JFK Jr.'s Tragic Last Flight

0:00On March 20th, here's the latest in entertainment and celebrity news. John F. Kennedy Jr., and his wife Carolyn Bissett Kennedy, captured hearts as America's glamorous couple after marrying in 1996 on A.S.W. Quiet Island off Georgia. The son of President Kennedy and Jackie Onassis, seen set for a storybook life with the stylish publicist. But less than three years later, on July 16th, 1999, the 38-year-old pilot flew their plane into the Atlantic Ocean. Near Martha's Vineyard, killing him, 33-year-old Carolyn, and her 34-year-old sister Lauren, on the way to a family wedding. Behind the headlines, their relationship had serious cracks. They started marriage counseling that spring amid constant arguments and reports of Carolyn's cocaine use. Things hit a low when she walked out of a session discussing her habits, and soon they slept in separate rooms, with John staying at a hotel and telling friends everything was falling apart. This piled on from John's cousin's cancer battle and the relentless media spotlight,

1:02which Carolyn hated. Fights often turned heated, including public blow-ups and jealousy over each other's past flames. Disagreements about having kids loom large, too, as she feared raising a child under constant scrutiny. In the days leading up, tensions lingered, but signs of hope emerged. Despite a rough week, Carolyn agreed to join John on the trip, suggesting they might work things out. As close to the couple still ponder the, what ifs, reflecting on a union full of passion that ended far too soon.