Mary Jo Kopechne
American teacher, secretary, and campaign specialist (1940–1969) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mary Jo Kopechne (/koʊˈpɛkni/; July 26, 1940 – July 18 or 19, 1969) was an American secretary, and one of the campaign workers for U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 presidential campaign, a close team known as the "Boiler Room Girls". In 1969, she asphyxiated when a car driven by U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy left a narrow road on Chappaquiddick Island and overturned into Poucha Pond after leaving a party. According to reports, Kennedy left the party at 11:15 p.m. Kopechne's body and the car were not reported until the next morning, approximately nine to ten hours later.
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Mary Jo Kopechne | |
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Born | (1940-07-26)July 26, 1940 |
Died | July 18 or 19, 1969 (aged 28) Poucha Pond, Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Cause of death | Suffocation[1][2] |
Burial place | Larksville, Pennsylvania, U.S.[1] |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Caldwell College |
Occupation(s) | Teacher, secretary, political campaign worker |
Known for | Victim of Chappaquiddick incident |
Political party | Democratic |
Parent(s) | Joseph and Gwen Kopechne |
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