"Michael Skakel, Kennedy Cousin, Files Lawsuit Against Town and Ex-Cop Over Wrongful Murder Conviction"
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Michael Skakel, a relative of the Kennedy family, is suing the town of Greenwich and a former police investigator for alleged malicious prosecution and civil rights violations after his murder conviction for the 1975 death of Martha Moxley was overturned in 2018. Skakel, who served over 11 years in prison, claims the investigator withheld evidence and targeted him to convict a "Kennedy Cousin." The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages over $15,000, and the defendants have yet to respond.
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