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Jan 25, 2017 · Richie Meeker, the only child of Mary Tyler Moore, died of a gunshot wound in 1980 at age 24. The actress struggled to cope with the loss and blamed herself for her estrangement from her son.
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- Jodi Guglielmi
Oct 16, 1980 · October 15, 1980 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. LOS ANGELES -- Mary Tyler Moore's only son, 24-year-old Richard Meeker, killed himself with a shotgun blast to the head late Tuesday night at the home he...
May 25, 2023 · Richie Meeker was the only child of Mary Tyler Moore and her first husband, Richard Meeker. He died in 1980 from a gunshot wound that was ruled an accident, and his mother blamed herself for his alienation.
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Jan 26, 2017 · Mary Tyler Moore, who died at age 80 on Wednesday, January 25, recalled her son Richie's tragic death in her 1995 memoir, 'After All' — find out more.
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May 24, 2023 · Richie Meeker, the only child of sitcom star Mary Tyler Moore, died in 1980 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Learn more about his life, his parents' marriage, and how Moore coped with the loss.
Dec 18, 2019 · In 1980, the “Dick Van Dyke Show” and “Mary Tyler Moore Show” star received word that her only son Richie Meeker died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at age 24.
Dec 29, 2017 · Richie Meeker, the only child of Mary Tyler Moore, died in 1980 from a gunshot wound at age 24. The actress wrote about her grief and regret in her memoir, After All, and scattered her son's ashes in a river.
