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

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by Robert F. Kennedy


  Wittine attack, 78

  Dowdle, James “Jimmy,” 4–5

  perjury, possibility, 25–26

  Dowdle, John, 84

  Dream Team (criminal trial lawyers), 216–217

  disbanding, 218–219

  Dressler, Al, 245

  Drucker, Bonnie, 69

  Dumas, Timothy, 55, 68, 120, 128

  Greentown, 19, 242

  Dunne, Alice, 139, 143, 189, 198, 200

  Dunne, Dominick, 224–225, 272

  alcoholism/drug addiction, 156–157

  Bryan files, release, 150

  campaign, impact, 96

  Dominick Dunne’s Power, Privilege and Justice, 175

  falsehoods, 17–18, 33, 57–58, 86

  Levitt story, 161–162

  Moxley interaction, 160–161

  objective, 175

  Other Mrs. Kennedy, The, 179

  Season in Purgatory, A (Dunne), 18, 161, 164, 179

  Smith rumor, 115, 159–160

  E

  Edwards, Lisa Rader, 251, 269

  Élan School

  abuse, exposure, 47, 140–141

  behavior-modification program, controversy/discredit, 138

  Michael Skakel attendance/abduction, 46, 48, 50, 77, 100, 136–138

  psychological domination, 141–142

  punishments, 139–140

  Evidence, disappearance/misuse, 60–61

  Exculpatory DNA tests, usage, 20

  Exculpatory evidence

  disclosure, legal requirement, 25, 121

  new trial impact, 276

  prosecution team illegal concealment, 21, 274

  F

  False confessions, expert examination (Sherman production failure), 231–232

  False memory, 206

  Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 93

  Fay, Red, 43

  Fifth Amendment, usage, 262

  Fitzgerald, F. Scott, 37–38

  FitzPatrick, Dan, 61

  FitzPatrick, Michael, 232–233

  Fleischli, Edward, 8, 59

  Fleuryn, Daryl, 258–259

  Fordice, Rushton, 37

  Foster, Vince, 165

  Freedom from Chemical Dependency (FCD), 47

  Freedom of Information Act, 96, 145

  Freehill, Kim, 138, 140–142

  Fuchs, Barrington, 75

  Fuhrman, Mark, 11, 13, 17

  blame, 167–168

  Carroll, interaction, 87

  felony perjury, 163

  Morano/Galluzzo meeting, 170–171

  Murder Business, The, 175

  Murder in Brentwood, 164

  Murder in Greenwich, 19, 28, 50, 156, 164, 170, 225

  Garr dismissal, 169

  racism, 163–164

  theory

  Benedict advancement, 22, 172–173

  problems, 172

  G

  Galesi, Francesco, 44

  Galluzzo, Dominick, 170

  Garibaldi, Giuseppe, 75

  Garr, Frank, 5, 15, 17, 242

  case, relaunch, 174–175

  chumming, 180

  disgrace, 278

  Hale disagreement, 94–95

  hatred, 16

  impact, problems, 20

  interviews, 69–71

  Levitt

  hagiography, 21–22

  interaction/friendship, 114–115

  life, background, 113–114

  Margie Walker visit/story, 243

  media strategy, 188

  police report concealment, 275

  political pressure, 171

  Sheridan meeting, 147

  subpoena, possession (falsehood), 181

  threats/intimidation/bribery, 274–275

  Georgetown University Homecoming, Revcon bus (usage), 12, 26

  Gerbino, Mark, 197

  Colucci discovery, 227

  Gillman, Anne, 95

  Gill, Susan, 23, 209, 278

  Goldberg, Lucianne, 158, 165

  Golden Touch Salon, 203

  Goldman, Ron, 175

  Golf club(s)

  murder weapon, 89

  stress testing, 216–217

  usage, 11–12

  Goodman, Annie, 223

  Gorman, Mr./Mrs. Charles, 9

  Grace, Nancy, 11, 235

  Graham, Walter “Wally,” 37

  Great Lakes Coal and Coke Company (Great Lakes Carbon) (GLC), 37–38, 42–45, 82–83

  attorney, Skakel estate arrival, 88–89

  control, 169

  management, change, 44–45

  Green, Howard, 135

  Greentown (Dumas), 19, 242

  Greenwich Police (Greenwich PD)

  cover-up, Fuhrman perpetuation, 166

  crime scene management/evidence collection problems, 60

  curiosity/confidence, problems, 59–60, 64, 67

  Dunne chastisement, 57–58

  Fuhrman attack, 165–166

  institutionalized racism, lawsuit, 242

  investigation problems, 7, 9, 12, 55–59

  Moxley murder, time determination, 7

  search

  comprehensiveness, absence, 269–270

  warrant, absence, 86–87

  Gross, Elliot, 7, 28, 60, 216

  autopsy, 28

  Grubin, Cliff, 199–200

  Grudberg, David, 216

  Guandique, Ingmar, 158

  Guilford pub bombing, 271

  Gumbel, Bryant, 243

  H

  Habeas corpus petition

  Connecticut appeal, 278

  filing, 276

  Hale, Gerald

  Garr disagreement, 94–95

  Moxley recruitment, 94–95

  Hammond, W. Edward, 55, 87, 231

  police questioning, 62–63

  polygraph, 57, 59–60

  room, search, 55–56, 59

  Harkness, Catherine, 262–263

  Hartig, Steven, 250

  Harvey, John, 63–64, 66–67, 70

  brush pile search, confirmation, 67–68

  Hasbrouck, Adolph, 240–243, 246

  Benedict/Garr interview refusal, 267

  Bryant description, 247

  control, loss, 252–253, 257

  Fifth Amendment, 262

  golf clubs, selection/usage, 250–251

  infatuation (Moxley), 247–248

  Kennedy conversation, 259

  life, background, 259

  Mischief Night, 248–249

  polygraph, denial, 260

  statements, damage, 254–255

  story, changes, 259–260

  swagger, 254–255

  vulgarity, increase, 248

  Hennessy, Roland, 64

  Hickman, Daniel, 11–12, 60, 269

  Higgins, John, 189

  arrest, 190

  confession claims, 192–194, 201

  credibility, absence, 204

  Garr interview, 190–192

  Night Owl, 192–193

  sadism, 139–140

  Hill, Paul, 272

  Hoffman, Richard, 4, 10, 170, 180

  Dead Man Talking, 15, 33

  interviews, 15, 32

  photos, seizure, 217

  prosecution witness, 17

  Holifield, Larry, 59, 67

  interviews, 70–71

  “Horse Whisperer, The,” 157–158

  Howard, Ken, 107

  How Can You Defend Those People? (Sherman), 220

  Howe, William, 37

  Hozman, Diane, 189

  I

  Innocence Project, The, 20

  Interlocutory appeal, Sherman failure, 226–227

  International Institute for Alcoholism, 50

  In the Name of the Father, 271

  Ix, Cissie, 22–23, 78–79, 84

  Bryant observation, 251

  police statement, 107

  Rucky friendship, 81–82

  Rucky story, 152

  Ix, Helen, 3, 22, 61, 80

  testimony, 8, 13, 31r />
  J

  Jachimczyk, Joseph, 7, 27–28

  Jones, Edwin, 202

  Jones, Ethel, 11, 268

  Jones, Larry, 268

  Jones, Millard, 11–12, 60

  Jones, William, 268

  K

  Karazin, John, 275

  Kaseman, Paul, 197

  Colucci discovery, 227

  Kavanah, Donna, 200

  Kavanewsky, John, 71, 121, 171, 186, 199, 228, 232, 234

  Crawford letter, 244

  Skakel sentencing, 273–274

  Keegan, Tom, 63–64, 109, 166

  Kennedy, David, 15

  Kennedy, Edward, 49, 125

  Kennedy, Ethel, 168

  Kennedy family

  operation, description, 14–15

  Skakel family, gulf, 35–36

  Kennedy, Jack, 43, 270

  Kennedy, Jean, 40

  Kennedy, Joe, 49–50, 55–56

  Kennedy, Joseph, 41, 271

  Kennedy, Max, 46

  Kennedy, Michael, 15, 46

  Kennedy, Robert, 44

  Kennedy, Rose, 41

  Kennedy scandals, 186

  Kennedy, Ted, 168, 169

  Kerick, Bernard, 175

  King, Larry (Larry King Live), 17, 157, 159, 175, 225, 234

  Knight, Tara, 216, 223

  Knopp, Mark, 71

  Koch, Bill, 45

  Kovacs, Tom, 126

  Kranick, Harry, 190, 191, 194

  Krebs, Willis “Billy,” 98–99

  Skakel innocence, belief, 148–149

  Krizack, Rocky, 110, 120

  L

  Lacrosse, Duke, 25

  Lang, Joel, 86

  Lauper, Cyndi, 220

  Lawford, Peter, 158

  Lawrence, Phil, 188–189

  Lee, Henry, 12, 57–58, 98, 128

  testimony, 31, 60

  Leonetti, Philip, 216

  Lesse, Stanley, 24, 94, 152, 172

  Letterman, David, 227

  Levinson, Barry, 220

  Levitt, Leonard, 7–8, 18, 58, 275

  Conviction, 21, 100, 147

  FOIA, usage, 96

  Garr, interaction/friendship, 114–115

  Levy, Chandra, 157

  Lewinsky, Monica, 165

  Lewis, Sean (letter), 51

  Liddell, Virginia, 70

  Ligon, Roger, 221, 222

  Little Martha (Crawford), 241–242, 264

  Littleton, Ann, 110

  Littleton, Kenneth “Kenny,” 3–4, 17, 68–69

  alcohol rehabilitation, attempt, 111–112

  Dunne solicitude, 228

  Garr conversation, 118

  immunity, 21

  life background, 104–105

  Lunney/Brosko interview, 105–106

  Morall interviews, Garr/Benedict withholding, 121–122

  murderer, Solomon belief, 18–19

  Murphy perspective, 106

  perjury, possibility, 25–26

  police arrests, 108, 110–111

  polygraph exams, 109, 118–119

  failure, 110

  sexual abuse, 119

  sodium amytal interview, refusal, 110

  sodium pentothal test, offer, 111

  Solomon suspect, 115

  statement, 87–88

  testimony, 9, 13

  Littleton, Wayne, 110

  Lock, John (David Moxley recruitment), 94–95

  Loftus, Elizabeth, 208, 210, 233

  Lowell Whiteman School, 135

  Lungren, Dan, 163–164

  Lunney, James, 7, 12, 59, 69, 166

  Byrne interview, 266

  Lunney, James, (continued)

  questions, 75

  searches, 87

  Wittine statement, 79

  M

  Maher, Ted, 157

  Manchester, James, 107

  Mangelsdorf, Mark, 210

  Margolis, Manny, 93, 97, 142, 216

  judgment, alteration, 149

  Markham, Dean, 44

  Marr, James “Bunny,” 85

  Max (Belgian shepherd), location, 80

  McCarthy, Dick, 96, 99, 143–144

  McCormack, William, 24, 152, 172

  McFillan, Angela, 200

  McGlynn, Joe, 55–56, 67

  McGuire, Sheila

  body discovery, 12, 13, 30, 56–57, 62–63

  murder-night drama, report, 59

  McKenzie, Jim, 87

  Mead, The, 12, 249–251

  kids, congregation, 252–255

  Meerbergen, John, 108–109

  Meese, Ed, 111

  Memory

  false memory, 206

  manipulation, expert examination (Sherman failure), 231–232

  weakness, contamination capability, 210–211

  Merton, Thomas, 40, 42

  Metropolitan Blind Brook Club, 41

  Mills, Crawford, “Tres,” 239

  Bryant secret, revelation, 240–241

  hero, 270

  information, Sherman noninterest, 241–242

  Kavanewsky letter, 244

  Little Martha, 241–232, 264

  New York Times contact, 244

  death, 270

  Mischief Night (Hell Night), 3, 7, 56, 63, 67, 239

  activities, police dragnet (ineffectiveness), 270

  Hasbrouck/Tinsley, arrival, 248–249

  mission, 268–269

  Wittine questioning, 79–80

  Ziliuca absence, 75–76

  Misinformation effect, 208

  Morall, Kathy, 118, 121–122

  Morano, Chris, 170, 199

  Morganti, Charles, 106–107, 121

  sketch copy, obtaining (Sherman failure), 227

  Moukad house, 4, 270

  Moxley, David, 3, 17, 87

  Moxley, Dorthy, 3, 63, 218

  Dunne, interaction, 160–161

  polygraph test, 71–72

  public plea, 16–17

  sympathy, 271

  testimony, 7–8, 11, 66

  Moxley, J. David, 64

  Moxley, John, 3, 104, 231

  evening (October 30), description, 66–67

  Littleton meeting, 120

  polygraph test, 68

  testimony, 9

  Worst Case Scenario, 62

  Moxley, John (Skakel pre-dawn meeting), 63–66

  Moxley, Martha, 3, 73

  Adolph infatuation, 247–248

  bludgeoning/ambush, 4, 6, 67

  body

  crime scene management/evidence collection problems, 60

  discovery, 3, 7–8, 12

  dragging, Benedict supposition, 30–31

  community search, 11–12

  death, estimation, 7

  diary, 126–128

  Benedict/Garr tampering, 80

  golf club, usage, 11–12

  Gross autopsy, 28

  Sacred Heart diary entry, 247–248

  Skakel children shock, 90

  Mudroom, activity, 10

  Murder Business, The (Fuhrman), 175

  Murder in Brentwood (Fuhrman), 164

  fiction, work, 169

  Murder in Greenwich (Fuhrman), 19, 28, 50, 156, 164, 170, 225

  Murdoch, Rupert, 125

  Murphy, Jim, 25, 58, 64, 66, 99

  Rucky meeting, 96–97

  Skakel innocence, belief, 148–149

  N

  Nifong, Mike, 25

  Nixon, Richard M. (Skakel support), 43

  O

  Ofshe, Richard, 231–233

  Olsen, Theodore “Ted,” 227

  Oppenheimer, Jerry, 179

  Ornato, Mike, 68

  Ossorio, Dennis, 23, 230–231

  testimony, 13

  Oswald, Lee Harvey, 270

  Other Mrs. Kennedy, The (Dunne), 179

  P

  Palmer, Richard, 264, 275

  Paradise v. Connecticut, 226–227

  Pederson, Norman, 109

  Pennington, Lou, 68

  Petersen, Sarah, 200


  Pickerstein, Harold, 95

  Police reports

  Benedict concealment, 25

  Garr concealment, 275

  Proctor, James, 57

  Prosecutorial Discretion, 19–20

  Prosecutors, job/role, 20

  R

  Ramsey, John/Patsy, 157

  Rancheros Visitadores, 44

  Reagan, Ronald, 44, 161

  Regan, Jr., John, 196, 199

  Renna, Rick, 207

  Representative democracy, Skakel perspective, 42

  Revcon motor home, 84

  socialization, 11

  usage, 26

  Reynolds, Ann, 45

  Reynolds, Mary Ellen, 146, 172

  Ricci, Joe (Élan School founder), 138–143, 188, 198

  Richichi, Joe, 220

  Ridge, Geranne, 181, 201

  Attanian conversation, 183–184

  credibility, absence, 204

  Garr questioning, 182–183

  Sherman cross-examination, problems, 185–186

  story, fabrication, 185

  Roberts, Monty, 158

  Rogers, Dorothy, 200

  Roosevelt, Christopher, 92–93

  Roosevelt, Franklin D., 42, 92

  Rosen, Alvin, 152–153

  Rottman, Alvin, 220

  Ruby, Jack, 270

  S

  Sacred Heart, Moxley diary entry, 247–248

  Saemann, Frieda, 69–70

  Safra, Edmond, 157

  Salerno, John, 69–70

  Garr/Holifield interviews, 70–71

  Salerno, Marie (Garr interview), 70

  Santos, Hubie, 25, 102, 223, 245

  appeal, filing, 273–274

  habeas corpus petition, filing, 276

  Scheck, Barry, 20

  Schlesinger, Arthur, 40

  Season in Purgatory, A (Dunne), 18, 161, 164, 179

  fiction, work, 169

  Seeger, Stephan, 21, 23, 216, 218

  Seeley, Hope, 199–200, 226, 245

  appeal, filing, 273–274

  habeas corpus petition, filing, 276

  Serenity Project, The, 47

  Shakespeare, Andrea (Renna), 4, 6, 24, 161, 174

  dropoff, 253–254

  false memory, 206

  Garr/Solomon interview, 207

  Gill questioning, 209

  memory, murkiness, 207

  misinformation effect, 208

  Sherman cross-examination, 209–210

  statement, 87–88

  testimony, jury review, 205

  Sheridan, Margot, 49–51

  Sheridan, Tom, 82–83, 93–94

  allegations, fabrication, 146–147

  confidentiality, breach, 151

  Garr meeting, 147

  manipulation, 141–146, 151

  treachery, impact, 96, 98, 135–136

  vandalism, 154

  Sherman, Mark, 174, 216

  reasonable doubt, explanation, 232

  Sherman, Mickey, 5, 13, 17

  Baden recommendations, 226–233

  blunder, 230–231

  bluster, 219

  client consultations, scheduling, 223

  Sherman, Mickey, (continued)

  Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Conference, 223–224

  criminal trial lawyers (Dream Team), 216–217

  disbanding, 218–219

  expenses, excess, 235–236

  false confessions, expert examination (usage failure), 231–232

 

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