Does Ted Kennedy’s decades long alcohol abuse have anything to do with guilt over the death of MJ Kopechne?

Question by Patches O’Houlihan: Does Ted Kennedy’s decades long alcohol abuse have anything to do with guilt over the death of MJ Kopechne?
Have any psychiatrists ever weighed in on this one? I think it does. Killing a person and getting away with it can and does mess with your mind. That’s what most murderers say when they finally confess, how it feels better to get if off of their mind. I think Teddy has been self medicating his guilt away all these years.

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Answer by US Army Veteran
No, you need a conscious to feel guilt.

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