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...inquest nearly six months later, the cookout crowd's memories were contradictory. But on two particulars, their memories were sharp and uniform: Kennedy drank only one or two rum-and-Cokes, and he left with Mary Jo between 11 and 11:45. In late July and again in early August 1969, Esther Newberg told TIME that she had not been aware at the time that the couple had even left the party. At the inquest, however, she said that Kennedy and Mary Jo had left at 11:30. How did she know? "I have a rather large watch that...
Moreover, many questions were raised by the Kennedy story. Was it likely that Mary Jo would leave for her motel without her pocketbook or room key? How could Kennedy mistake a rough dirt road for the paved road leading to the ferry? Why had he not sought help at the houses that he passed after the accident? Why did he refuse to answer further questions about the affair, telling reporters, as he did last week, "I can live with my testimony...
According to still another, Kennedy got out after running into Look and, fearful that Look was following, sent Mary Jo on alone in the car. The facts may well be far different from any of these theories. For five years, Kennedy kept silent, apparently hoping that the public memory of Chappaquiddick would fade...
Ugly-and untrue-rumors about the family began circulating freely. Devine's marriage was said to be breaking up. When his wife Jo started to walk haltingly, word spread that she was an alcoholic. In fact, she suffers from multiple sclerosis. Devine's daughters became known as town sluts. One day Jill, 13, came home in tears. Other students on the school bus had attacked Devine's performance as coach, and then showered her with spittle. "It's all so personal," says Jo Devine. "It's hard to escape the abuse when even...
...Betty Jo...