesn't mean it is true for everyone else.

I have been that depressed before and trust me if I could have just willed it away I dang sure would have. You surely cannot have been clinically depressed before...because if you had been to that dark place you would not say it is "all in your head" nor would you agree that you kept yourself in that place on purpose.

If you ever have a friend or family member tell you they feel depressed, they do not need your advice for sure. Don't tell your close friends or family how you feel about the subject...they may not seek help.

i have no doubt that her depression was made far worse by tactics of the divorce lawyers kennedy hired. they are soulless sub-humans who foment hatred, rage and depression for a living. only people who wish to inflict the worst of things on another human ever benefit from these legalized criminals. two years into the proceedings is about when they do their worst damage. why doesn't anyone talk about this?

Illluminati......they killed the whole Kennedy family!!!

This family has a dark cloud that has always loomed over it. The father of this family was Joe Kennedy was an Irish mafia boot legger that obtained the family fortune during the depression. Joe was a drunk and a womanizer. All of his sons followed the fathers disfuntion as a womanizer. They got away with it because they were liberal Democrats that the liberal media always gave a pass to, similar to Obama.

So sad that someone feels that bad. She was probably thinking that everyone would be better off without her but that is never true. Her mind was just confused.

If that's the case, proudamerican, why would this "clan" pick suicide as the cause of death?? Or are you implying something sinister is going on here?

Kathy.. the only thing I am implying is that this family has a history of using its power and influence to control events. If she is the "estranged" wife, why is she living at the compound?

Do not forget all of the influence Teddy used to keep his nephew out of jail for rape in Florida and another he fought to have released from a murder conviction. No one shows that "blood is thicker than water" more than the Kennedys.

Two people with knowledge of the matter told The New York Times her body was found hanging in a barn behind her Bedford, N.Y., house, and that she had left a note.

I am not aware of a Kennedy compound in New York

Proud, the article says 'her Bedford, NY home' and the Kennedy compound is on Martha's Vinyard, MA. You're looking for dirt where there isn't any.

Probably this is simply a tragic suicide, but it only makes sense that proudamericanveteran and others would second guess. This family does have a history of trying to get away with crimes.

very sorry to the kennedy family for another loss! I hope she found her light!! Death is not always the answer, and so sad for the children!!!! Lord be with her, and the whole family today and keep them all strong!

they are such a devoute chatolic family.. now that is a joke!!!!!! I cry for the children and extend my condolences.. for the rest of them I have nothing but disgust.. annullments when there are children involved..leaving a girl to die in chapaquitic ma, getting off scott free here in florida for a giant mess, so many other things where they dodged the bullet in the court of law.. I will not disagree that Ted Kennedy was a great senator.. a man for the people

As for the rest of you... if you don't have something nice to say.. shut the frig up. You are sickening.

Hannah - perhaps you should follow your own advice.

maxgiver - don't forget Marilyn Monroe. There have been rumors that she was murdered by the Kennedys because of her relationship with JFK. There was a made-for-TV movie made about her death in the 1970s, but is was never broadcast because the Kennedys used their influence to prevent it. There is also the Kennedy cousin who murdered a young girl somewhere in the Northeast when they were both teenagers. There are far too many violent or suspicious deaths associated with this family.

Although money can bring individuals and families financial comfort, true happiness comes from within. It comes from being loved, feeling secure and having satisfying work. And even with all of that, the brain and the heart do not always get together to co-operate with each other. There is often times an imbalance in the chemistry of the brain, which can be a contributing factor in suicide.

Struggling with thoughts of suicide is a terribly lonely dark place, with thick walls that encompass, and strangle us. I know from my own personal battle with suicide some years ago. It's a terrible dark place that I never want to return to.

If you know of, or suspect that a friend or family member is suffering with suicidal thoughts PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE talk to them, let them know how much you care and see if you can get them some help.

My condolences to the Kennedy family

The Kennedy clan is notorious for "getting rid of dirt" as Sen Ted Kennedy was well known to have done.

Going to be a who heard of Kennedy Devils waiting in Hell to greet Robert Jr.

tigerlover and proud... Have you no shame?!?

There is a pretty good chance that she was being medicated for depression, perhaps her drugs made her suicidal. After all the noise about wanting mass killers to kill themselves first, here we may have that very situation. Perhaps her children could have been killed by her had she not taken it out on herself. We'll never know. However, God knows, and I'm sure loves her no less.

The Kennedy compound is in Hyannis Port, not Martha's Vineyard.

Babylettuce; Where there is a Kennedy, there is ALWAYS dirt. It is part and parcel of their life. Rum runners, election buying, drug users, killers, rapists. If they had found this poor woman cut up and stuffed in a barrel, it would have been called an accident or suicide.

A horrible thing for this womans family, but Kennedy laughs all the way to the bank.

Suicide is THE easy way out. It is a selfish and cowardly
way out for the one committing the suicide, but the resultant void left in
their wake, lasts for generations. I know of what I speak; my dad's dad had a
"hunting accident" when my dad was 3 years old and my aunt was 1 year
old. . He was the only son of a prominent judge & minister, so, sometimes
the authorities described an “unflattering death” of questionable circumstances
in the best light to spare the family the embarrassment & shame of
explaining "WHY.” My grandmother never pursued another man until her death
at 84. My dad worked like a man in the fields of Kansas at 13 years old to help
keep a roof over their heads. He didn't have time for sports, or fun for that
matter.

My dad didn't know how to be a dad and as a result, my mom, brother & sisters and I suffered
as a result and I got into drugs and other such nonsense. Many years later, a friend
of mine told me that a suicide puts a curse on a family; this was her religious
interpretation of my situation. Life is truly a gift, live it to the fullest
because death will find you in due time, and doesn't need any help...

I have a suggestion: If people continually disappoint, and
friends are hard to find, go to an animal shelter and meet your new best
friend; it works!

wryview,

Are you not aware of the many philanthropic causes that the Kennedy family has started and financially and with sweat supported? Are you not familiar with the eldest Kennedy brother's death during WWII in the military air force? Are you not familiar with Robert F. Kennedy's "Poor People's Campaign" that may have cost him his life? You either have never read a history book or you have the longest-standing case of Dementia coupled with a paltry selective memory.

Their charitible contributions do not excuse their bad behavior. Are you not familiar with the Kennedy's ties to the Nazi's? How Ed got away from a manslaughter charge? I could go on and on. Robert's "Poor People's Campaign" may have cost him his life?? Okkkkk. Who has a selective memory??

The IRA are freedom fighters just like your revolutionary war heroes. You kicked the British out of USA when you WERE British--imagine how the Irish feel with British occupiers in their homeland.

@25Walker

You may adore the Kennedy family and worship them all you wish. However, your views on the Kennedy mystique are less and less as the facts relating to this family come to light. Do not confuse power and influence with philanthropy. Joe jr was killed on his one and only mission and speculation has always been that he volunteered for the mission to earn some meals for credibility in a political career. JFK's Navy Cross was question for why he received such a high award for circumstances which would have resulted in others being stripped of their command. We won't even discuss Chappaquidick. BTW.. speaking of history books, what was with JFK and the affair he was having with a married woman in S.C. who turned out to be a German sympathizer and agent. Why do yo think he was transferred from the Office of Naval Intelligence to the Pacific? Why do you think he was always afraid of J. Edgar Hoover?

I do not beleive the Kennedy (men) did anything for anyone for which they were not expecting anything in return.

excellent explantion, you are a thinking person. JFK was a one termer, something everyone seems to have forgotten, he was in Texas because Gov. John Connley was bolting the party, he even in fact changed his registration and later ran as a Republican. Not just Texas but all the south was leaving the Dem. party in waves. None of this however, takes away from this terrible tradegy.

Can anyone truely name a perfect family or does anyone have the unheard of great fortune of coming from the perfect one? The Kennedy's are a family that has lived with priviledge in public and they have suffered great tragedies. All of them imperfect as all humans. Suicide is a terrible tragedy and I'm very sorry for whatever personal events may have driven her to such an act of desperation. May she rest in peace and may her loved ones find peace.

The Kennedy money was from bootlegging. I equate their origins to that of Drug Cartel. Don't get me wrong, Prohibition was a joke, but we shouldn't kid ourselves about where the money came from. They were handsome men, and hooked up with women that came from "old money' and "class"...earning status. They all had mistresses, and made them "go away" as needed.

Yet Srich the story is about the suicide of Mary Kennedy, 52 years old. A female born long after prohibition and having nothing to do with it. Personally I'm focusing on the terrible tragedy of suicide and the desperation of such an act. I again wish her peace as well as her loved ones and anyone who has lived through or lost their lives through the tragedy and desperation of suicide.

justathought...no one is denying that they have lost a great deal. what i think a lot of folks feel, even if it's not so nice-and i agree with them-is that their influence has kept several of them from, well earned, prison time. their money has shielded them from facing actual consequences. there are truly good people in this family, like any other. however, the problem isn't that their whole family is evil. the problem is that everyone treats them like they are all above the law and consequences. to the rest of us, it feels like their great works are geared to shield them from bad reputations earned through awful deeds. the reason these deeds are so awful, is because they are all a choice. they're not accidents. dwi's, rapes, murders...the smallest yet, one of my favorites is that ted kennedy died with so much adoration. he was so highly admired. this man, who NEVER owned up to his part in the death of a young woman. he never stood as man, and owned his actions and accepted the consequences. that, i would have respected. so, they get away with things that would find the rest of us buried under the jail. this is why the vehemence is so strong. this is why they are treated differently by the people who both like and dislike them. they get away with so much...simply because they can, thanks to the general acceptance that they are a 'great dynasty'. it's really kind of sad if you think about it. everyone's adoration has made it possible for this family to slowly destroy themselves through and their reputations; with the tools of selfishness and cowardice. i hope we don't get a different version in 5-10 years like all the other tragedies in this family's history. and, yes, we dealt with this tragedy two years ago. so i do know a little something about that.

@25Walker - Well said, indeed! All of these fools who want to bash the Kennedy family for what they chose to do in their personal lives are blind to what this family has done for the United States in their public lives. Just to add a few accomplishments to your list: JFK's handling of the Cuban Missle Crisis which, if handled differently, could have spelled the end of the US; JFK and RFK's work for civil rights; Joe Jr.'s fight to get heating fuel for those who cannot afford it; Patrick's fight for the rights of those with mental illness...I could go on and on.

i agree with you wholeheartedly and don't deny for a moment eRno that money and priveledge has kept many many people out of deserved jail time (not just the Kennedy family...money has kept many irreputatble people and their families out of prison....its the injustice of the justice system). You are right. I'm sorry if you are saying you had to deal with the tragedy of suicide if that is what you are saying which is simply where i am chosing to keep my focus in this particular article

What no comments back???

Guess I am SO correct.

Guess you are SO dillusional. Your demented babblings don't merit an answer.

littleblondbabe, it has came out in recent documents, interviews etc, that Kennedy almost got us into WW3 with his incompetance, and that if the Russians hadn't actually shown some sense about the situation and made events happen, WW3 would have happened. Although Kennedy got alot of credit at the time, history is showing that in fact if not for Kruschev we'd been at war. Kennedy was over his head, way over.

Hannah, your comment doesn't deserve a reply. You sure seem to have a lot of anger in you.

Are you not aware of the many philanthropic causes that the Kennedy family has started and financially and with sweat supported? Are you not familiar with the eldest Kennedy brother's death during WWII in the military air force? Are you not familiar with Robert F. Kennedy's "Poor People's Campaign" that may have cost him his life?

And don't forget the late Eunice Kennedy and her involvement with the Special Olympics.

Are you not familiar with the eldest Kennedy brother's death during WWII in the military air force?

25Walker - you are as delusional as Hannah. What makes Joe Jr. special just because he died in WWII? Are you unaware of the thousands of other Americans who died in that war? Are you unaware of the five Sullivan brothers who died on the cruiser USS Juneau? You probably are since they were soldiers from an ordinary American family without the money that the Kennedys have.

Well, when you have done what this woman did in her life, I guess then you would have a right to put her down. Same with the President and Attorney General. When any of you have served those positions, I guess you could then judge their relative achievements......Wry, what's your impressive claim to fame?.....

Wait a minute here - This discussion thread is regarding the apparent suicide of Mary Richardson Kennedy, thus the title and information of the article. It is NOT about Joseph Jr. or the 5 Sullivan brothers dying in WW2, nor is it about ties to the IRA and the Nazis, JFK's handling of the cuban missle crisis, bootlegging 90 years ago, Mary Kennedy's death occuring at her home in Bedford, NY - Is there a Kennedy compound in NY?, rumors of Marilyn Monroe, a suicide by chainsaw, let's see how Webster's dictionary defines the word "estrange" and how to use it properly in a sentence, and on and on in a nonsensical cakewalk. Mary Kennedy died by her own hand; she committed suicide; she left a note, hopefully explaining to her family why. To kill oneself is a horrid and horribly selfish act to those left behind, but to the victim it is seen as the only way out of a life of desperation and the deepest despair.

Hateful much?

Common man I will side with you, these women are used as tools and stepping stones.

There is no such thing as a curse, we are all responsible for our own choices in life. No one to blame for our actions accept for ourselves.

This family has a dark cloud that has always loomed over it. The father of this family was Joe Kennedy was an Irish mafia boot legger that obtained the family fortune during the depression. Joe was a drunk and a womanizer. All of his sons followed the fathers disfuntion as a womanizer. They got away with it because they were liberal Democrats that the liberal media always gave a pass to, similar to Obama.

The tragedy is that being super rich doesn't guarantee happiness. Too much money with tooooo much time on their hands tends to give the feeling that when trouble strikes no one can understand the pain they feel so they end their lives.

Whatever they have, its hard to explain. Maybe its the way they tend to live their lives that brings them to endings such as this. I don't think the money alone is doing it.

An interesting thought for sure.

They remind me of the family in the Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. A large clan with all sorts of personalities.

Good one....

They don't wind up that way. They have a tendancy towards addiction. This is obviously a dysfunctional family that does not deal with their dysfunction, just bring more dysfunctional people into it because of that dysfunction, perpetuating it.

Yo...you hit da nail on da head wit dat 1.

The answer is they have weak minds, period!!

This family has a dark cloud that has always loomed over it. The father of this family was Joe Kennedy was an Irish mafia boot legger that obtained the family fortune during the depression. Joe was a drunk and a womanizer. All of his sons followed the fathers disfuntion as a womanizer. They got away with it because they were liberal Democrats that the liberal media always gave a pass to, similar to Obama.

Joseph Kennedy is the Devil and his evil children are his servants!

If indeed she did take her life she was looking for freedom. It is just too bad she couldn't find it while she was alive.