Juror Profiles

The Jurors

A woman who works as a business marketing consultant for a startup company. The juror told the court she would find a five-week trial a financial hardship but wanted to serve. "I'm curious about the [legal] process, whether it's this case or any other case," she said. The woman resides in Norwalk, Conn.

A high school Spanish teacher who serves on the parish council of her church. The juror teaches high school juniors, many about the age Skakel was when Martha Moxley was killed. "I've been a teacher for 19 years, and to think of one of my 15-year-old students doing this is a horrible thought," the woman said. "Yes, it could happen. I wouldn't want to think of it happening." The woman resides in Darien, Conn.

A police officer from Darien, Conn., who is acquainted with one of the Greenwich detectives who investigated Martha Moxley's slaying. The juror was also a victim of an on-duty assault in which Michael Skakel's lawyer, Mickey Sherman, successfully defended the suspect. The man vowed to keep an open mind until the evidence is heard but acknowledged it would be logical for the defense to assume he would come down on the prosecution's side.

Asked if she wanted to be on the jury, this administrative assistant did not hesitate before replying. "It's going to be extremely stressful," she said. "It's going to take a great deal of thought, integrity, emotion and citizenship to bring forth a verdict." The woman resides in Darien, Conn.

A corporate lawyer who has never practiced criminal law. The juror, who has two young children, said he had very little knowledge of the case but thought it would be interesting to serve on the panel. The man resides in Darien, Conn.

An executive search consultant for New York City real estate firms. The juror, who has two teen-aged sons, said she would not be swayed by the fact that a close friend's mother is a friend of Dorthy Moxley, Martha's mother. The woman resides in Stamford, Conn.

A regional director of operations for a chain of restaurants. The juror, who said he believed O.J. Simpson was guilty of murder but police fouled up the case, said he would make a good juror. "If you don't choose me, I would hope you would choose someone like me," he said. The man resides in Stamford, Conn.

A man who works for his family-owned excavation company. The juror, who gave mostly yes and no responses during his 17 minutes on the stand, said he had no fixed opinions about Skakel's guilt or innocence. The man resides in Stamford, Conn.

A man who works as an asset manager for a firm based in White Plains, N.Y. The juror, who lived all over the world during an earlier career in hotel management, admitted that serving as a juror would be both interesting and inconvenient. The man resides in New Canaan, Conn.

A woman who works part-time as an education consultant and is a part-time college student. The juror, whose husband is an attorney at a prominent Manhattan law firm, uses a veterinarian on the defense's witness list but would not give his testimony greater or less weight than other witnesses. The juror said she knows the defendant's stepsister but would be able to remain fair and impartial. The woman resides in Norwalk, Conn.

A married father of two young children who works for a national company that trains drivers for corporations. The juror, who grew up in the San Francisco Bay area, moved to Connecticut in 1999 and knows very little about the allegations or evidence. The man resides in Wilton, Conn.

A registered nurse from Greenwich, Conn. "I have no opinions as far as guilt or innocence," said the woman, whose daughter is a prosecutor in Westchester County, N.Y.

    Teenager Martha Moxley was beaten to death with a golf club in 1975, but it took almost 27 years before her neighbor, Michael Skakel, would be convicted of her murder. Skakel is the nephew of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy.    
   
  • Glamour and gore: A Connecticut murder mystery

  • Crime Library's report on the trial

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  • Map: The crime scene

  • The Kennedy connection: A family tree

  • Key evidence
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  • Diary Excerpts
    Martha Moxley wrote about her problems with Michael Skakel in her diary, excerpts of which were entered into evidence.
  • Book Proposal
    Michael Skakel's outline for an autobiography
  • Sutton Report
    Private eyes hired by the Skakels turned up damning evidence
  • Probable Cause Ruling
    A juvenile judge found enough evidence to indict Skakel
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  • The jury

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  • Interactive timeline
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  • Michael Skakel pleads not guilty to murder

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  • Martha Moxley
  • Michael Skakel
  • The witnesses
  • Prosecutor Jonathan Benedict
  • Defense lawyer Michael Sherman
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  • Jane Crawford
    First reporter at the 1975 crime scene chats
  • Mickey Sherman
    Skakel's lawyer discusses the case
  • Marge Stevens
    Conn. radio reporter analyzes jury selection
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