RFK Jr. Says He Was Behind the 2014 Central Park Dead Bear Mystery

The independent presidential candidate says he had planned to take home the cub, killed by another motorist, and use it for meat but had to catch a flight.

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is running for president as an independent, has confirmed that he dumped a dead bear cub in New York City’s Central Park 10 years ago.

In a video posted on his X account on Aug. 4, the 70-year-old presidential candidate recounted the bizarre circumstances leading to a mystery that baffled the city over the past decade.