Following Caroline Kennedy's scathing letter against cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr. less than 24 hours before his first confirmation hearing for health and human services secretary, a Kennedy family insider says the Kennedy family is "in tatters" amid the "unprecedented" public conflict — especially considering Caroline almost never speaks publicly.

Caroline Kennedy said in a scathing letter about her cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., that she felt "an obligation to speak out."

Caroline Kennedy, daughter of former President John F. Kennedy, warned senators of her “predator” cousin ahead of his first confirmation hearing on Wednesday. In a letter first reported by The Washington Post, she wrote that his victims included family members and parents of sick children.