Overview
- Eckhart was discovered in the bathtub of her Hobe Sound home on Saturday, Sept. 19, by her mother, and local deputies later classified the death as a suicide.
- A Martin County incident report described a large laceration to the front of her throat or neck and a folding pocketknife near her right hand, and crime-scene teams and the medical examiner were summoned.
- Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek publicly said physical evidence at the scene showed no sign that a third person had been present, countering circulating suggestions of homicide.
- Eckhart became publicly known after she accused former Fox anchor Ed Henry of rape in 2020; Henry denied the allegation, was fired by Fox, and the two reached a private settlement in mid-2025 while claims against Fox were dismissed and upheld on appeal.
- After leaving Fox she hosted the podcast REINVENTED and ran The Reinvented Project, and she faced a July 2025 battery arrest in Florida that prosecutors later declined to charge; officials say further medical examiner records may provide more detail.