Will voters really get past RFK Jr’s dead bear in Central Park story?

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Before dropping out of the presidential race, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the controversial independent candidate, admitted to being the person responsible for a strange and macabre event involving a dead teddy bear in Central Park that had perplexed many and whose mystery has now persisted for ten years.

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In a video posted on X, RFK Jr. is seen chatting with Roseanne Barr…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recounts a 2014 event in which he claims to have placed a dead bear cub in Central Park, simulating an accident in which the animal was hit by a bicycle.

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RFK Jr. explained that he got his hands on his grisly prey while driving in New York’s Hudson Valley, when a woman behind him accidentally shot the bear.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed that his decision to take the animal’s carcass in the first place was due to his desire to make the best of the situation and butcher it, later storing the meat in his refrigerator.

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However, RFK Jr. explains that his busy schedule that day forced him to change his plans. He eventually decided to abandon the bear cub in Central Park, claiming that the animal had been hit by a bicycle.

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He also claims that the idea came to him after a series of bicycle accidents in New York, and that he had an old bike in his car, which he used to stage what he considers the perfect fake accident.

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RFK Jr. reports that he was surprised by the media interest generated the day after the gruesome incident, when a dog-walker discovered the teddy bear. The case was broadcast by major news channels and investigated by the Department of Environmental Conservation as well as law enforcement.

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JFK Jr. expressed concern about leaving fingerprints at the scene and was relieved to see the story finally fade from public view… until he confessed!

We have so many questions since that moment, but right now, as RFK Jr. dropped out to join Trum’s campaign, the main one is: Will voters really get past RFK Jr’s dead bear in Central Park story?