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Mary Jo Kopechne

4-9-18

What’s Wrong with “Chappaquiddick,” the Movie

by Mel Ayton

It passes off as fact the myth that Ted Kennedy allowed Mary Jo Kopechne to suffocate.

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Mary Jo Kopechne

What’s Wrong with “Chappaquiddick,” the Movie

by Mel Ayton