RFK Jr. once removed a dead raccoon’s penis to ‘study later’ while his wife and kids waited in the car, book claims

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsRFK Jr. once removed a dead raccoon’s penis to ‘study later’ while his wife and kids waited in the car, book claimsA new biography of the Trump administration official quotes from an alleged Kennedy diary entry detailing the raccoon incidentJosh Marcus in San Francisco Thursday 16 April 2026 03:12 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2958627","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/rfk-jr-raccoon-penis-animals-bear-roadkill-b2958627.html","title":"RFK Jr. cut a dead raccoon’s penis to ‘study’ while family waited in car, book claims"}}CloseRFK Jr. admits to placing dead bear in Central ParkSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US polit...