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Carrie Elizabeth Romney, Mitt Romney's Sister-in-Law, Found Dead in LA Parking Lot
14 Oct
Summary
- Sarah Jones joins PEOPLE as Senior Reporter in 2025
- Carrie Elizabeth Romney, Mitt Romney's sister-in-law, found dead in LA parking lot
- Cause of death not yet determined by medical examiner
In 2025, PEOPLE magazine announced the addition of Sarah Jones to their team as a Senior Reporter. Jones previously covered news as a field producer for Entertainment Tonight in New York and Los Angeles, and also worked as a reporter for various publications including Us Weekly, Daily Mail, and Page Six.
Tragically, on October 10th, 2025, Carrie Elizabeth Romney, the sister-in-law of former U.S. Senator Mitt Romney, was found dead in a parking lot in Valencia, Los Angeles. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, law enforcement responded to the incident around 8:30 PM in the 24500 block of Town Center Drive, where a woman had either jumped or fallen from a five-story parking garage near a Hyatt Regency hotel.
While the authorities did not confirm the identity of the woman, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office website states that Carrie Romney died on October 10th, with her place of death listed as "street." The cause of death has not yet been determined as of October 13th, 2025. PEOPLE has reached out to the medical examiner's office for more information regarding this tragic incident.
