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Framed - Why Michael Skakel Spent Over a Decade in Prison for a Murder He Didn't Commit - cover

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Framed - Why Michael Skakel Spent Over a Decade in Prison for a Murder He Didn't Commit

Robert F. Kennedy jr

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing

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Summary

The New York Times bestseller – now in paperback, with a new afterword 
“A must-read for those who care about justice and integrity in our public institutions.” —Alan M. Dershowitz, Esq.

The Definitive Story of One of the Most Infamous Murders of the Twentieth Century and the Heartbreaking Miscarriage of Justice That Followed

On Halloween, 1975, fifteen-year-old Martha Moxley’s body was found brutally murdered outside her home in swanky Greenwich, Connecticut. Twenty-seven years after her death, the State of Connecticut spent some $25 million to convict her friend and neighbor, Michael Skakel, of the murder. The trial ignited a media firestorm that transfixed the nation. Now Skakel’s cousin Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., solves the baffling whodunit and clears Michael Skakel’s name. 


In this revised edition, which includes developments following the Connecticut Supreme Court decision, Kennedy chronicles how Skakel was railroaded amidst a media frenzy and a colorful cast of characters—from a crooked cop and a narcissistic defense attorney to a parade of perjuring witnesses.
Available since: 07/12/2016.

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