The woman did not tell anyone about the incident for 28 years.

BBC: Orville Vaughan

Kennedy escaped but did not tell police about the incident until the next morning.

CNN: Commentary: Ted Kennedy was a true believer

Suchen wondered what the landlady would tell her children about the runaway tenant at the next Thanksgiving dinner or perhaps the incident would have been forgotten by then, and an ad would already have brought a replacement for Suchen.

NEWYORKER: Alone