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<p>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.<br> </p> <p><strong>MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:</strong></p> <p>Buy Tickets to <a href="https://www.ticketmaster.com/morbid-tickets/artist/2704690?landing=c&awtrc=true&c=SEM_TMTHEATER_ggl_23739478994_198956447167_morbid%20show&GCID=0&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23739478994&gbraid=0AAAAAD_KsMJxUfVb3LmUG5x4bxZr8yFjA&gclid=Cj0KCQjww8rQBhDjARIsAE43KPNbZUBDfLCJKnYP6KcDJ1v5_sEyOHDV-GugkjdS0pVHh4PJpmd_UwIaAojpEALw_wcB" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">MORBID LIVE</a> at Radio City Music Hall on June 27th!</p> <p>Preorder <a href="https://zandoprojects.com/books/the-butcher-legacy-hardcover" rel="noopener noreferrer">THE BUTCHER LEGACY!</a></p> <p>Preorder our collab with Hunt a Killer, <a href="https://www.huntakiller.com/products/salem-slicer?srsltid=AfmBOopZr0AhaWJUVwDhMe7kNp53jhZ-IDf0QaX5J3VM_6P698vty0Ug" rel="noopener noreferrer">THE SALEM SLICER</a></p> <p><strong>References</strong></p> <p>Associated Press. 1975. "Parents guarding children in Greenwich murder area." <i>Connecticut Post</i>, November 10: 2.</p> <p>—. 1998. "1975 murder case before grand jury." <i>Hartford Courant</i>, July 12: 22.</p> <p>—. 1998. "Fuhrman book on 1975 slaying points to Kennedy relative." <i>Hartford Courant</i>, May 10: 28.</p> <p>Brown, Marian Gail. 2002. "Verdict shocks court observers 27 years after Moxley slaying." <i>Connecticut Post</i>, June 8: 1.</p> <p>CNN. 2007. <i>Moxley case: Excerpts from the Sutton Report.</i> December 17. Accessed November 26, 2025. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/17/court.archive.skakel11/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/17/court.archive.skakel11/index.html</a>.</p> <p>—. 2002. <i>Moxley Case: Who was Martha Moxley?</i> Accessed November 21, 2025. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/17/court.archive.skakel9/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/17/court.archive.skakel9/index.html</a>.</p> <p>Connecticut Post. 1975. "Girl, 15, found murdered at her Greenwich home." <i>Connecticut Post</i>, November 1: 1.</p> <p>Ellement, John, and Lisa Prevost. 2000. "Skakel is arrested in '75 Conn. murder." <i>Boston Globe</i>, January 20.</p> <p>Gaines, Judith. 1998. "Grand juror to probe '75 Conn. murder." <i>Boston Globe</i>, June 18.</p> <p>—. 1991. "Police taking a fresh look at 1975 murder of Conn. teen-ager." <i>Boston Globe</i>, October 7.</p> <p>Hartford Courant. 2002. "Skakel jurors." <i>Hartford Courant</i>, July 28: H2.</p> <p>Lang, Joel. 1997. "Martha's murder." <i>Hartford Courant</i>, May 18: 10.</p> <p>Levitt, Leonard. 2004. <i>Conviction: Solving the Moxley Murder .</i> New York, NY: Regan Books.</p> <p>Mahony, Edmund. 2020. "No retrial for Skakel." <i>Hartford Courant</i>, October 31: 1.</p> <p>Merchant, Robert. 2016. "Skakel murder conviction reinstated." <i>Connecticut Post</i>, December 31: 1.</p> <p>Ondek, Richard. 1976. "Prosecutor says family impedes murder probe." <i>Connecticut Post</i>, March 26: 1.</p> <p>Owens, David. 2013. "Freed on bail." <i>Hartford Courant</i>, November 22: 1.</p> <p>2003. <i>Mugshots: Michael Skakel.</i> Performed by Single Spark Productions.</p> <p><i>State of Connecticut v. Michael Skakel.</i> 2004. S.C. 16844 (Supreme Court of the State of Connecticut, June 23).</p> <p>Tofig, Dana. 1999. "Suspect's lawyer seeks to suprress comments." <i>Hartford Courant</i>, May 27: B7.</p> <p>Tuohy, Lynne. 2002. "A life, a death revisited." <i>Hartford Courant</i>, May 8: 1.</p> <p>—. 2000. "Kennedy nephew facing arrest in killing." <i>Hartford Courant</i>, January 19: 1.</p> <p>—. 2002. "No apology, no remorse." <i>Hartford Courant</i>, August 30: 1.</p> <p>—. 2002. "One final chance to make their cases." <i>Hartford Courant</i>, June 4: 1.</p> <p>—. 2002. "Prosecution puts on its rebuttal." <i>Hartford Courant</i>, May 30: 1.</p> <p> </p> <p><p>Cowritten by Alaina Urquhart, Ash Kelley & Dave White (Since 10/2022)</p><p>Produced & Edited by Mikie Sirois (Since 2023)</p><p>Research by Dave White (Since 10/2022), Alaina Urquhart & Ash Kelley</p><p>Listener Correspondence & Collaboration by Debra Lally</p><p>Listener Tale Video Edited by Aidan McElman (Since 6/2025)</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>