Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted a tribute about his niece's 2019 death on Instagram that he later removed, mentioning a different cause than earlier reports — Read on to discover the full story!
On Aug. 7, 2026, RFK Jr. shared childhood photos of Saoirse Kennedy Hill and wrote that she had died seven years earlier from an accidental fentanyl overdose, according to media coverage. The post was deleted soon after it appeared; no reason for the removal has been provided.
Saoirse was found unresponsive at the Kennedy compound on Aug. 1, 2019 and was taken to Cape Cod Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. She was 22 years old.