Andrew Goldman
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Michael Skakel murdered her.
She knew just like I knew.
And a lot of people who had important roles in the outcome of this case knew too.
Now I want to ask you a follow-up.
Says who?
My name is Andrew Goldman.
I've been a journalist for 30 years.
I got involved in this case in 2015 when current Secretary of Health and Human Services Bobby Kennedy Jr.
reached out asking if I was interested in ghostwriting his book about it.
He wanted me to help exonerate his cousin.
It was a great offer, except unlike Bobby, I didn't believe Michael Skakel was innocent.
At that particular moment, I really needed the work.
It was a moral quandary.
The Kennedy family has a long history of using the media to carry its water, sometimes to defend the indefensible.
Was I willing to be part of that machine?
I consulted my wife and my shrink.
I came up with moral justifications.
But today, when I think back to why I took it, my true motivation is obvious.
I think if I'm good at my job, it's because I'm curious.
A less charitable way to put it would be nosy.