The offspring of the investigative reporter who authored the definitive guide on the SenatorTed Kennedy’s Chappaquiddick car crash scandalhas come across his father's forgotten audio recordings, as per areport in PEOPLE.
Nick Damore, the son of investigative journalist Leo Damore, has been looking for his father's audio recordings for many years. His father, Leo Damore, is the writer of the 1988 hit bookSenatorial Privilege, which explored Kennedy's 1969 car accident in Martha's Vineyardwhich led to the death of his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne.
KennedyRemained 10 hours before notifying the authorities regarding his accident and the passing of his passenger. The reason for this delay remains unclear.
Leo Damore's book achieved sales of over a million copies. He spent eight years creating the book, which involved more than 200 interviews, several of which were captured on audio recordings.
In 1995, Leo Damore took his own life, and numerous of his records and audio tapes were lost following the incident.
Among the Chappaquiddick tapes that went missing were audio recordings of Joe Gargan, Kennedy's relative, who was present at a gathering with the senator on the night Kopechne passed away.
Nick Damore, a middle school teacher in Connecticut, was just 10 years old when his father passed away, and has spent many years searching for his father's recordings.
In 2021, he got a call from a lawyer who informed him that one of his father's legal representatives, Harold Fields, had discovered a suitcase that belonged to his father.
They were going through his house," Nick said to PEOPLE, "and they discovered a briefcase beneath a bed labeled 'Leo Damore vs. Ted Kennedy' containing all the tapes.
The case included nine groups of tapes featuring conversations with lawyers, detectives, and other individuals closely linked to the case.
It's intriguing to listen to Leo in his natural setting," Nick remarked about his father. "It's as if you're observing a professional at their craft.
The Gargan interviews are part of the recordings found in the briefcase.
At the moment of the event, Gargan stated that he, lawyer Paul Markham, and his cousin, Kennedy, had gone to the bridge where Kennedy's vehicle had plunged into the water below, aiming to save Kopechne.
Gargan later altered his account, stating that Kennedy had told him to fabricate the details of the night and assert that Kopechne was at the wheel during the accident. He mentioned that he declined to hold the woman responsible.
They were focused on safeguarding the senator, there's no doubt about that," Gargan said to Leo Damore during one of the interviews. "And they left us to handle things on our own. Just like everyone else.
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