Death of Mitch McConnell’s billionaire sister-in-law Angela Chao under ‘criminal investigation’ weeks after Texas crash

nypost.com ^ | 3/1/2024 | Alyssa Guzman

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The death of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s billionaire sister-in-law is being investigated as a crime weeks after her body was pulled from her submerged car in Texas.

Angela Chao, 50, was found dead in her sinking vehicle in a pond on a ranch in Johnson City, near Austin, on Feb. 11.

“Although the preliminary investigation indicated this was an unfortunate accident, the Sheriff’s Office is still investigating this accident as a criminal matter until they have sufficient evidence to rule out criminal activity,” the Blanco County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Thursday letter to state Attorney General Ken Paxton, according to CNBC.

“This incident was not a typical accident,” the agency added.

First responders spent more than an hour trying to get Chao, CEO of bulk dry shipping giant Foremost Group, out of her vehicle, according to the Austin American-Statesman.

Rescuers stood on top of her car while they tried to break in, the outlet said.

“The deputies were in the water standing on what they believed was the vehicle, trying to gain access to the possible victim inside the vehicle,” fire Lt. Royce Penshorn in the report.

A two-man rescue crew eventually pulled Chao from the car around 12:56 a.m., and EMS responders attempted to resuscitate her for 43 minutes to no avail.

The ranch where Chao died is owned by a corporation connected to her husband, Jim Breyer.

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Stranger than cat sh*t on a ceiling…

I love that phrase! 😄

Yes, this whole Angela Chao thing has had a funny smell ever since I first saw the story. It didn’t sound right from the get-go. R.I.P., Angela.