Inquest identifies RJ Mitte’s death as suicide by hanging

An official Cameron County inquest report identified actor RJ Mitte’s cause of death as suicide by hanging, recording that he was pronounced dead in Brownsville, Texas, at 1:32 p.m. on October 12, 2026. He was 34. Mitte’s representative had previously confirmed that he died by suicide but did not provide further details. The inquest report, obtained by Page Six, provides the manner and recorded time of death. The reports describing it trace to that same official document. The records show that an autopsy and toxicology testing were requested. Their results were not included in the records obtained, so the findings of those tests are not available in the report described. Mitte was best known for playing Walter White Jr., the son of Bryan Cranston’s character, on the television series Breaking Bad. He was born with cerebral palsy and drew on his own experience for the role. His representative described him as an actor, philanthropist and disability rights advocate, and said he had served as an ambassador for United Cerebral Palsy and Shriners Children’s. Cranston, who played Mitte’s father on the series, said he met Mitte when the actor was 14 and had been cast as Walter White...