She Drowned in Ted Kennedy's Car —
and Mary Jo Kopechne's Family Says
They'll 'Never Stop Looking' for Answers
People,
by
Liz McNeil
Original Article
Posted By: NorthernDog,
7/15/2021 1:54:32 PM
Fifty-two years after Ted Kennedy's car plunged off the Dike Bridge on Chappaquiddick Island in Massachusetts, killing passenger Mary Jo Kopechne, her family says they are grateful that she is finally being seen as more than "the girl who died in the car." (Snip) On July 18, 1969, 28-year-old Kopechne attended a reunion party on Chappaquiddick, off of Martha's Vineyard, attended by then-Sen. Kennedy and some of the campaign workers who had worked for his brother Robert F. Kennedy's presidential campaign. (The six women who attended the party, including Kopechne, were known as the "Boiler Room Girls" because of the
Reply 1 - Posted by:
earlybird 7/15/2021 2:02:04 PM (No. 846809)
She’d have been 80 now… The likelihood of their ever finding out more than what is known now - that she was left to die by Teddy Kennedy in a car that had gone into the water but still contained some air. She died a horrible death, clawing at the inside of the car as she attempted to get out. Teddy should be roasting in Hell.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
hershey 7/15/2021 2:02:43 PM (No. 846810)
His car has killed more people than my gun...just saying...lots of unanswered questions here..still...charged with leaving the scene of the accident? BS...probably stone drunk and didn't want to hurt his political future...
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
earlybird 7/15/2021 2:03:06 PM (No. 846811)
Correction: The likelihood of their ever finding out more…..is slim after all these years.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
JrSample 7/15/2021 2:05:05 PM (No. 846814)
Symbolic of his great regard for her, Senator Kennedy got himself a Portuguese water dog and named him ''Splash''.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Luke21 7/15/2021 2:05:14 PM (No. 846815)
The only saving grace is that Jimmy Carter beat him in his run for the WH. He never paid any price at all in this life.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
mathman 7/15/2021 2:05:16 PM (No. 846816)
Use Occam's Razor.
The straight line deduction is that Mary Jo was carrying Ted's baby.
Letting this story out would wreck his Presidential aspirations.
So Mary Jo was left to die.
What more do you want?
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Mizz Fixxit 7/15/2021 2:05:46 PM (No. 846818)
The “Boiler Room Girls” were likely threatened with a fate worse than death if they talked.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
YorkieMom 7/15/2021 2:13:22 PM (No. 846824)
In Democrat eyes, Mary Jo is nothing, but Teddy is a great American. Sick, isn’t it?
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
lftrn97 7/15/2021 2:17:34 PM (No. 846832)
#1...He is!
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
WinterParker 7/15/2021 2:19:07 PM (No. 846837)
Her family allowed themselves to be bullied (or paid off) into silence. A Catholic Big Wig also badgered them into not having an autopsy, saying it was against the teaching or some such rot.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Ming 7/15/2021 2:25:49 PM (No. 846848)
As the late Massachusetts Senator used to quip, 'All water does is ruin good scotch and presidential aspirations.'
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 7/15/2021 2:32:22 PM (No. 846857)
If any of Kennedy's senate aides are still alive maybe they know something about this murder. Suffocating to death in a submerged car after the driver escapes. How awful. Kennedy, hopefully your worthless soul, if there is one, roasts in the bowels of hell forever.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
Venturer 7/15/2021 2:37:49 PM (No. 846863)
They wait all of this time and want to know something?
They took the check and kept quiet, I have no sympathy for themn.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
lynngirl122 7/15/2021 2:41:09 PM (No. 846864)
My gut feeling says he didn't know she was back there. We will never know.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
zephyrgirl 7/15/2021 2:42:16 PM (No. 846866)
#10 - the bigwig was a cardinal or archbishop closely associated with the Kennedy family who convinced (or leaned on) Mary Jo's parents to refuse an autopsy. All the "Boiler Room girls" ended up as much more than secretaries - legislative aides, lawyers, literary agents, employment in Ted's office and so on. One married one of the lawyers the Kennedy family hired to represent the boiler room girls. I'm sure the Kennedys called in favors and probably paid them off to keep them quiet. If no one has talked by now, they never will. Ted was known to joke about Chappaquiddick among his friends. I hope he's learned it was no laughing matter.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
formerNYer 7/15/2021 2:46:00 PM (No. 846870)
But Ted what if I'm pregnant? Don't worry Mary will cross that bridge when we get to it.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
mc squared 7/15/2021 2:52:29 PM (No. 846878)
People Magazine? I may read it next year when my doctor puts it in the waiting room.
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On a positive note, Teddy has been sober now for almost 10? years
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
Golden Goose 7/15/2021 3:31:14 PM (No. 846903)
52 years later, and it's still being called a drowning. There was plenty of time and opportunity to rescue her, if you're a man with a moral compass and no reason to let her die.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
3XALADY 7/15/2021 3:31:22 PM (No. 846904)
I'm with #10. Her parents sure didn't put up much of a fuss about her murder. In fact, I don't remember them saying a word in public. I could never figure how Fat Ted got out. Did he go thru the window, which would have let the car fill up with water from the open window, or did he open the door, get out and then close it again, which made the air pocket in the car? I don't know forensics or whatever, but just wondered about this. I know we are not supposed to judge people, but I sure HOPE he is paying a price for this and his love for abortion, and many other things in his life.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
Corndoggies 7/15/2021 3:40:42 PM (No. 846917)
Does anyone have an explanation how he got out of the car but she couldn’t? I’ve never understood that.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
bad-hair 7/15/2021 4:10:22 PM (No. 846950)
You want white privilege look no further than Maskachooseits and the name Kennedy.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
MorningStar 7/15/2021 4:39:20 PM (No. 846972)
According to a diver, Mary Jo Kopechne died from a lack of oxygen (probably from the air bubble in the back of the car). She also was not wearing any under wear under her dress. IMO, when Kennedy's car was on the road that night, and was pictured stopped before driving onto the bridge, there may've been a struggle with Kopechne in the front seat, to have his way with her. After all, he had "volunteered" to drive Mary Jo to the ferry. Isn't it AMAZING that Ted Kennedy managed to escape but he just couldn't try hard enough to save Mary Jo. Dead women tell NO tales!! The story of Ted's Life.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
Skinnydip 7/15/2021 4:43:32 PM (No. 846977)
The only people who think Mary Jo was just "the girl who died in the car" are Democrats.
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I thought one of her coworkers settled this a couple of years ago when she confessed that Mary Jo told her she was close to passing out at the party and was going to find a car to lie down in. Young ted then got in the same car and drove off, apparently oblivious to the fact that there was anyone else inside who needed saving. If she were to spin that one today the media would no doubt run with it and we'd be told any belief to the contrary would be conspiracist.
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The answer is burning in Hell right now. Too bad it took so long for him to make the trip, though. He's with his good friend Juan McStain.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
anniebc 7/15/2021 5:03:19 PM (No. 847011)
Eternity is forever.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
DVC 7/15/2021 5:06:06 PM (No. 847015)
Pretty simple. A drunken Kennedy drove off a bridge with a woman in his car. The car flipped over in about 7 to 8 ft of water. Drunken Ted got out, and didn't give one second's thought to saving the woman, swam for it to escape. Went back to his room, changed clothes and then finally asked his "handlers" and "fixers" to take care of the cleanup.
Ted lied, Mary Jo died. Pretty simple. And his entire life was one big lie.
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
smokincol 7/15/2021 5:18:30 PM (No. 847034)
one of the worst miscarriages of justice ever carried out in Massachusetts. ted kennedy was joe biden's best friend. does that say anything about joe biden?
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
cor-vet 7/15/2021 6:00:40 PM (No. 847063)
So the check money has run out and we start talking about an investigation to kick-start a bit more hush money. Unfortunately, the Kennedys that count are taking dirt naps and the remaining Kennedys probably don't care enough to part with even a dime.
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Reply 31 - Posted by:
Newtsche 7/15/2021 6:02:40 PM (No. 847065)
Judge Robert Bork suffered so much ugly abuse in the Senate confirmation hearings on his Supreme Court nomination, he became a verb - "bork". Teddy, who led the way in that effort, called Bork into his office and, without even looking up at Bork, Kennedy said "Nothing personal".
Ted Kennedy may never have become President but his legacy of damage to this country is so great, some drooling female journo suggested Mary Jo Kopechne would be proud to have had a hand in putting Teddy in the Senate.
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Reply 32 - Posted by:
Rumblehog 7/15/2021 6:16:52 PM (No. 847080)
The Angel of Death has guest quarters at the Kennedy Compound and when 'duty calls,' he's there in a jiffy.
If a Kennedy isn't killing they're dying themselves... problem being that Kennedys don't die fast enough.
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Reply 33 - Posted by:
Omen55 7/15/2021 6:22:08 PM (No. 847087)
My hope is that Teddy is in that car right now in the cold watery darkness struggling for air thru eternity.
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Reply 34 - Posted by:
BocaLaura 7/15/2021 7:00:16 PM (No. 847114)
It's their own fault. They took the check and kept their mouths shut.
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Reply 35 - Posted by:
udanja99 7/15/2021 8:07:35 PM (No. 847151)
On his deathbed, Killer Ted wrote to Pope JPII asking for a special dispensation for his life of sin and crime. In essence, JPII told him to pound sand. Just one of the many reasons I loved that pope.
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Reply 36 - Posted by:
bighambone 7/15/2021 8:40:03 PM (No. 847175)
The lady may not have recognized what was going on after getting boozed up at that party, but Teddy was essentially a drunk driver intent on taking her off into the wilderness to do the nasty! Anyone with worldly experience knows that!
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Reply 37 - Posted by:
Ketchuplover 7/15/2021 8:53:46 PM (No. 847189)
#35 - it was Pope Benedict and the letter was hand-delivered to him by Obama. Here's an excerpt from Kennedy's letter. Obviously, he was scared to meet the Judge of All:
“I am writing with deep humility to ask that you pray for me as my own health declines,” wrote Kennedy, according to the Herald. “I want you to know, Your Holiness, that in my nearly 50 years of elective office, I have done my best to champion the rights of the poor and open doors of economic opportunity. I’ve worked to welcome the immigrant, fight discrimination and expand access to healthcare and education. I have opposed the death penalty and fought to end war. Those are the issues that have motivated me and have been the focus of my work as a Unites States Senator…
“I’ve always tried to be a faithful Catholic, Your Holiness, and though I have fallen short through human failings, I have never failed to believe and respect the fundamental teaching of my faith. I continue to pray for God’s blessing, on you, and on our church, and would be most thankful for your prayers for me.”
The Pope, incidentally, replied to Kennedy and told him that he was praying for him. He added: “He invokes upon you the consolation and peace promised by the Risen Savior to all who share in His sufferings, and trust in His promise of eternal life.”
Seems like false assurance to me. At any rate, Kennedy has indeed met the Judge and knows the verdict.
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Reply 38 - Posted by:
Strike3 7/15/2021 9:10:21 PM (No. 847202)
Mary Jo was a bright young girl with a future in politics although it would have been as a democrat. Who knows, she might have changed the direction of the party since the democrats can not recruit bright young girls. Teddy was a fair to mediocre senator who wasn't too bad looking either until he turned into a fat pig. He waited for ten hours attempting to spin a story that would not hurt his political career. He failed.
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Reply 39 - Posted by:
navybrat 7/15/2021 9:40:06 PM (No. 847235)
I always believed that her parents were paid off to be quiet and go away. I have always said that if she had been my child, no one could have ever shut me up. No amount of money would have done it.
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Reply 40 - Posted by:
BigGeorgeTX 7/16/2021 5:05:53 PM (No. 848119)
Crocodile tears. I still believe the Kopechne's accepted a BIG hush money payoff from the Kennedy clan to cremate their daughter immediately, thereby making it impossible to know he she actually survived in the air pocket for long enough to have help arrive... had Ted Kennedy actually gone to seek help. It all stinks of a coverup...
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At least someone has not forgotten about her. But at the time the liberal media was content to portray MaryJo as 'a blonde' or 'boiler room girl'. But they could never quite patch-up old Teddy good enough to get him into the White House.