How To Really Get Away With Murder: Celebrities Who Are Apparently Above The Law
Senator Ted Kennedy
Did Ted Kennedy kill his mistress? Those were the rumors when Mary Jo Kopechne’s body was found in the water off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard.
When questioned by the police, Ted Kennedy said that he’d had an accident earlier and he escaped from the sinking car while Mary Jo did not. He had no explanation for why he never reported the accident to the police.
Senator Ted Kennedy was acquitted of all charges, but rumors that the married senator drowned his girlfriend haunged his campaign for years and ultimately ruined his chances of running for president.