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Michael Skakel in court in Middletown, Conn., on Jan. 24, 2012.
Updated at 2:30 p.m. ET: A parole board in Connecticut denied freedom Wednesday to Robert F. Kennedy's nephew, Michael Skakel, who was convicted 10 years ago for the 1975 murder of his neighbor when they were both teenagers.
After a two-hour hearing, a three-person parole board read a unanimous decision: He will next be eligible for parole in 2017.
This was Skakel's first opportunity to seek parole from his sentence of 20 years to life since his 2002 conviction of the beating death of Martha Moxley, who was killed when they were both 15 years old in an exclusive neighborhood of Greenwich, Conn.
The murder occurred after Moxley and friends attended a Halloween party at the nearby Skakel home where Michael and his then-17-year old brother lived. The next day, Moxley was found underneath a tree in her family’s backyard. An autopsy indicated she had been beaten and stabbed with a golf club, which was found in pieces nearby. The club was traced to the Skakel home.
Due to a lack of witnesses and alleged bungling by investigators, the case went cold for many years after her death. A grand jury investigation reopened the case after the publication of books in the late 1990s on the unsolved crime, leading to the conviction of Skakel.
The victim's mother, Dorothy Moxley, spoke at Wednesday's hearing, saying that Skakel should serve at least 20 years in prison.
"Martha, my baby, will never have a life," she said, her voice breaking, according to The Associated Press.
Skakel has continued to claim he is innocent, and did so again during Wednesday's hearing at a McDougall-Walker Correctional Institution in Suffield, Conn.
"If I could ease Mrs. Moxley's pain in any way, shape or form I would take responsibility all day long for this crime," Skakel said, the AP reported. But, he added, "I cannot bear false witness against myself."
His lawyers say he has been a model prisoner.
"There has never been a person more deserving of parole than Michael Skakel," attorney Hope Seeley said in a statement to CNN on Tuesday. "His track record during the past 10 years shows the person we all know him to be — caring, generous, and committed to his faith, family and friends."
At very least, Skakel's attorneys have argued, he should have been tried and sentenced as a juvenile because he was only 15 when the crime was committed.
AP also reported that the chair of the parole board, Erika Tindill, said it was odd for Skakel to ask for early release while proclaiming his innocence.
Ten years into a 20-years-to-life sentence, Michael Skakel, the Kennedy cousin convicted for the 1975 killing of neighbor Martha Moxley will be asking a parole board to set him free. He continues to say he is innocent of any wrongdoing. NBC's Katy Tur reports.
A legal expert who spoke to NBC's Today Show earlier said that Skakel's release was unlikely in part because of Skakel's continued insistence that he is innocent.
"They're going to look at the impact on the victim and the victim's family," said David Schwartz. "They are going to look at whether Michael Skakel is remorseful and they are going to look at acceptance of responsibility. And he has none of that going for him."
Skakel filed an appeal of his conviction in 2010, arguing that his trial attorney, Michael Sherman, was incompetent, among other allegations.
The appeal hearing is slated to start April 15.
Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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If he is part of the Kennedy clan he is a dirtbag.
Too bad he wasn't a Senator. He would have never have gone to jail like his other uncle.
bolton..yes, I did read it. I don't see where there is any denial of his relationship to the kenndey's. Perhaps it's one of those updated articles, where facts are added and left out as the day progresses?
May he rot in hell.
interesting comments about the Kennedy family; i was not aware there was so much hostility involving that family; one brother killed during ww 2, one seriously injured (jack, one WHO would have been president Killed by a Arab Muslim because of his support for Israel), a family that gave a lot to their country, however they were rich, so that makes them a enemy of the people (very strange). one thing about Jack, he wanted to break up the Federal reserve and turn the currency back to the Treasury, was pulling out of viet-Nam, backed down Russia, reduced taxes, and was a class act(he even had a affair with Marilyn Monroe, much better than a Monica ).
He's RFK's nephew and yes he is a dirt bag. I'm surprized he was caught at all much less convicted. Ofcourse he's not the only to wind up with a dead broad on his hands.
pig!
Skakel is the family name of Mrs. Ethel Kennedy. The prisoner is from her family and is not related by blood to the Kennedys.
No sympathy for someone who would club a 15-year-old girl to death. I dont care if he was 15-years-old at the time also. 20 years would be much more appropriate than early release for such an inhuman act. Disturbing that he is still denying it. He should not be loose on the streets. He has a huge debt to pay to society. The fact that he is related to Kennedys means, if anything, that he should set an example and serve an appropriate sentence.
He should serve at least the same amount of time as the amount of time he got away with it.
The Kennedy family wealth came from their criminal activities, which daddy then used to buy political power and get his sons political careers moving, but to be clear, they are an immoral family of sociopaths.
He was denied Parole only because he did not admit to a crime that he may not have done.
He admitted that he passed 3 truth serum tests---so why in our courts of law should he have to admit guilt to a crime he may never have done to get that Out of Jail card!
Our system is F-upped at best. Is there any DNA to prove his guilt?
He's related to Ethel Skakel Kennedy, RFK's wife. That being said, he is not a Kennedy. A dirtbag yes, a Kennedy, no.
Yeah, he is most definetly related to and a blood relative of the Kennedys. His mother was a Kennedy who married a Skakel. When he finally went to trial, the Kennedys had gotten away with so much that they had to make an example someone in the Kennedy clan. He is just far enough down the family chain that the prosecution decided there would not be many repercussions from his prosecution.
The Kennedy Clan: (Skakel).
They all can't be "normal". This one is a criminal. A nephew, Dr. William Kennedy Smith was accused of Raping a young woman. He was aquitted.
There are so many Kennedy's. They have their curses.
I don't care who his family is. He is a scumbag and thankfully kept behind bars.
Why should he be tried as a juvenile when he was free until almost 25 years after the murder? Sure, he was only 15 and a juvenile when he committed the crime, but he lived an extra 25 years of freedom that his victim will never see.
saxon - strange that you forgot to mention that Teddy is responsible for the death of a young woman. After running his car off a bridge into the water where she died, he ran home to try to figure out how to spin the incident so that it wouldn't affect his political career rather than attempting to pull her from the car. Yeah, real brave, caring individual there.
You also forgot to mention that Papa Kennedy got his money through crime.
I hate to say it, but I agree with sillyshrinks (no offense silly).....there was never any solid proof he did this. granted, it doesn't look good for him, there was never solid, conclusive proof, which is what the judiciary system is all about, ask OJ. and the fact if he showed remorse or admitted to the crime he may have been released, but he's stickin' to his guns.....just my opinion.
You're wrong PowerSource PC, he is NOT a blood relative to the Kennedy's. Michael Skakel was one of seven children born to Rushton Walter Skakel (1923-2003) and Anne Reynolds (1932-1973). His only link to them is through Ethel Skakel Kennedy, wife of RFK.
Powersource - He is NOT a blood relative of the Kennedy's. Michael Skakels mother was Anne Reynolds (maiden name) she married a Skakel. She died of cancer in the early 1970's. Ethel Skakel Kennedy is Michaels aunt and she married Robert Kennedy. He is a Skakel, not a Kennedy.
TO: saxon who wrote:
One reason they're mad is because they know that Romney can't win, and they know the Kenneys were not only Democrats but that JFK was one of the most loved Presidents of all time, 2nd only to Democrat President Bill Clinton (whom minorities claimed as being one of their own).
The other reason is, Republicans have become just like any other hate group, angry and hateful all the time.
Obama/Biden 2012
Republicans take the fun out of life...they need to go out find someone to love...*peace*
Not all Republicans take the fun out of life, and not all Democrats are compassionate either. They BOTH can be real haters when it comes right down to it.
Pity Arsene Wenger is a Frenchman. I would vote for him over these two clowns. At least he keeps his Football (soccer to us) team in the black (Arsenal)
Go Gunners.
A good portion of the evidence against Michael Skakel was circumstantial, and hearsay. It came from people who were addicted to drugs and alcohol, at least one of whom died of an overdose.
The prosecutor in the case was allowed to play an edited version of something Michael said years ago, in front of a jury. The edited version of his statement came out sounding completely different than the actual, full, unedited version, and his conviction was based, at least in part, upon that presentation.
There where also other critically important pieces of evidence that were ignored in the case, which would tend to show his innocence.
The fact is, regardless of what political party you belong to, or who you're voting for in this election, Michael Skakel's arrest and prosecution in this case was indeed based, at least in part, on certain individuals hatred for the Kennedy clan, and all branches of their extended family tree.
Even if he did commit the murder, he was 15 years of age at the time it happened. He would not have been tried as an adult in the state of Connecticut back in 1975. He would have been sent to the maximum security youth facility at Chesire, and would have been released on his 21st birthday.
That's if he committed the murder, which if one looks closely at the evidence, is unlikely.
It is yet another inconsistency with Connecticut State law, and the way this case was handled. Since the crime was committed when he was 15, the case should have been tried in juvenile court.
I remember reading that shortly after he was imprisoned, he was denied dental treatment to the extent that all of his teeth fell out. Prisoners are rarely denied basic medical/dental care and attention Why was THIS prisoner treated that specific way? It is my understanding that he was also kept in solitary confinement for an extended period immediately after his conviction. Another oddity in a case that is rife with inconsistencies, and anomalies.
I want to have faith in the justice system. But, it's difficult to do when you see something like this. Is this man guilty, or was his prosecution and conviction the convenient means of soothing a grief stricken family by people who simply hate anyone, or anything associated with the Kennedy family?
Blood relative or not, he killed Martha Moxley. These articles all seem to leave out that Skakel was living in Europe from 1975 to 1995 on the family dime - to avoid prosecution. They finally got him extradited, and convicted him. It would be pure hypocrisy to allow him to be paroled. I wonder how many commentators here actually followed this story when it happened and realize how history is being rewritten right now. I haven't seen one word about the VICTIM, Martha Moxley, and what type of justice she deserves. Shame on all of you myopic clowns.
Obama will pardon him. What them Hell murder is no big deal.
As if that excuses Michael Skakel for brutally murdering a 15-year-old girl?
He has his life. She didn't get to live much of hers. Keep Skakel behind bars until the day he dies...keep him where he can't hurt anyone else. That is all the justice Martha Moxley's family will ever have.
Micheal Skakel, while in a rehab did confess to the staff and others that he did kill Martha Moxley, all the evidence in his trial is public evidence. All you have to do is research it! He is trying to claim innocence now, but he didnt when he was in therapy! DR. Confidentiality works unless the info is court ordered!
How could he be living in Europe if he was working in the US & he got a DUI in NY in 1978 & spent 2 yrs in a rehab school in Poland Springs, Maine. After that he spent most of the 80's on the national speed skiing team.
He is not blood relative of the Kennedy's. His father Rushton Skakel & Ethel Skakel Kennedy were brother & sister. That would make Robert F. Kennedy his uncle by marriage not blood relative.
PowerSource, He absolutely NOT blood related to the Kennedy. He is Ethel Kennedy's brother's son. Ethel Kennedy's married name was Skakel and she married Robert Kennedy 1950. Her brother was Rushton Skakel. Ruston's son is Michael Skakel. Talk out of your a$$ much.
Wasn't it rumored that Michael's brother was the one who actually killed Martha or was also involved in her death?
Kennedy did NOT back down Russia. He dealt with Krushchev behind closed doors and agreed to remove U.S. missiles from Turkey if Russia removed missiles from Cuba.
The police tried to connect Thomas Skakel to the murder because he was last seen with Martha and that there was a rumored relationship between the two. However, they could not make a definite connection because of his alibi. They botched the investigation just like they tried to force the evidence fit their case rather than the case fit the evidence - just like the Jonbenet case.
ZMAN2012 - so who put the broken golf club in the Skakel attic?
Wow, One son killed while serving in WW2, another assasinated as president and a 3rd killed while running for president. The Kennedys are a great american family warts and all, who have given much of themselves to public service.
Now repubs, lets talk about your boy Mitt. Avoids the draft while the rest of his generation, including myself, has to go to war and 7 sons, none of which offered their service at a time of need. Now he spends 10 years doing nothing but running for president with the integrity of a gnat.
And I do get it, you all blindly hate Democrats, but the Kenndys are loved with good reason, in this country and the world.
AND I AM NOT DEFENDING THIS KILLER, HE NEEDS TO ROT IN JAIL
good. damn kennedys anyway. who do they think they are.
They think that they are gods. F em all.
Gee - must not have as much "JUICE" as the older generation!!
He didn't get away with it because he "is a Kennedy". He got away with it because his family is/was rich. Rich people can buy the justice they get. Just ask OJ. Wealthy OJ ---not guilty. Broke OJ---- guilty.
"good. damn kennedys anyway. who do they think they are"
They probably think they are a rich family who have given more to this country than anyone, since Jack and Bobby were murdered. You have to admit that the two of them running the country were far better than what we have presently. John F. was a leader, reqardless of his personal life.....and money. (as all you folks with a little jelly on your faces like to bring up.)) " Judge not others, etc......"
Clinton loved? A convicted perjurer, who lost his license, to practise law, in Arkansas! Impeached by the US House. Ask Juanita Broderick, who Clinton raped in a Little rock motel, while Governor, is beloved. How about Jennifer Flowers, Monika Lewinsky, Kathleen Wiley, Paula Jones, se if they care for William Jefferson Clinton!
boltonbill banned, nothing but personal attacks.
Thank you Sally.
Michael Skakel is not a Kennedy. He is related to the Kennedy's through his aunt on his father's side, Ethel Kennedy (nee Skakel) who married Robert Kennedy in 1950.
I imagine he thinks he's worthy of parole because he IS an extended Kennedy family member. Too bad buddy - your last name isn't Kennedy so you may have to stay in a few more years.
I think the last name has nothing to do with it. William Smith was found innocent of rape, another kennedy nephew.
Smith's family is/was also rich. It ain't the name that gets you off it's the money.
As i recall there was very little if any evidence and it was a case of "she said". Teddy was present at the trial as well. I'm not sure about this but i believe she had a checkered past.
Are you saying the Moxley girl had a checkered past? I've seen more than one investigative type show on this case and they have never, ever said any such thing.
What have you been smoking, Mr. Warden? She was 15 years old when she was murdered!!! How much of a "checkered past" can a 15-year-old have? Besides, murder is murder, no matter what the victim has done.
She was DEAD, Einstein. What could she have possibly said? Not the brightest bulb in the box, are you?
Mr. Warden is talking about the woman who accused William Smith of rape.
This guy is the son of Ethel Kennedy's ( by marriage to R F K ) brother.... So, other than Bobby K's kids, Skakel is no relation to the Kennedy clan.
They will never release a convicted murderer on early parole if the deny the crime.
He's not a Kennedy. He's a Skakel, as in Ethel Skakel, who married Robert F. Kennedy. He's Ethel's blood nephew; not Robert's.
Guilty by association.
Jac-931625, I have not read anyone say "blood relative", I believe we all know the connect. But just having the Kennedy name connected to your family seems to make them feel that they have the right to get away with murder, we all remember Chappaquiddick (think that is the correct spelling). He will just have to serve the time for the crime. He has a lot of guts appying for parole and still denying the crime, Ho Hum sounds a little familiar, guess all his money will not get him out of this one.
I was thinking of Mary Jo Kopeckne myself, glad someone in this family is paying for something
it wouldn't matter if he was larry fines nephew.he's connected is the point.
jac-931625 - who cares if he is related by blood? My niece's husband is not related to me by blood, but he is still considered a member of my family. In-laws are not related by blood, but they are still family. Don't you have anything better to do than argue about whether he is a blood relative?
Still a "Kennedy" due to family ties you morons! He had this murder covered up for so long because he was FAMILY. If your uncle is a Kennedy - guess what? You're related to the Kennedys.
What part do you nimbleheads not understand?
Let him rot in prison, that's where his uncle should have been as well
Ok bolton...Now I see. thanks. The kennedy name was added to the headline for the sensationalism, obviously.
You are indeed scum and ignorant
Bolton - you don't call the spouses of your parents' siblings "aunt" or "uncle"? That is the common terminology. I consider each of my parents' sibling spouses my family even though there is no blood relation. And most people do the same.
yeah well said i believe it's universal.
Justice for the Moxley family! Martha died a horrific death and her family was left grieving for years of not knowing why or who. Throw away the key and keep this criminal where he belongs.
The prisoner catch 22, admit to a crime that you may not have committed, or be cast as someone who isn't taking responsibility. Who knows if he did it, they certainly didn't have any direct evidence, just testimony 20 years later. If he did it, great, he is where he belongs.
And love all the Kennedy bashing, especially the day after 50th year of the Cuban Missile Crisis. But I guess when Fox News tells you to hate all Kennedy's you have to, anything else would require actual thought. Like it was a Kennedy that kept missiles nuclear out of Cuba and probably save the world from a nuclear holocaust, but Fox News says they are all bad to I guess the moron brigade has to push that line.
You like Iranian vuman?
Scott
I am pretty sure this is a NBC article. Also there is no law on the books that prohibits the complete bashing of the Kennedys
Scott,
some of us were alive when that incident happened, remember it, and do not have to be told what to think the way people do do these days. We may have been the last generation that was taught to actually think for yourself. I see all the referrals to Fox News - which presents two sides of an issue - but the same person that comments on Fox never mentions NBC. Fox gives both the conservative and liberal side, and has liberal spokespersons that are regulars on Fox: Bob Beckel; Alan Colms; etc. For every segment they proffer both sides. Back to the story - There wasn't a doubt then that Ted Kennedy would have been hauled to jail had he been poor.
BTW, my paternal grandparents and Dad were staunch Democrats, and they still all thought Ted Kennedy was a pitiful excuse for a human being. My Dad voted for Jack Kennedy, and I remember the day he was shot. Even though I was a little girl, my parents were so devastated it hit me then how seriously wrong something must be.
Wow, Someone who actually believes Fox news is not bias.
"At very least, Skakel's attorneys have argued that he should have been tried and sentenced as a juvenile because he was only 15 when the crime was committed."
Sure, if he had come forward when he was still a juvenile, otherwise he's a murderer trying to get away with it as an adult.
Curious ANRKIST:
Are you also the judge and jury of this case?
Nope, they already ruled he was guilty.
How come these people are always model prisoners but while they were free they uncontrollable?
They realize that getting in the ass is NOT as good as they had hoped!
Hang around with the Kennedy's. Hang around with Drunks, Drug Addicts, Adulterers, Liars, Murderers and Suicide, Corruption, etc. What a "clan." What a "legacy." What's Worst about America and mankind.
Don't forget bootleggers........that is where the wealth came from in the first place.
DAVELLE......you're a barely literate fool....this guy is NOT a Kennedy....most of the dumb posters here, yourself included, did not read the story...you have as much Kennedy blood as this creep does....which is "NONE" !
Nothing wrong with running a little shine now and then. ;)
boltinbill
he was raised by the kennedy clan and he acts like them.
Are you talking about the Bush Family...our first cocaine addicated president?
boltonbill - show me anywhere in my post or the one to which I responded where it says he was a Kennedy. The post says" hang around with." Hmmmm.....I wonder what "illiterate" means?
"They are going to look at whether Michael Skakel is remorseful and they are going to look at acceptance of responsibility. And he has none of that going for him."
I don't mind paying for his upkeep in prison. Thankful the judge wasn't bought.
He should have been granted parole............He was a child when or if he committed the crime. After 20 years he is tried as an adult! Not right whether he is a Kennedy or not. You shoplifted when you were 7 do they try you 20 years later and throw you in jail. NO! He served 10 years of his life, serving 10 more will not bring anyone's daughter back. It is wrong he was not set free. Our justice system is off. You have to look at the entire picture here not with blinders either.
Would you say this if it were your daughter? I DON'T THINK SO!!
You really think 10 years in prison is enough for a cold blooded murder. You don't get tried 20 years later for shoplifting because there is something called the statute of limitations which prevents it. However, the statute desn''t apply to murder. He took an innocent childs life which can never be made right. He brought misery to those that knew and loved her which continues to this day. He brought fear to the community while this crime was being solved for over 20 years. Like you say you have to look at the entire picture and if you do the only conclusion is that this guy got off easy and should die in prison.
Were you there Frank or any of you------you have no idea if this guy was guilty or not but I will say all of you are full of your own crap. If you don't know than don't say anything. Well unless you were at the scene of the crime when it happened!
sillyshrinks
"you have no idea if this guy was guilty or not but I will say all of you are full of your own crap."
We absolutely know he was guilty. He was found guilty by a jury of his peers. We didn't need to be at the scene of the crime to know that. He had the best defence money could buy and it was 20 years after the crime and he was still found guilty.
HA! No he wasn't. It was a One Man Grand Jury.
I suggest you read about this case. Although, it may make you worry about your freedom and bring doubt about our court system.
Start with some basics here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Moxley
Then I recommend a nice interview with Kenneth Littleton's mother here: http://www.marthamoxley.com/news/030302gt.htm
For the final kicker, go ahead and read every word of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s article titled: A miscarriage of Justice. http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2003/01/a-miscarriage-of-justice/304759/
"The chair of the parole board, Erika Tindell, said it was odd for Skakel to ask for an early release while proclaiming his innocence." It is indeed odd. Skakel has NOTHING to gain by proclaiming his innocence. HIs appeals have been exhausted. If Skakel keeps proclaiming his innocence, he knows that will never be paroled and will spend the rest of his life in jail. The only reason it wouldn't be odd is if he were actually innocent.
And he might just be Innocent Marcia!
Do you know for a fact that he is guilty?
I think Marcia is saying that odds are he might be innocent as he has nothing to gain and everything to lose by proclaiming his innocence at this time.
Indeed, Solomon! There is always a remote possibility that Skakel was wrongly convicted. All things considered, (especially that he was 15 yrs old) this is a case where parole has a very good possibility of being granted in the future. Even the mother of the victim seems like she would be satisfied with 20 years. But ONLY if he admits responsibility for the murder. If he doesn't he will NEVER leave prison. Skakel continuing to proclaim his innocence is indeed odd. Unless of course, he's innocent.
I have no idea how any woman would want to have anything to do with a Kennedy. This family is known for abusing women and their belief that it is their right to do so. Whether the Kennedys beat them to death or stuff their panties into the glove box it always turns out bad for the woman.
The fact that this piece of crap is locked up is amazing considering this families grip on police and judges. I say let him rot till the end of time and be an example to all Kennedys. The Kennedy clan is one dirty group of thugs. Not much better are the people that vote for them over and over like the crispy brown Keggy Kennedy.
You mean "Camelot" is and was dirty ??? I agree..."Camelot"...what a huge farce !
He spent years in Europe to escape prosecution. Not the path of an innocent man. Sillyshrinks read the whole case. Have a problem with authorities being restricted on original investigation of possible Skakel brothers involvement. Good investigative work was used early into the investigation. Crime scene was contaminated. Skakel's denied clubs existence. Years later same think type of protect the wealthy attitude was apparent at the Ramsey's house in Boulder CO.
rumple
What other murder suspect takes and passes 3 lie detector tests and still gets prosecuted? If I was Skakel back then I would have figured that the prosecutor and possibly the judge too were looking to hang me, innocent or not, in order to make a name for themselves or possibly because they simply want to take a bite out of the Kennedy's for whatever reason. If I thought that that was what I would really be facing in court instead of a fair trial, then I would have gone to Europe too. I also wonder, why was he not extradited from Europe? Not enough evidence to justify it? No one had a political axe to grind with the Kennedy family? I'm sure that any European nation would have investigated Skakel and the crime if they intended to allow him to stay. What did THEIR investigations turn up?
As much as I sympathize with the dead girl and her family I have to say that I think something was seriously screwy with Skakel's investigation and trial. There is a stench about it, possibly because they simply scapegoated Skakel and didn't bother to continue their investigation once his name popped up. One need only to read some of the posts here to see what kind of virulent hatred there is against the Kennedy family, not that they're angels. It isn't hard to imagine the same sort of problem facing Skakel in the courtroom. If he is still insisting on his innocence even when he knows it will count against him with the parole board then one needs to consider that he possibly might have been convicted unjustly and his denial is the truth.
I'm more concerned with him being guilty of the crime and staying behind bars than whether or not he is somehow related to the Kennedy's, by blood or marriage. I don't give a rats a$$ who he is related to, if he did the crime, he must do the time, period. I would prefer the death penalty, but it's not my decision. All the Kennedy bashing... Really? What have they personally done to any of you? They are a wealthy family with not enough morals or self-control, just like most Actors/Actresses, Rock stars, Politicians, Athletes, etc.... Money with no morals is a bad combo.
I agree with you to a point. That family is a political family and their money is dirty beyond belief. They helped push laws through that have harmed our society at the same time greatly benefiting them. I hate all things Kennedy.
I would like to see the entire family sterilized to end it.
Judging from the Kennedy bashing going on here, it is conceivable that the jury disregarded the fact there was no direct evidence linking Shakel to Moxley's murder ... if the jury was representative of the populace, this guy may well have been a victim of the jury's prejudice.
Regardless, I've always failed to understand the reasoning behind the idea that a convicted man must "take responsibility" and "show remorse" for a crime he professes not to have committed for the sake of being granted early parole! As I recall, there was another suspected of the Moxley murder ... the prosecutor granted HIM immunity in exchange for his testimony against Shakel. When one suspected of being the perpetrator of a crime is granted immunity, I question the credibility of THAT individual's testimony. Even more tragic than the death of Ms. Moxley is, if Shakel is, indeed, innocent, his life and that of his family have been ruined and the real killer remains free - because too many are too eager to assume the worst of a man with links to one of America's "first family"!
The only way he will ever even have a chance of parole is to admit he did it and show remorse. Only him, God, and Martha know for absolute positive if he really truly did it. Doesn't matter if he didn't. If he wants to get out, he's gotta admit it. That's the parole board works.
I vunder if they would like hairy Iranian wuman in the prison?
Angry
I have read some of your past post. You had me laughing my ass off. All you need is a eye patch.
For those of you who believe that he was a dirt bag (not considering that he murdered someone) just because his aunt married a Kennedy, then you must also believe that you potentially are a dirt bag because you may have a brother, sister, aunt, uncle, child, parent, etc who was a criminal at some point in their life. Makes sense to me to extrapolate the same conditions to all of us.
So when your kid or other relative commits a crime, you are tainted as well, right, no matter how long ago that occurred?
Yeah, that make a LOT of sense.
He is a dirt bag. The whole Kennedy clan are dirt bags. I don't care how loose the association is, they are dirt bags.
Today you can see how sick some Americans are. Romney hates YOU! But you vote for him any way...MORONS!
BoltonBill::::The people who troll these articles are haters simply wanting to share their hate of whatever subject matter is their hate of the day. I check in every now and again to see if things have changed but, by and large, they haven't....
Hey dog lover- Why didn't Mrs George Bush go to jail when she murdered an innocent person with her Car? Republicans do it too!! Murder that is!
i am surprised at this story. In a good way. Someone with money actually went to jail, and was denied parole.
So far, so good. But, I am wondering if he's going to try for a Presidential Pardon next?
Can't get a Presidential pardon for a NON FEDERAL crime. GED time dude...
and now we have one more of these arrogant sob's on trial for kicking a nurse....what pack of losers..this is the most jacked up family in the US.
Don't forget that smarmy kid in Florida who went on trial for rape. Fun bunch!