Chappaquiddick will the truth be known

On the night of 18/19 July 1969, twelve people attended a no-spouces party (Meyer Macon Morehouse et al.) on Chappaquid*censored*, a small island off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. Two of the partygoers fell victim to a continuous deception. Mary Jo Kopechne who would have not lost her life but for the inexcusable misconduct of Ted Kennedy. The other partygoer, Senator Ted Kennedy, lost his chance of ever reaching the White House due to his web of lies.

Bobby Kennedy's Presidential campaign had been ably assisted by the "Boiler room girls". A team of young women who were completely dedicated to the Kennedy cause. They were: Mary Jo Kopechne, Rosemary Keough, Nance Lyons, Mary Ellen Lyons, Susan Tannenbaum and Ester Newburgh. More than just secretaries, the girls' commitment made their role vital to the campaign. In June of 1968 Bobby was assassinated and grief overwhelmed the Kennedy family and the Boiler room girls. It had not even been five years since the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

Almost every summer, members of the Kennedy family had traveled to Martha's Vineyard to participate in the Edgartown regatta. 1968 would to be an exception. Bobby's murder was a massive blow to the family and those cl

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Crimmins testified at the inquest that "He told me that he was tired and that he wanted to home and go to sleep … He told me that he was going to take Miss Kopechne back; that she wasn't feeling well". The Boiler room girls switched their attention to closing up Bobby's files and his campaign office. After proceeding for approximately a half mile on Dike Road I descended a hill and came upon a narrow bridge. He then impulsively jumped into the water, fully clothed, wearing a back brace, and in the middle of the night, and swam 500 yards to Edgartown. (Adams and Crimp 180)

The testimonies of Sylvia Malm, Christopher Look, and Ross Richard’s also throw doubt on Kennedy's time frame and whether he was even in the car. The girls were not told about the accident until sometime after 9 am on the Saturday morning, and even then not of her death. " (YTedK) (Blood tests on Mary Jo's body showed . Furthermore, the fire station was near the Lawrence cottage. He then took the ferry across to Chappaquid*censored* Island, chauffeured by Jack Crimmins. Did you at any time drive into Cemetery Road?

Kennedy: At no time did I drive into Cemetery Road. They said they were unable to find any, and that the group would have to stay on the island. on the Friday night she had "heard a car 'going fairly fast' on Dike Road, but nothing else".

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