Kennedy’s daughter recalled the whale incident in a 2012 interview with Town and Country magazine, which recently resurfaced and was shared on social media.

Weeks after the story about RFK Jr. allegedly decapitating a whale resurfaced, the former 2024 presidential election candidate is now being investigated for the incident. The controversial member of the Kennedy Family revealed the National Marine Fisheries Service is investigating him for not only decapitating a dead whale but then transporting the animal's skull across

The 70-year-old former presidential candidate did not go into detail about the decapitation of the whale, but his daughter previously described how he had used a chainsaw to cut the head off a dead whale 30 years ago.

Katherine Silverstein, a spokesperson for NOAA, told the Times that the federal agency typically does not comment on open investigations.

Kennedy Jr. is under federal investigation for an incident involving a dead whale that dates back two decades. The National Marine Fisheries Service confirmed the probe, which follows allegations that Kennedy cut off the head of a deceased whale and transported it home.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is under investigation for allegedly cutting the head off a dead whale carcass more than 20 years as new details of the harrowing incident emerge