New Book Reveals RFK Jr. Cut Genitals from Road-Killed Raccoon in 2001
A newly published biography, RFK Jr: The Fall and Rise by Isabel Vincent, reveals that US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removed the penis from a road-killed raccoon in New York in November 2001. According to a diary entry cited in the book, Kennedy stopped his car on Interstate 684 while his children waited inside, intending to study the animal's genitals later. This incident highlights Kennedy's long-standing fascination with dead animals, which has been documented in various other accounts. The book also references previous controversies, including Kennedy's attempt to collect dead seagull skulls, severing the head of a deceased whale with a chainsaw, and dumping a dead bear cub in Central Park to stage an accident. As a prominent vaccine critic and leader of the Make America Healthy Again movement, Kennedy's unconventional behavior regarding animal remains has drawn significant public scrutiny and outrage from environmental groups. The revelation adds to the complex public image of the current health secretary, blending his political role with personal eccentricities that have occasionally sparked legal and ethical debates.
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New Book Reveals RFK Jr. Cut Genitals from Road-Killed Raccoon in 2001
A newly published biography, RFK Jr: The Fall and Rise by Isabel Vincent, reveals that US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. removed the penis from a road-killed raccoon in New York in November 2001. According to a diary entry cited in the book, Kennedy stopped his car on Interstate 684 while his children waited inside, intending to study the animal's genitals later. This incident highlights Kennedy's long-standing fascination with dead animals, which has been documented in various other accounts. The book also references previous controversies, including Kennedy's attempt to collect dead seagull skulls, severing the head of a deceased whale with a chainsaw, and dumping a dead bear cub in Central Park to stage an accident. As a prominent vaccine critic and leader of the Make America Healthy Again movement, Kennedy's unconventional behavior regarding animal remains has drawn significant public scrutiny and outrage from environmental groups. The revelation adds to the complex public image of the current health secretary, blending his political role with personal eccentricities that have occasionally sparked legal and ethical debates.
The Guardian