The writer and the NYT fact checker and editor responsible are now guilty of gross incompetence if not outright falsehood.
Kennedy was know to collect jokes about Mary Jo's death, a direct indication of his lack of remorse and responsibility.
Perhaps the promotion of progressive Marxist leftism is the reason the NYT writes such tripe. That's what I think.
outright falsehood = leftist lie
Nice catch on the jokes, blows their theory out of the water.