Connecticut Won't Retry Kennedy Cousin In Martha Moxley Murder Case
![A Connecticut prosecutor says the Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel, shown here, will not face a second trial in the 1975 murder of teenager Martha Moxley in Greenwich.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2020/10/30/ap_20304542675904_wide-e1e5f8f20e161c7f1712ce6e42cc26260cd54c5a.jpg?s=600)
Michael Skakel was previously accused of bludgeoning to death his 15-year-old neighbor. The prosecutor's office said many of the potential prosecution witnesses for the 1975 murder case have died.
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