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Rikki Klieman

Rikki Klieman is a criminal defense attorney with Klieman & Lyons in Boston. Formerly, she was a prosecutor and Court TV anchor.

articles/2013/10/28/the-kennedy-court-stunner-that-shouldn-t-have-been/131028-skakel-trial-klieman-tease_fbv789
Retrial

Kennedy Court Stunner

Former Court TV anchor Rikki Klieman on the shocking decision to retry a Kennedy cousin’s 1975 murder conviction.

Rikki Klieman

articles/2013/02/24/the-crime-that-crosses-class-and-color-lines/130223-klieman-abused-woman-tease-embed_wqfrac

Why Abused Women Stand by Their Men

Even when women won’t testify, we need to consider prosecutions when there is other sufficient evidence, writes attorney Rikki Klieman.

Rikki Klieman

articles/2012/01/30/the-real-victims-in-rape-cases-like-greg-kelly-s/greg-kelly-rape-klieman-teaser_nrmn0r

Rape’s Real Victims

We don’t know if Greg Kelly’s guilty, but we must champion the violated—and protect the falsely accused.

Rikki Klieman

articles/2011/11/18/whitey-bulger-s-victim-speaks-out-against-fbi/james-bulger-john-mcIntyre-klieman_lwoh4l

Bulger Victim's Family Perserveres

Lawyer Rikki Klieman speaks with Chris McIntyre, whose brother was murdered by Boston gangster Whitey Bulger—thanks to a tip-off from the FBI.

Rikki Klieman

articles/2011/10/21/whitey-bulger-s-secret-deal-with-fbi-infuriates-cops/whitey-bulger-hat-cheat_fn9yd7

Bulger's FBI Ties Enrage Cops

Whitey Bulger’s secret ties to the FBI infuriate state police who stalked him.

Rikki Klieman

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articles/2011/10/20/lindsay-lohan-should-go-to-jail-for-blowing-off-probation/lindsay-lohan-handcuffed-cheat_ejxro1
Nail Her

Send Lindsay to Jail!

Ex-prosecutor Rikki Klieman says the only thing more outrageous than Lohans behavior is the fact that L.A.’s courts can’t nail her.

Rikki Klieman

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