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|goals = Kill Martha Moxley (successful) Avoid being fully prlosecuted for the crime (successful so far)

|crimes = [[Murder]]

|hobby = Drinking alchohol Playing outside Masturbating}}'''Michael Skakel''' (born September 19, 1960) is an American man who murdered 15-year old Martha Moxley on October 30, 1975. He is the nephew-by-marriage of Robert F. Kennedy, and has managed ~~ton~~ use his family connections to evade being fully prosecuted (despite spending 8 years in prison after being convicted in 2005.)

|hobby = Drinking alchohol Playing outside Masturbating}}'''Michael Skakel''' (born September 19, 1960) is an American man who murdered 15-year old Martha Moxley on October 30, 1975. He is the nephew-by-marriage of Robert F. Kennedy, and has managed to use his family connections to evade being fully prosecuted (despite spending 8 years in prison after being convicted in 2005.)

==Biography==

===Backgrond===

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The next day, Moxley's body was found beneath a tree in her family's backyard. Her pants and underwear were pulled down, but she had not been sexually assaulted. Pieces of a broken six-iron golf club were found near the body. An autopsy indicated that she had been both bludgeoned and stabbed with the club, which was traced back to the Skakel home.

Thomas Skakel was the last person seen with Moxley on the night of the murder, and he had a weak alibi. He became the prime suspect, but his father forbade access to his school and mental health records. Kenneth Littleton, who had started working as a live-in tutor for the Skakel family only hours before the murder, also became a prime suspect. However, no one was charged, and the case languished for decades.

Over the years, both Thomas and Michael Skakel significantly changed their alibis for the night of Moxley's murder. Michael claimed that he had been window-peeping and masturbating in a tree beside the Moxley property from 11:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Two former students from Élan School, a treatment center for troubled youths, testified they heard Michael confess to killing Moxley with a golf club. Gregory Coleman testified that Michael was given special privileges, saying Michael bragged, "I'm going to get away with murder. I'm a Kennedy."

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On June 7, 2002, Skakel was found guilty of murdering Moxley, and was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison. He was assigned to the Garner Correctional Institution in Newtown, Connecticut.

===Motive===

Elizabeth Arnold, a former classmate of Skakel's who testified at his trial claimed that Skakel believed that "his brother stole his girlfriend" and that he killed Moxley in a jealous rage. Arnold testified that Skakel had referred to Moxley as his girlfriend and complained that his brother had had sex with her. He had become convinced that Moxley liked him, but became infuriated when she "chose" his brother over him and decided to kill her for it.

[[Category:Modern Villains]]

[[Category:Murderer]]

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[[Category:Successful]]

[[Category:Imprisoned]]

[[Category:From Nobody to Nightmare]]

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 |goals = Kill Martha Moxley (successful)<br>Avoid being fully prlosecuted for the crime (successful so far)
 |crimes = [[Murder]]
-|hobby = Drinking alchohol<br>Playing outside<br>Masturbating}}'''Michael Skakel''' (born September 19, 1960) is an American man who murdered 15-year old Martha Moxley on October 30, 1975. He is the nephew-by-marriage of Robert F. Kennedy, and has managed ton use his family connections to evade being fully prosecuted (despite spending 8 years in prison after being convicted in 2005.)
+|hobby = Drinking alchohol<br>Playing outside<br>Masturbating}}'''Michael Skakel''' (born September 19, 1960) is an American man who murdered 15-year old Martha Moxley on October 30, 1975. He is the nephew-by-marriage of Robert F. Kennedy, and has managed to use his family connections to evade being fully prosecuted (despite spending 8 years in prison after being convicted in 2005.)
 ==Biography==
 ===Backgrond===
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 The next day, Moxley's body was found beneath a tree in her family's backyard. Her pants and underwear were pulled down, but she had not been sexually assaulted. Pieces of a broken six-iron golf club were found near the body. An autopsy indicated that she had been both bludgeoned and stabbed with the club, which was traced back to the Skakel home.
 Thomas Skakel was the last person seen with Moxley on the night of the murder, and he had a weak alibi. He became the prime suspect, but his father forbade access to his school and mental health records. Kenneth Littleton, who had started working as a live-in tutor for the Skakel family only hours before the murder, also became a prime suspect. However, no one was charged, and the case languished for decades.
 Over the years, both Thomas and Michael Skakel significantly changed their alibis for the night of Moxley's murder. Michael claimed that he had been window-peeping and masturbating in a tree beside the Moxley property from 11:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Two former students from Élan School, a treatment center for troubled youths, testified they heard Michael confess to killing Moxley with a golf club. Gregory Coleman testified that Michael was given special privileges, saying Michael bragged, "I'm going to get away with murder. I'm a Kennedy."
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 On June 7, 2002, Skakel was found guilty of murdering Moxley, and was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison. He was assigned to the Garner Correctional Institution in Newtown, Connecticut.
 ===Motive===
-Elizabeth Arnold, a former classmate of Skakel's who testified at his trial claimed that Skakel believed that  "his brother stole his girlfriend" and that he killed Moxley in a jealous rage. Arnold testified that Skakel had referred to Moxley as his girlfriend and complained that his brother had had sex with her. He had become convinced that Moxley liked him, but became infuriated when she "chose" his brother over him and decided to kill her for it.
+Elizabeth Arnold, a former classmate of Skakel's who testified at his trial claimed that Skakel believed that "his brother stole his girlfriend" and that he killed Moxley in a jealous rage. Arnold testified that Skakel had referred to Moxley as his girlfriend and complained that his brother had had sex with her. He had become convinced that Moxley liked him, but became infuriated when she "chose" his brother over him and decided to kill her for it.
 [[Category:Modern Villains]]
 [[Category:Murderer]]
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 [[Category:Successful]]
 [[Category:Imprisoned]]
+[[Category:From Nobody to Nightmare]]