Lauren Bessette's Tragic Story

0:00It's March 26. This is Durham News Today, driven by AI. Lauren Bissett was a rising star in finance when tragedy struck in July 1999. The 34-year-old died in a plane crash of Martha's Vineyard alongside her sister Carolyn Bissett Kennedy and brother-in-law John F. Kennedy, Jr. All three paris when the small aircraft went down in the Atlantic Ocean. Lauren built an impressive career early on. She earned a degree in economics from William Smith College, then got her masters in business from the Wharton School. She climbed to vice-president in investment banking at Morgan Stanley, spending years in Hong Kong specializing in Asian markets before moving back to New York. To stay close to Carolyn, friends and family chairs Lawrence closed ties with her sisters, including twin Lisa and younger Carolyn. She stood as made of honor at Carolyn and John's intimate wedding three years earlier on Cumberland Island in Georgia. After the crash, the Bissett's found comfort in the idea that the couple would watch over

1:02Lauren forever. The group was headed from New Jersey to a Kennedy family wedding on Cape Cod with plans to drop Lauren at Martha's Vineyard first. John was piloting when spatial disorientation at night caused the accident. Rumors also linked Lauren to John's cousin Bobby Shriver at the time. Their story lives on, highlighted recently in an FX series that brought the trio back to life through actors. It's a reminder of lives cut short, but full of promise and strong family bonds.