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

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Product Description 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. Review “Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new book, Framed, is a furious and fascinating condemnation of the persecution of Michael Skakel. This account will shock and astound those who read the press reports of the case at the time, particularly Dominick Dunne’s reportage, and believed Skakel to be the monster portrayed there. It is deeply researched, bitingly written, and entirely convincing.” — Stuart Woods, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Stone Barrington series and Holly Barker series “A brilliantly written autopsy of a wrongful prosecution and conviction, Kennedy’s book is a masterpiece that chronicles the Kafkaesque persecution of an innocent man. It is a riveting narrative of greed, hubris, envy and sloth. Michael Skakel’s saga is a heartbreaking account of an abuse of power paralleled in infamy only by the Duke Lacrosse prosecutors.” — Anne Bremner, American attorney, television personality, defense counsel in Amanda Knox’s Italian murder trial “Bobby Kennedy pulls no punches in making the compelling case for his cousin’s, Michael Skakel’s, absolute innocence. But he goes much further: indicting those who he believes were complicit in what he calls a frame up by prosecu¬tors, police, and the media. . . . This book is a devastating indictment of our justice system and media for their systemic unwillingness to confront their own errors. It is a must-read for those who care about justice and integrity in our public institutions.” — Alan M. Dershowitz, author of Taking the Stand: My Life in the Law “An exciting page turner.” — Morris Dees, author, attorney, and co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center “In Framed, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., with Capote-like precision, tells his grip¬ping story of an innocent man caught up in a Kafkaesque nightmare between a corrupt prosecution and a disastrously inept criminal defense that resulted in 11½ years in prison for a crime Skakel didn’t and couldn’t have committed. RFK Jr. lays it all out in a page-turner that will convince all but the most rabid Kennedy haters. Then again, the arguments are so compelling, maybe even they’ll be convinced.” — Michael Shapiro, Perennial Superlawyer, Former Queens County District Attorney, New York Special Prosecutor, faculty Benjamin N. Cardoza School of Law, adjunct Harvard Law School “ Framed is the riveting true story of a life turned upside down by unethical prosecutors and irresponsible journalists in a justice system which is anything but. It is both the story of one man’s nightmare and a cautionary tale for us all . . . because while it is true that we can ensure that we do not COMMIT a crime, we can never ensure that we are not CHARGED with one. Kudos to Kennedy, not only for writing a page-turner, but for never giving up his quest for the Truth.” — Shawn Holley, defense attorney for O.J. Simpson’s Dream Team and in over 60 trials for hi