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Robert Carradine’s Death Ruled a Suicide by Los Angeles Medical Examiner

The official ruling follows family disclosures about his long battle with bipolar disorder.

Overview

  • Online records list the manner of death as suicide and the causes as sequelae of anoxic brain injury and hanging.
  • The medical examiner’s documents state he died at a Los Angeles hospital on Feb. 23 at age 71.
  • Us Weekly reports the case remains listed as open in the medical examiner’s online file.
  • His family said he faced a nearly two-decade struggle with bipolar disorder and shared details to help reduce stigma.
  • Brother Keith Carradine emphasized there is no shame in the illness as tributes from Hilary Duff, Jake Thomas, Jamie Lee Curtis and others continued.