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Like many teenage girls living in suburbia, Martha Moxley kept a diary. She documented the mundane, the meaningful, and unbeknownst to her, the weeks leading up to her murder in the fall of 1975 in Greenwich, Connecticut. She wrote about Michael Skakel—who was the nephew of Ethel Kennedy, and 27 years later would be convicted of her murder (and have his conviction undone on appeal 11 years after that)—describing a boy who insisted he understood her intentions better than she did herself. But for years, her diary would be read clinically, as evidence, picked apart in court filings, and countless documentaries and podcasts. Today, over 50 years later, Kate Casey interprets her diary from a contemporary point of view.

Elsewhere, staff writer Clara Molot checks in with CNN reporter Clarissa Ward, who is on the ground in the Democratic Republic of the Congo following the latest harrowing Ebola outbreak devastating the country. And while you’re here, dip into the VF archive to revisit Clint Eastwood biographer Shawn Levy’s deep dive into the making of the Hollywood icon’s masterpiece, Unforgiven.

DANIELA TIJERINA,
ASSOCIATE EDITOR

What Reading Martha Moxley’s Haunting Diary Reveals Now

BY KATE CASEY

More than 50 years after her murder, the diary entries Martha Moxley wrote about Michael Skakel in her final weeks are finally being read in the language she was reaching for.

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NEWS

Ebola Ground Zero: What It’s Like Inside the “Red Zone”

BY CLARA MOLOT

In an interview with Vanity Fair, veteran CNN journalist Clarissa Ward describes what the worst Ebola outbreak in years looks like at quarantine facilities—and funerals—in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

SPORTS

Knicks Fans Descend on San Antonio

BY DAN ADLER

With ticket prices at Madison Square Garden skyrocketing, many Knicks fans are traveling to Texas to support their team. “All of us Knicks fans are gonna show up in full force,” rapper Fat Joe tells VF.

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The Birth of Clint Eastwood’s Unforgiven

BY SHAWN LEVY

According to Eastwood’s son, the Oscar winner has retired from Hollywood. Today, we revisit the making of the director’s masterpiece: “Unforgiven was Clint Eastwood saying, ‘This is what I’m going to do…get out of my way.’”