Michael Skakel Convicted
Tony Bryant (Watch day #2 - skip 65%)
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Why can't Martha Moxley's real killers be brought to justice?
BECAUSE CONNECTICUT'S COURTS ARE A RUBBER STAMP.
"I had a club. I picked one up and swung it." - Tony Bryant (Tony is the ONLY person who ever confessed to swinging a Skakel golf club on the night Martha was killed with a Skakel golf club)
In 2002, Michael Skakel was wrongfully convicted of killing Martha Moxley, 26 years in the past with a golf club.
The State of Connecticut RAILROADED him in a desparate reaction to the public uproar over the book, "Murder In Greenwich", in which the author (the "perjury-infamous" Mark Fuhrman) named Kennedy Cousin Michael Skakel as the killer. Hundreds of thousands of people read the book and became enraged at Michael Skakel, the Greenwich Police, and the Kennedies.
What Mark Fuhrman refused to emphasize, was that A NEGROID HAIR was found on the sheet used to wrap Martha's body, but it obviously does not match Michael Skakel's DNA.
Michael Skakel is not African American, but new suspects Gitano "Tony" Bryant and Adolph Hasbrouck ARE. In 2003, in a videotaped interview with an investigator, TONY BRYANT ADMITTED TO PICKING UP AND SWINGING A GOLF CLUB NEAR THE CRIME SCENE ON THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER.
Tragically, the State's Attorneys Office isn't doing any DNA testing in light of this new information
(to see if the DNA in the Negroid hair matches Tony Bryant or Adolph Hasbrouck [the man Tony implicates]). There is absolutely no physical evidence tying Michael Skakel to the murder. The prosecution ran a DNA analysis AT THE TIME OF THE TRIAL, and never once found any of Michael Skakel's DNA. An FBI analysis showed that the Negroid hair did NOT come from the black police officer, nor did it come from any other known African Americans. Therefore, it must have come from Tony Bryant or Adolph Hasbrouck, whom the police did not know about until AFTER Michael Skakel's conviction.
Michael Skakel's wrongful conviction was a result of Mark Fuhrman's book, "Murder in Greenwich", and PAID WITNESSES*, some of whom had read the book. Most of the key witnesses had come forward in response to a reward, or to pressure from lead investigator Frank Garr who "cajoled, harrassed, or threatened" witneses (as stated by his close friend Len Levitt). At one point the reward was announced on Television, and it was increased to $100,000. The state's star witness was:
Gregory Coleman: Gregory Coleman was a hard core heroin addict who had a $50,000 tax lien on his house in New York State. When he saw the reward on television, he decided to call the telephone number that flashed on his TV screen. He had gone to the Elan School with Michael Skakel. He knew that Michael Skakel was interrogated about the murder while at the school. He called the number, and gave some information to the television station, hoping to get the reward. Shortly thereafter, Frank Garr (Connecticut Investigator) tracked Coleman down and a deal was worked out for Gregory Coleman to testify. Gregory Coleman, in addition to qualifying for the reward money, was given A NARCOTIC DRUG WITH THE HELP ON THE GREENWICH POLICE the night before he testified in the Grand Jury hearing (he was going through Heroin withdrawal, having recently been released from a New York State prison, and threatened to go home if he did not get a fix). The morning after in court, Gregory Coleman testified that he had heard Michael Skakel confess to the murder, a statement that is likely to be completely false.
The state called many other witnesses, but none claimed an outright confession quite like Gregory Coleman had claimed. John Higgins, who also testified for reward money, claimed that Michael Skakel made incriminating statements. His testimony, however, contains inconsistencies as described in Robert Kennedy's article, "A Miscarriage Of Justice". Reward money was likely John Higgin's motivation as well.
In addition, many of the other witnesses aggressively assembled by the State had read Mark Fuhrman's compelling book, had been influenced by the media sensationalism surrounding the case, or had been "cajoled, harrassed, or threatened" by Frank Garr (see "Conviction").
Mark Fuhrman's book was compelling because it focused on a sensational "Kennedy/Wealth Theme", and
it also was based heavily on the "Sutton Reports". The Sutton Reports are a damn convincing work of fiction
created by Sutton Associates, an investigative firm. What most people don't understand is that
THE SUTTON REPORTS WERE INTENTIONALLY PREJUDICED AGAINST MICHAEL AND TOM SKAKEL. Under intense
pressure from others, Rushton Skakel Sr (Michael's father), paid a large sum of money to Sutton Associates
to get prejudicial reports on his children, so that he would know, in advance, what kind of case the prosecution might try to bring against
his children. Sutton Associates did NOT write a PREJUDICIAL report against Ken Littleton, however. (Ken was the live-in tutor the started work the day Martha died). A look at the actual police files would show Ken Littleton to be a much stronger suspect than the Skakels, but Sutton Associates wrote a pathetic report on Ken. It was especially pathetic given the evidence Former State Inspector Jack Solomon had against Ken. For example, WITHIN NINE MONTHS OF THE MURDER:
- In July 1976, a woman in Nantucket, Donna Younger, woke up at 4 am and found Ken Littleton ontop of her. Ken told her to stay still and she'd enjoy it.
- In July 1976, Ken Littleton was at a dance lounge called the Chicken Box, he slapped a woman (the dog warden for nantucket)
- In Summer 1976, Ken Littleton was reported to be causing trouble with females at the Preston Airport Lounge.
Right afterwards, he went to the "Mad Hatter" bar and caused trouble (he threw a glass at a post and stole property)
- In July 1976, he put his arms around young girl, stuck whale's tooth in her ear, and told her to follow him
- On July 26, 1976, Ken Littleton was reported to have broken into a boat to steal some items
- Summer 1976: Jack Solomon got information that Ken Littleton had needle marks in his arm and often spoke about drugs (particulary cocaine). The person giving this information believed Ken was capable of ANYTHING
- July 1976: Jack Solomon learned that Littleton was doing cocaine with his girlfriend and he was forcing himself on her sexually
- September 1976: Ken Littleton burgularized a gift shop. Around the same time, he also stole a statue of naked man from a front lawn and buried it in his back yard
- The Nantucket Police got a search warrant to recover items that were stolen
- Detective Steve Carol of the Greenwich PD contacted the captain of the Nantucket PD who knew Littleton and said he was wierd, sadistic, and self centered.
- Ken Littleton failed every single polygraph about his involvement in the Moxley Murder
(source for the above - Hearing for new Trial 4/07)
Mark Fuhrman's sensational book became a bestseller in Greenwich, CT and surrounding areas. Despite being written by a convicted perjuror, the public went into an uproar. This public uproar was intensified by the media, and local politicians were pressured to close the case. Immediately following the publication of Fuhrman's book, the State of Connecticut convened a ONE MAN GRAND JURY to indict Skakel.
Since Michael's conviction, Gitano "Tony" Bryant, an African American, reluctantly came forward with new information on the Moxley murder. In the 90 minute videotape, he admitted that he was near the crime scene, swinging a golf club, getting high on drugs, and smashing pumpkins on the night of Martha's murder. No one else has ever made this claim, and Tony says he knows without a doubt that Michael Skakel is innocent. In the videotape, Tony mentions that he thinks his friend Adolph probably killed Martha. Unfortunately, Tony ceased his cooperation with Skakel's lawyers shortly after the videotaped interview. He asserted his 5th amendment right against testifying at Skakel's hearing for new trial.
The presence of Tony Bryant at the crime scene is consistent with the following excerpt of an interview between Julie Skakel and an investigator, which took place well before Mark Fuhrman had
even written his book (the book which pointed the finger at Michael Skakel):
Dr. Vrechek: What did this figure look like?
Julie: Crouched, big, dark, maybe a hood, carrying something in his left hand.
The State's Attorneys Office has refused to follow the new leads seriously. Prosecutor Jonathan Benedict stated that the State would "entertain" the defense's claims IF a new trial was granted. DNA could turn the tables and set Michael Skakel free, but Susan Gill, Jon Benedict, and the rest are refusing to allow that to happen. In my opinion, the cronies in the State's Attorneys Office would rather keep Michael Skakel in prison, than be proven wrong --- that's as evil as it gets..
Sadly, despite a convincing argument for a new trial and a stellar performance by his new lawyers, Judge Karazin cowardly rejected Michael Skakel's petition for a new trial in October 2007. Was Karazin influenced by his peers in Stamford Superior Court such as Judge Kavanewsky? By letters from Dorothy Moxley? By people he was friendly with? By pressure from the state? By pressure from the media and/or by books he read? Nobody will ever know.
* - Opinion
My own personal opinion is that the following people were involved in the murder:
Tony Bryant and Ken Littleton. [I'm not sure about Adolph or Burr.] Tony was reluctant to be interviewed by investigator Colucci. He broke
many appointments, and stood up Vito Colucci many times. It seems He was very nervous.
When he finally caved in to the pressure, he told a story fluffed up with unsubstantiated details, But the one thing that's absolutely
convincing from his story is that he was TERRIFIED after Martha's murder - fearing his own prosecution, but not upset about Martha's death. He couldn't care less that Martha died. He
is absolutely sure Michael is innocent, but does not extend the claim for Tom or Ken (or himself). He doesn't even mention Ken, who was there that night, and who
was the new football coach at a school where Tony had played football. It's apparent to me he didn't want to upset
his accomplice Kenneth Littleton. It's all so obvious to me who the
real killers are, but that's just my opinion.
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