Michael C. Skakel (born September 19, 1960) was convicted in 2002 of the 1975 murder of Martha Moxley, his 15-year-old neighbor in Greenwich, Connecticut. He was sentenced to 20 years to life and remains incarcerated. The case attracted worldwide publicity owing to a "Kennedy connection" as Skakel is the nephew of Ethel Kennedy (née Skakel), the widow of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.