Mitt Romney’s sister-in-law died by suicide, medical examiners revealed weeks after she plunged to her death from a California parking garage.
Carrie Romney was killed by “blunt traumatic injuries,” the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office revealed Tuesday.
Her manner of death was also marked “suicide.”
George Scott Romney with his wife, Carrie, in an undated photo.
The parking garage where Carrie Romney’s body was found. KNNRomney, 64, was found dead at the bottom of a Valencia parking garage on Oct. 10 after apparently throwing herself off the five-story concrete structure.
She was married to the former presidential candidate’s legal-eagle older brother George Scott Romney, 81, but the pair had been going through an ugly divorce for months.
They had been separated since May, around when they filed for divorce over “irreconcilable differences” after eight years of marriage.
It remains unclear what those differences were, but each tried to block the other from receiving any assets during the process, court documents showed.
Then-Utah Sen. Mitt Romney speaking during Antony Blinken’s testimony on May 21, 2024. Anadolu via Getty Images
Mitt Romney’s brother, Scott, at the RNC on August 28, 2012. AFP via Getty ImagesThey were living together in a $725,000 Valencia condo before the breakup, but it also remains unclear whether they were still living together at the time of Carrie’s death.
At the time, George Romney wanted to deny his wife any spousal support and said the couple had no joint property to divide.
The garage where Carrie died is attached to a high-end apartment complex.
If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts or are experiencing a mental health crisis and live in New York City, you can call 1-888-NYC-WELL for free and confidential crisis counseling. If you live outside the five boroughs, you can dial the 24/7 National Suicide Prevention hotline at 988 or go to SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.
