The Murder of Martha Moxley (Part 2)

On October 30, 1975, fifteen-year-old Martha Moxley failed to return home after a night out with friends in Belle Haven, an exclusive wealthy enclave in Greenwich, CT. The following morning, Moxley’s badly beaten body was discovered underneath a tree, just a few hundred feet from her house, triggering one of the most notorious murder mysteries in the state’s history.

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References

Associated Press. 1975. "Parents guarding children in Greenwich murder area." Connecticut Post, November 10: 2.

—. 1998. "1975 murder case before grand jury." Hartford Courant, July 12: 22.

—. 1998. "Fuhrman book on 1975 slaying points to Kennedy relative." Hartford Courant, May 10: 28.

Brown, Marian Gail. 2002. "Verdict shocks court observers 27 years after Moxley slaying." Connecticut Post, June 8: 1.

CNN. 2007. Moxley case: Excerpts from the Sutton Report. December 17. Accessed November 26, 2025. https://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/17/court.archive.skakel11/index.html.

—. 2002. Moxley Case: Who was Martha Moxley? Accessed November 21, 2025. https://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/17/court.archive.skakel9/index.html.

Connecticut Post. 1975. "Girl, 15, found murdered at her Greenwich home." Connecticut Post, November 1: 1.

Ellement, John, and Lisa Prevost. 2000. "Skakel is arrested in '75 Conn. murder." Boston Globe, January 20.

Gaines, Judith. 1998. "Grand juror to probe '75 Conn. murder." Boston Globe, June 18.

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Mahony, Edmund. 2020. "No retrial for Skakel." Hartford Courant, October 31: 1.

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Ondek, Richard. 1976. "Prosecutor says family impedes murder probe." Connecticut Post, March 26: 1.

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2003. Mugshots: Michael Skakel. Performed by Single Spark Productions.

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Tofig, Dana. 1999. "Suspect's lawyer seeks to suprress comments." Hartford Courant, May 27: B7.

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—. 2000. "Kennedy nephew facing arrest in killing." Hartford Courant, January 19: 1.

—. 2002. "No apology, no remorse." Hartford Courant, August 30: 1.

—. 2002. "One final chance to make their cases." Hartford Courant, June 4: 1.

—. 2002. "Prosecution puts on its rebuttal." Hartford Courant, May 30: 1.

Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)

Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)

Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley

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