Kennedy cousin denied parole for killing girl in 1975
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Imprisoned">Imprisoned</span> <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span> <span word="cousin">cousin</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Skakel">Skakel</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="freedom">freedom</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="parole">parole</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="convicted">convicted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="beating">beating</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="teenage">teenage</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="golf">golf</span> <span word="club">club</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="eligible">eligible</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="Skakel">Skakel</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="proclaimed">proclaimed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="innocence">innocence</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span>, <span word="nodded">nodded</span>, <span word="grimaced">grimaced</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="patted">patted</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="attorney">attorney</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="person">person</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="parole">parole</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="unanimous">unanimous</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>.</p><p><span word="Skakel">Skakel</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nephew">nephew</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ethel">Ethel</span> <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="widow">widow</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="F">F</span>. <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="convicted">convicted</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2002 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fatally">fatally</span> <span word="beating">beating</span> <span word="Martha">Martha</span> <span word="Moxley">Moxley</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Greenwich">Greenwich</span>, <span word="Connecticut">Connecticut</span>, <span word="in">in</span> 1975, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> 15. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="serving">serving</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prison">prison</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="setback">setback</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Skakel">Skakel</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="appeals">appeals</span> <span word="challenging">challenging</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="conviction">conviction</span>.</p><p><span word="Skakel">Skakel</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="drawn">drawn</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span>, <span word="challenging">challenging</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="competency">competency</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="attorney">attorney</span>, <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spring">spring</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="attorney">attorney</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="devote">devote</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attorney">attorney</span> <span word="insists">insists</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="Skakel">Skakel</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="convicted">convicted</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="denial">denial</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="parole">parole</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Skakel">Skakel</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="cousin">cousin</span> <span word="Robert">Robert</span> <span word="F">F</span>. <span word="Kennedy">Kennedy</span> <span word="Jr">Jr</span>, <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parole">parole</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="describing">describing</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="inmate">inmate</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="touched">touched</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="artwork">artwork</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="recovering">recovering</span> <span word="alcoholics">alcoholics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prisoners">prisoners</span>.</p>
页:
[1]