Andrew Goldman

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.