Getting Away With Murder: Ted Kennedy and Chappaquiddick

Once Upon A Crime

Esther Ludlow

Truecrime, History, True Crime, Crime, Criminals, Criminology, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 6 September 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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In 1969, U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy was the front runner to become the next Presidential candidate on the Democratic Party ticket. But, decisions he would make one fateful night on Chappaquiddick Island would result in the death of a young woman and leave his reputation in tatters. Did Ted Kennedy get away with murder? Resources “‘Kennedy Passenger Dies in Car Plunge’: How Chappaquiddick was covered by The Washington Post”, by Richard Harwood and Paul Blackwell for The Washington Post, July 18, 2019. “‘The Kennedy machine Buried What Really Happened’: Revisiting Chappaquiddick, 50 years later”, by Josh Sanburn for Vanity Fair, July 17, 2019. “The End of Camelot”, Vanity Fair, September 1993. “Ted Kennedy’s Chappaquiddick Incident: What Really Happened”, by Sarah Pruitt for History, April 6, 2018. “Why the True Story of ‘Chappaquiddick’ Is Impossible to Tell”, by Lorraine Boissoneault for Smithsonian Magazine, April 2, 2018. Background Cinematic Sad by MusicLFiles Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8031-background-cinematic-sad License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Misty Lights by Rafael Krux Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5686-misty-lights- License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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0:00.0	This podcast details true crime cases.
0:03.0	It contains adult themes and may contain descriptions of violence.
0:07.0	It is not intended for children.
0:09.0	Listener discretion is advised. Thank you for joining me for today's episode of Once Upon and Crime.
0:22.2	This is the last chapter in the series Getting Away with Murder.
0:25.6	If you've listened to the first two episodes in this series, you may have noticed a common denominator in these cases
0:30.9	where a person responsible for the tragic death of another
0:34.0	nevertheless is not held criminally accountable. In both cases and others that I have
0:39.7	researched the person who can get away scot-free is either wealthy holds power of some sort or both.
0:46.0	In this last case, I'll share with you that the responsible party is wealthy and comes from a politically influential family.
0:54.6	Edward Teddy Kennedy had served as a United States Senator for seven years
0:58.9	when he was involved in a tragic car accident
1:01.3	that took a woman's life.
1:03.2	Even though his behavior immediately after the crash
1:06.0	was clearly negligent at best and a self-serving cover-up at worst,
1:10.4	Kennedy's name and political resume helped him escape scrutiny.
1:14.0	The matter was quickly closed.
1:16.0	But the scandal would follow him throughout his life and career,
1:20.0	with many believing he'd gotten away with murder.
1:22.0	This is the case of Senator Ted Kennedy
1:25.2	and what would be called the Chappaquitic incident. Friday July 18th, 1969 kicked off Regatta Weekend on Martha's Vineyard.
1:41.0	Martha's Vineyard, an island located just south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, a popular tourist destination for
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