A nephew of Sen. Robert Kennedy who was convicted of the scandalous murder of a 15-year-old girl in 1975 and later was the subject of a made-for-tv movie and three books has won a new trial.
Connecticut’s highest court has ordered a new trial for Michael Skakel, who was convicted of the murder of Greenwich, Conn. neighbor Martha Moxley in a case that dominated international headlines in that era. The 4-3 decision by the Connecticut Supreme Court vacated Skakel’s earlier conviction.
Skakel was 15 at the time of the murder and the nephew of Ethel Kennedy, who was married to Sen. Robert F. Kennedy.
In a somewhat tangled case, Michael Skakel was accused of the bludgeoning death of his neighbor, Moxley. He claimed he was miles from the scene of the murder. In 1993, author Dominick Dunne published A Season in Purgatory, a fictional story that was liberally borrowed from the Moxley case.
Connecticut’s highest court has ordered a new trial for Michael Skakel, who was convicted of the murder of Greenwich, Conn. neighbor Martha Moxley in a case that dominated international headlines in that era. The 4-3 decision by the Connecticut Supreme Court vacated Skakel’s earlier conviction.
Skakel was 15 at the time of the murder and the nephew of Ethel Kennedy, who was married to Sen. Robert F. Kennedy.
In a somewhat tangled case, Michael Skakel was accused of the bludgeoning death of his neighbor, Moxley. He claimed he was miles from the scene of the murder. In 1993, author Dominick Dunne published A Season in Purgatory, a fictional story that was liberally borrowed from the Moxley case.
- 5/5/2018
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Fourteen years after Michael Skakel was convicted of murdering 15-year-old friend Martha Moxley, his cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has written an explosive new book, Framed, that claims they got the wrong man. In the new book, Kennedy writes that Skakel, whose conviction was set aside in 2013 and now faces the possibility of a new trial, was "framed" for a murder he never could have committed. Kennedy, 62, also names the two men - Adolph Hasbrouck and Burr Tinsley - he believes are guilty of the murder. (Neither man was ever charged with the murder and neither could be reached for comment for this story.
- 7/8/2016
- by Liz McNeil, @lizmcneil
- PEOPLE.com
Exclusive: USA Network has elevated Michael Sluchan to Svp Original Scripted Programming. Sluchan, a 13-year USA veteran, oversees current series and develops and shepherds production on new shows alongside Svp Alex Sepiol. Both report to Bill McGoldrick, Evp Original Scripted Programming. “Michael is a truly talented executive with vast relationships in the creative community and an incredible ability to nurture the types of writers and producers we love to work with,” McGoldrick said. Sluchan oversees production of USA dramas Necessary Roughness and Royal Pains and also oversaw recent limited series Political Animals. Related: USA’s ‘Necessary Roughness’ Renewed For Third Season Sluchan joined USA as creative executive, longform programming in October 1999. He developed and oversaw production of such movies and miniseries as Dominick Dunne Presents: Murder In Greenwich, Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story, Call Me: The Rise And Fall Of Heidi Fleiss, and Spartacus. In 2005, he moved over to the original series area as director,...
- 1/7/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
If the weather doesn’t hold up for you, Memorial Day weekend won’t be spent grilling on the beach. But here’s the good news: There are plenty of TV marathons and specials to be found — plus, you’re being patriotic, in a way, by being an all-American couch potato. In addition to our What to Watch column (posting Sunday, and going weekly for the summer), here are some programs to keep on your radar.
Friday, May 25
3 pm – 11 pm Law & Order: Svu (USA Network) | If there’s one thing you can always count on, it’s for Svu to be marathoning somewhere.
Friday, May 25
3 pm – 11 pm Law & Order: Svu (USA Network) | If there’s one thing you can always count on, it’s for Svu to be marathoning somewhere.
- 5/25/2012
- by Alyse Whitney
- TVLine.com
This Memorial Day weekend, you could head to the beach, have a barbecue, and spend quality time with your loved ones… or you could stay glued to your couch and watch 72 consecutive hours of television. Given some of the marathons planned, we won’t judge anyone who chooses Option B.
Here’s the best of what will air as we celebrate everyone’s favorite military-themed federal holiday. (Better luck next year, Veterans Day!) Whether you’re looking for classic flicks, absurdist comedy, garbage reality shows, or slightly less trashy reality shows, that miraculous box will have you covered. USA! USA!
Here’s the best of what will air as we celebrate everyone’s favorite military-themed federal holiday. (Better luck next year, Veterans Day!) Whether you’re looking for classic flicks, absurdist comedy, garbage reality shows, or slightly less trashy reality shows, that miraculous box will have you covered. USA! USA!
- 5/25/2012
- by Hillary Busis
- EW.com - PopWatch
Dean Cain has been tapped to portray accused murderer Scott Peterson in USA Network's telefilm The Perfect Husband. Also cast in the movie from Sony Pictures TV are Dee Wallace-Stone, Tim Quill and David Denman. Emmy-winning director Roger Young (Murder in Mississippi) is on board to direct from a script by Dave Erickson (USA's Murder in Greenwich). Peterson, charged with slaying his pregnant wife and their unborn son, is back in the news this week as a hearing opened Wednesday to determine whether he must stand trial for the murder. The Perfect Husband will tell Peterson's story, beginning with the mysterious disappearance of the eight-months-pregnant Laci Peterson on Christmas Eve last year. It will chronicle the extensive search for the missing Modesto, Calif., woman and the grim discovery of the remains of Laci and her baby along the San Francisco Bay and will end with the arrest of a disguised Scott Peterson in April as he traveled to Mexico.
- 10/30/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Dean Cain has been tapped to portray accused murderer Scott Peterson in USA Network's telefilm The Perfect Husband. Also cast in the movie from Sony Pictures TV are Dee Wallace-Stone, Tim Quill and David Denman. Emmy-winning director Roger Young (Murder in Mississippi) is on board to direct from a script by Dave Erickson (USA's Murder in Greenwich). Peterson, charged with slaying his pregnant wife and their unborn son, is back in the news this week as a hearing opened Wednesday to determine whether he must stand trial for the murder. The Perfect Husband will tell Peterson's story, beginning with the mysterious disappearance of the eight-months-pregnant Laci Peterson on Christmas Eve last year. It will chronicle the extensive search for the missing Modesto, Calif., woman and the grim discovery of the remains of Laci and her baby along the San Francisco Bay and will end with the arrest of a disguised Scott Peterson in April as he traveled to Mexico.
- 10/30/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- USA Network is developing a movie about last year's sniper attacks to air in the spring. Tentatively titled The Beltway, the movie has begun production in Vancouver under the direction of Tom McLoughlin (Murder in Greenwich). Orly Adelson of Orly Adelson Prods. (The Truth About Jane) is executive producing. Scripted by David Erickson (Greenwich), Beltway will cost USA $4 million-$5 million. The film will follow Montgomery County Police Chief Charles Moose's investigation of the snipers who killed 10 people, as well as the role the media played in the story. Newsweek reporter Michael Isikoff has been named as a creative consultant for Beltway. "This movie will explore what it was about those horrific, almost clinical acts of violence that made people everywhere fear for their lives," said Jeff Wachtel, executive vp series and longform programming at USA. No casting decisions have been made.
- 2/26/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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