Carrie Elizabeth, the sister-in-law of former US Senator Mitt Romney, was found dead on October 10, 2025. She was a 64-year-old resident of Valencia, California. Her body was discovered in a street near a parking garage near Santa Clarita’s Valencia Town Centre shopping mall. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is conducting an investigation into her death. Mitt Romney and Carrie’s entire family is shocked and devastated at the news of her passing and is yet to process the tragedy.
Carrie Elizabeth’s cause of death
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Detectives issued the first statement regarding the cause of death of Mitt Romney’s sister-in-law. It is based on the initial phase of investigation, and is still subject to further fact checks and analyses. The police officials told PEOPLE that they do not believe any foul play was involved in Carrie Elizabeth’s death. As of now, their investigation results say that Carrie either jumped or fell to her death from the parking structure. According to NBC Los Angeles, the garage is five-storey high and located near a Hyatt Regency hotel.
As per the Sheriff’s office’s statement to PEOPLE, they arrived at about 8:30 p.m. PT on Friday in the 24500 block of Town Centre Drive in a Valencia parking garage and discovered Carrie’s body. The police’s final conclusion regarding the case remains undetermined, due to pending toxicology tests and further investigation by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office. Amid the investigation, her body is getting prepared to be released, according to records from the Los Angeles County coroner’s office.
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Mitt Romney’s family is ‘heatbroken’ due to the death of Carrie Elizabeth
Mitt Romney was swarmed by the media following the surfacing of the news of his sister-in-law, Carrie Elizabeth’s, tragic demise at 64. The former Utah Senate was grief-stricken and wanted to stay with his family during the tough time. His representative told the media personnel that he and the rest of the family were ‘heatbroken’ and sought privacy during their period of mourning. Carrie was a warm and loving part of Mitt’s family, and her death has been tough to deal with. The representative quoted Mitt Romney as saying:
“Our family is heartbroken by the loss of Carrie, who brought warmth and love to all our lives. We ask for privacy during this difficult time.”
More about Mitt Romney
Willard ‘Mitt’ Romney is an American politician and businessman who retired from the US Senate in January 2025 after a distinguished career. He served as the Governor of Massachusetts and was the Republican Party’s presidential nominee in 2012. He has been a notable figure for his vocal criticism of Donald Trump and his willingness to work across the aisle on key legislation. Mitt Romney’s final term included his representation of Utah in the US Senate from January 3, 2019, until his retirement on January 3, 2025.
In his December 2024 farewell address, Mitt Romney reflected on his career, expressing pride in his efforts to pass legislation like the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the Electoral Count Act reform, while also voicing disappointment over the country’s national debt. Besides his political career, he also ventured into business by co-founding the private equity firm Bain Capital in 1984. He left the firm in 1999, having amassed a fortune estimated to be between USD 190 million and USD 250 million.
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