Kyle Kennedy, RFK's Granddaughter, Dies Suddenly at 42

Kyle Kennedy, granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy and grandniece of John F. Kennedy, died suddenly at age 42 on September 21, 2026, at her home in Westwood, Massachusetts, with an investigation underway. Kyle was the daughter of Michael Kennedy, who died in a 1997 skiing accident, and sister to Michael Jr. and Rory. She suffered a severe spinal cord injury in 2020 causing paralysis, and had three children, including daughter Josephine who died shortly after birth. Her death follows the late 2025 passing of cousin Tatiana Schlossberg, 35, from leukemia. Kyle earned degrees from Georgetown, Pace, and Harvard, taught in New York City public schools, and ran the 2019 Boston Marathon.