A Kennedy cousin will not face a second trial in the 1975 Greenwich, Conn., murder of Martha Moxley, a teenager who was killed 45 years ago to the day, prosecutors said during a Friday hearing. 

Chief State’s Attorney Richard Colangelo Jr. made the announcement at Stamford Superior Court, where Michael Skakel and his lawyer appeared for a hearing in the case.

Skakel, a nephew of Robert F. Kennedy’s widow, Ethel Kennedy, was convicted of murder in 2002 and sentenced to 20 years to life in prison. Several appeals followed.

After serving 11 years behind bars, he was freed in 2013 on…



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