Killer Trials TV - Murder & Justice: The Case of Martha Moxley TV -
The unsolved murder of Martha Moxley heats up when rumours of a cover up surface and the accused, who hails from American royalty, changes his story. Killer Trials s1e18: The Kennedy Connection, CI 2012
Police questions Thomas and Michael Skakel who admit they were with Martha the night she died. ibid.
2000: Michael Skakel is indicted for the murder of Martha Moxley. ibid.
Michael Skakel is sentenced to 20 years to Life. ibid.
A 15-year old-girl Martha Moxley October 30th 1975: a brutal murder; police have few clues to follow and decades slip by with no arrest … then 25 years later a new suspect is pulled into the limelight: the heir to a family fortune and a Kennedy cousin … But as firmly as the Moxleys believe Martha’s killer [Michael Skakel] is behind bars, the Skakels and Kennedys stand by Michael’s innocence … Skakel’s conviction is overturned. Murder and Justice: The Case of Martha Moxley I: Mourning in Greenwich, Laura Coates reporting, Sky Crime 2020
Murder weapon: Ladies’ six iron from a monogrammed set of clubs inside the Skakels’ [neighbours] home. ibid.
The killing was prolonged, and whoever did it, also needed time to hide the body. ibid.
‘More consistent with a frenzy-type of killing.’ ibid. Dr Lee
‘This man [Skakels’ family tutor Ken Littleton] had a lot of trouble with women … He exhibits a lot of similar traits and similar behaviours as other psychopaths.’ ibid. Pat Brown, criminal profiler
Murder charges and a surprising Guilty verdict … Skakel again [audio recording] places himself at the scene of the crime with shocking details while claiming he had nothing to do with Martha’s murder. Murder and Justice: The Case of Martha Moxley II: A Rollercoaster Trial, news report
Whoever killed Martha was level-headed enough to break the club deliberately and hide the evidence. ibid.
‘A judge ruled Wednesday that Skakel was not adequately represented by the lawyer at his 2002 trial.’ ibid. news report
A popular 15-year-old girl beaten to death inside the gates of an exclusive community. But with no evidence pointing to a suspect the case goes cold, and the family’s ordeal drags on. Until finally, after 23 years, investigators catch a break: and in the year 2000 prosecutors indict Martha’s neighbour Michael Skakel … He always descried his innocence … The verdict is clear: Skakel sentenced to 20 years to life. Murder and Justice: The Case of Martha Moxley III: Overlooked Theories
‘I heard voices that night. So I’ve always thought there was more than one person.’ ibid. neighbour
After 11 years in jail, Michael Skakel’s guilty verdict is overturned in 2013 when a judge ruled that his trial lawyer provided an insufficient defence. ibid.
The third-named suspect Greenwich police looked at back in 1975: Michael’s brother, Tommy. ibid.