Came out in open court.

Skakel trial

“Skakel also said on the tape that he went back out after returning from his cousin’s home, climbed a tree on the Moxley property and masturbated before returning home.”

What a defense. “Couldn’t of killed her. I was up a tree masturbating.”

I wonder if he'll now claim he was temporarily blind, as the result of the masturbation, and unable to kill anyone. Or, that if he did kill her he was insane from being up a tree masturbating and can't remember.

I think I’d almost rather not have a defense. I think I’d almost rather say I was doing something, anything, else. “I was down by the lake pulling the wings off ducklings, your honor. Do it every spring, sort of a hobby.”

"I was up a tree masturbating." Whatta guy!

Arf