It’s been nearly 35 years since 15-year-old Martha Moxley was found under a pine tree in a wealthy Greenwich neighborhood, her head pounded by a golf club. But last week, at least at first glance, it appeared this long-running legal drama might finally be winding down.
The state Supreme Court turned down a request for a new trial for Michael Skakel, a former neighbor of Moxley’s who in 2002 had been convicted of killing her. The majority of justices decided that testimony of a witness who claims two other men might have been responsible for the killing was not credible.
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