The Woman Who Discovered Robin Williams’ Body REVEALED — PHOTOS Of Longtime Assistant & Close Friend Rebecca Erwin Spencer, Who Came Upon The Shocking Death Scene
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Aug. 12 2014, Published 9:50 p.m. ET
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After stopping by Williams’ home on Tuesday morning, the day after his suicide, Spencer returned to her nearby house around 4:30 p.m.
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Her Prius had been parked outside his home in the hours after his death Monday.
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Spencer looked drawn and disturbed. Marin County Lt. Keith Boyd said the assistant was “distraught” when she called 9-1-1 on Monday morning after finding Williams’ body.
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Friends had gathered at her home to support her.
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Others left cards and bouquets on the porch.
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She posted a loving tribute to her time with Williams on her public Facebook page Tuesday.
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Friends called her “the wind beneath his wings.”
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Another said Spencer “did the best he could have asked for.”
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She discovered Williams’ body, clothed and with a belt around his neck, around 11:55 a.m. Monday morning.