Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent White House bid may have ended, but peculiar stories about him continue to surface. Now, the former presidential candidate is facing calls for a federal investigation amid allegations that he once used a chainsaw to behead a whale.
Kennedy’s 2024 campaign was filled with a number of strange moments, including a brain worm announcement, claims that he once ate dog meat and his admission to having once discarded a bear carcass in New York City’s Central Park.
Kick Kennedy, RFK Jr.’s daughter, shared this latest Kennedy tale in a 2012 magazine article. According to her account, when she was a child in the 1990s, a dead whale washed ashore near the Kennedy family’s Cape Cod, Massachusetts compound.
RFK Jr. then reportedly decapitated the whale with a chainsaw, secured the animal’s head on the roof of his car and drove it five hours back to New York with his children. Allegedly, the fluids from the carcass leaked into the vehicle during the drive.
This has all resurfaced again not just due to renewed public interest in RFK Jr. following his participation in the 2024 presidential race, but also because of reports about his daughter’s personal life. Kick Kennedy recently made headlines for her alleged association with Ben Affleck, fresh off his divorce from Jennifer Lopez. The rumors gave the whale story new life after it was again rehashed in an article from The Cut.
Meanwhile, the Center for Biological Diversity requested a federal investigation by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) into Kennedy’s actions concerning the dead whale.
The environmental organization is concerned that what Kennedy is said to have done may violate several laws, including those related to the Endangered Species Act and safeguards against transporting illegally gathered wildlife remains across state lines.
