mary jo kopechne was laid to rest four days after the crash. and while senator kennedy mourned her death, the questions surrounding his involvement inthat death and his curious timeline began to linger too long for a fiery media desperate for clarity. "the kennedy party returned to hyannis port from the funeral in one of the family planes. the senator, his wife joan, mrs. robert kennedy and the rest of the party were met by a cluster of reporters and camera men." by the time a week had gone by since the accident, kennedy could stay silent no longer. "this is a cbs news special. a statement by senator edward m. kennedy." "tonight he asked for television time to explain to the people of massachusetts. we are standing by now for his statement from hyannis port." "my fellow citizens. i have requested this opportunity to talk to the people of massachusetts about the tragedy which happened last friday evening. this morning, i entered a plea of guilty to the charge of leaving the scene of an accident." "no words on my part can possibly express the ter