‘Deep Throat’ Reveals How His Wife Died

W. Mark Felt, who for nearly 33 years denied that he was “Deep Throat,” also held a tragic secret from his family: It was suicide, not a heart attack, that felled his wife after years of strain from Felt’s FBI career and ensuing legal troubles.

In his new book, “A G-Man’s Life: The FBI, ‘Deep Throat’ and the Struggle for Honor in Washington,” Felt reveals that Audrey Robinson Felt shot herself in 1984 with his .38 service revolver after a long emotional and physical decline.

They had been married for 46 years.