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Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel's murder conviction reversed
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/michael-skakel-elated-very-thankful-after-murder-conviction-overturned-lawyer-n871861 ^ | 5/6/18 | nbcnews.com

Posted on 05/07/2018 4:45:54 PM PDT by ColdOne

Sixteen months ago, the Connecticut Supreme Court reinstated the conviction, but then reversed itself on Friday and granted Skakel a new trial.

In an interview with "Today" on Monday, attorney Michael Fitzpatrick said defense

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Connecticut
KEYWORDS: camelot; connecticut; greenwich; marthamoxley; michaelskakel; skakel; whiteprivilege
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To: bitt

OMG That poor family.


41 posted on 05/07/2018 6:28:18 PM PDT by fatima (Free Hugs Today :))
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To: Gay State Conservative

Is the tutor still alive? Has anyone asked him about the claim by Michael Skakel said in court?


42 posted on 05/07/2018 6:28:50 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Ads for Chappaquiddick warn of scenes of tobacco use. What about the hazards of drunk driving?)
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To: bitt

Thanks.


43 posted on 05/07/2018 6:42:12 PM PDT by ColdOne ((I miss my poochie... Tasha 2000~3/14/11~ Best Election Ever!)
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To: a fool in paradise
I>Is the tutor still alive? Has anyone asked him about the claim by Michael Skakel said in court?

IIRC the tutor was a "person of interest" (my words) early in the investigation but he was ruled out pretty quickly.I'm somewhat familiar with Greenwich..familiar enough to know that murders are very,very rare there.Given that fact I would think that the Greenwich Police wouldn't be particularly experienced in investigating murders.I,for one,wonder if they called in the Connecticut State Police at any points.And if not,why not.

Why not? Kennedys...the Skakels' breathtaking wealth...

44 posted on 05/07/2018 6:55:47 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (You Say "White Privilege"...I Say "Protestant Work Ethic")
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To: Gay State Conservative

But in the more recent era, didn’t he point the finger of blame at the black man (tutor)?

Or was that strictly at the original investigation?


45 posted on 05/07/2018 6:57:01 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Ads for Chappaquiddick warn of scenes of tobacco use. What about the hazards of drunk driving?)
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To: a fool in paradise
But in the more recent era, didn’t he point the finger of blame at the black man (tutor)?

IIRC the tutor was white.As for the "black guys" I think I remember some lame story involving Kobe Bryant.I can't recall the details...it's been a long,long tine since I've paid any serious attention to the case.

46 posted on 05/07/2018 7:05:35 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (You Say "White Privilege"...I Say "Protestant Work Ethic")
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To: DIRTYSECRET
Kinda like O.J.

OJ Simpson did kill his wife and innocent bystander, Ron Goldman. He did do it. No question whatsoever. In fact, he all but openly admitted it in that book he wrote.

It isn't as easy to be certain about Skakel. It is possible his brother did the murder. However, someone from the Skakel house killed Martha. The murder weapon was a golf club from a custom set owned by one of the Skakel parents. Michael admitted to being up in a tree masturbating outside Martha's window. If he did that, is it so hard to believe that he tried to have sex with her, she rebuffed his advances and, in a rage, he killed her?

47 posted on 05/07/2018 7:13:07 PM PDT by Avalon Memories ( Proud Deplorable. Proud born-in-the-USA American Dreamer.)
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To: Gay State Conservative

I think I read once that Michael used to keep a golf club propped up beside his desk in his office. The same kind of golf club that was used to kill the young girl. Is that true?

Also, didn’t he confess to killing her when he was hospitalized for drugs?


48 posted on 05/07/2018 7:14:20 PM PDT by ladyjane
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To: ColdOne

Someone got paid. Wonder if the defense lawyer was disbarred and fined for his grossly negligent performance? Also was the judge removed and fined for allowing such grossly negligent performance by the defense lawyer in his courtroom?


49 posted on 05/07/2018 7:33:53 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Start using cash and checks or the elite class and bankers will make "cashless" the norm.)
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To: ladyjane
The same kind of golf club that was used to kill the young girl. Is that true?

IIRC the golf club used was the same brand (an unusual brand) of clubs that were found in the Skakel house.

Also, didn’t he confess to killing her when he was hospitalized for drugs?

I believe that at least one fellow patient testified that Skakel had admitted to murder while at an exclusive psych facility.

50 posted on 05/07/2018 7:40:44 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (You Say "White Privilege"...I Say "Protestant Work Ethic")
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To: gaijin

I just cannot find the appropriate facepalm for that video.


51 posted on 05/07/2018 8:10:01 PM PDT by rlmorel (Leftists: They believe in the "Invisible Hand" only when it is guided by government.)
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To: gaijin

The Skakel in that photo is Tommy Skakel


52 posted on 05/07/2018 9:53:24 PM PDT by stanne
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To: ConservativeMind

He’s NOT a “Kennedy” at all; he’s a Skakel...Eunice’s moron of a nephew, who MURDERED a girl!


53 posted on 05/07/2018 10:40:21 PM PDT by nopardons (,)
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To: nopardons

Ethel. Ethels nephew


54 posted on 05/07/2018 10:50:01 PM PDT by stanne
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To: stanne
Yes, you're correct and I know it's Ethel!

It's late and my fingers typed Eunice on their own...automatic writing; that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it! ;^)

55 posted on 05/07/2018 10:56:53 PM PDT by nopardons (,)
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To: nopardons

Mark Fuhrman’s book on this case is very good. Very informative


56 posted on 05/07/2018 11:18:13 PM PDT by stanne
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To: stanne

Mark Fuhrman’s book is riveting True Crime nonfiction. I read it some 20 years back.


57 posted on 05/08/2018 1:24:40 AM PDT by Ciexyz (I have one issue and it's my economic well-being.)
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To: ColdOne

Did they discover that he hollered, “Fore!” before swinging the club?


58 posted on 05/08/2018 3:22:21 AM PDT by trebb (I stopped picking on the mentally ill hypocrites who pose as conservatives...mostly ;-})
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To: gaijin

If only we had a better picture of her.... :-)

I never really dug into the details of this case. This thread has been some pretty interesting reading.


59 posted on 05/08/2018 7:00:11 AM PDT by SomeCallMeTim ( The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them!it)
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To: gaijin
"...I'm SURE we ALL regularly climb trees at midnight on neighboring estates in order to peer in and MASTURBATE, right..?..."

Heck, I've done this exact thing twice already today.

60 posted on 05/08/2018 9:56:15 AM PDT by T-Bone Texan (Idiocracy is here, and it votes democrat.)
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