Details Revealed of Real Estate Mogul Brandon Miller's Sudden Death as His Wife Speaks Out: 'Devastated'

Mar. 15, 2025

Candice Miller and Brandon Miller attend Hamptons Magazine Celebrates Our Best Dressed With A Private Dinner At Dopo La Spiaggia on June 01, 2019 in East Hampton, New York.Photo:Mark Sagliocco/Getty

Mark Sagliocco/Getty

Real estate developerBrandon Millerdied in July days after being found unresponsive from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning in his car at his home in the Hamptons, PEOPLE confirms.

At the time, Brandon did not have a pulse, according to the fire department.

He was subsequently placed on life support at the hospital,The New York Timesreported, and he died on July 3.

TheTimes, citing law enforcement sources, described Brandon’s death as a suicide and said he left a note for his family.

According to the paper, Brandon had been struggling with extensive financial pressures, including millions in loans and mortgages, and had also taken out life insurance policies.

Maurley Miller, Brandon’s sister, likewise told theTimesin her own statement that she has “a hole in my heart that will never be filled. I am completely devastated.”

(The family did not respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment while Suffolk County Police did not share additional information. A spokesperson for the county’s medical examiner’s office said they could not comment on the death.)

Brandon and Candice met as kids and married in 2009, perE! News. They have two children.

Candice and Brandon Miller.Joe Schildhorn/BFA.com/Shutterstock

Joe Schildhorn/BFA.com/Shutterstock

While speaking toMini Magazinein 2019, Candice shared her love for her husband and daughters as she spoke about what “a typical day” would look like juggling work and her family life.

Candice ran a lifestyle website with her sister Jenna Crespi, though since Brandon’s death the website no longer appears active.

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Brandon served as a managing partner at Real Estate Equities Corporation (REEC), joining the company in 2004 as the head of the acquisitions and finance department, itswebsitestates.

“Prior to joining REEC, he was in the commercial real estate group at Dillion Read Capital Management. During this time there, Brandon originated over 1 Billion Dollars of Commercial Real Estate Loans,” an archived post on the site reads.

source: people.com