Skakel Denied Request to Attend Dad’s Funeral
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Convicted killer Michael Skakel will not be permitted to attend his father’s funeral, state prison officials said.
Rushton Skakel Sr., the brother of Ethel Kennedy, died last week. A funeral Mass is set for Friday in Greenwich.
Michael Skakel was convicted in June of the 1975 murder of Martha Moxley, 15, a neighbor. He is serving 20 years to life in prison.
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