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RACHAEL RAY is caught up in a bitter family feud over the horrifying death of her Aunt Geraldine.
In a heartbreaking tragedy, the Food Network star’s 77-year-old aunt died of exposure outside the house of Rachael’s mom in upstate New York – because no one had left her a key to get back inside.
The elderly woman had been house-sitting on Nov. 29 when she accidentally locked herself out. Ailing from a respiratory disease, she collapsed before she could get help.
Rachael missed her Aunt Geraldine’s Dec. 5 funeral because of her work schedule, her rep said, which added to the family stress.