Mitt Romney’s sister-in-law left her suicide note in a Book of Mormon and had alprazolam in her system when she died last year, according to a coroner.
Carrie Elizabeth Romney, 64, committed suicide by jumping from a five-story parking garage on October 10, 2025, in California.
She died after “falling backward from her seat” in a parking lot, according to a Los Angeles County medical examiner’s report. daily mail.
However, the report did not include what she wrote in her suicide note, which was left on the back of the Book of Mormon. The religious text was found under her purse in the front passenger seat of her car.
Carrie Elizabeth Romney was found dead outside a California parking lot, leaving a suicide note in the Book of Mormon (ABC 7)
The report also stated that she had 6.3 ng/mL of Xanax, a drug used to treat anxiety disorders, in her system. TMZ.
Her final moments were also included in the document, with medical examiner Dr. Emily Rowe writing that Carrie was seen “pacing” and “looking over the edge” in the parking lot around 7:10 p.m.
She left home hours earlier, around 12:30 p.m., telling her unnamed husband that she was running errands.
At 8:23 p.m., she was seen sitting on top of a railing with her back to the steep slope leading to the sidewalk. Carrie died three minutes later.
Carrie is married to Mitt Romney’s brother Scott (AFP via Getty Images)
Dr. Rowe wrote that Carrie had a “history of suicidal ideation” and that she had previously attempted to end her own life. Carrie was said to have driven her car off the edge of a cliff two years before her death and often “made comments about not wanting to continue”.
She married into the Romney family on November 26, 2016, when she married her ex-husband George Scott Romney.
At the time, Scott was best known for campaigning alongside his brother, 2012 Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Former President Barack Obama easily defeated the former Massachusetts governor.
Carrie’s former brother-in-law, Mitt Romney, ran against Barack Obama for president in 2012 (Getty Images)
According to the documents obtained mailScott divorced Carrie after eight years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences. She allegedly sought spousal support, but her soon-to-be ex-husband disagreed.
Mitt Romney released a brief statement following the death of his sister-in-law.
“Our family is heartbroken by the loss of Carrie, who brought warmth and love into our lives,” he wrote.
Romney was the only Republican to vote to convict Donald Trump in his first impeachment trial and marched with Black Lives Matter protesters following the murder of George Floyd.
His brother, Scott, has kept a low profile since the 2012 election.
independent The Romney family has been contacted for comment.
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