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EP229: The Death of Martha Moxley
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60 minutes
Released:
May 13, 2024
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On October 31, 1975, around 12:15 in the afternoon, Sheila McGuire, a teenager living in the exclusive Belle Haven community in Greenwich, Connecticut, was walking from her house to her friend Martha Moxley’s to invite her to go downtown that day. To get to her friend’s house, she cut through a wooded section of their backyard. She spotted underneath the low-hanging branches of a pine tree what looked like a sleeping bag lying on top of a foam mattress. As she continued to walk closer, she was able to see that it was the partially clothed body of her friend, Martha Moxley. Listen to this week's episode to hear more.SOURCES:1) https://ctvisit.com/listings/town-greenwich2) https://www.greenwichtime.com/realestate/article/Exploring-Belle-Haven-s-history-and-architecture-15012249.php3) http://marthamoxley.www8.50megs.com/susken.htm4) https://www.nytimes.com/1998/09/25/nyregion/ex-head-of-suspect-s-school-won-t-testify-in-75-murder-case.html#:~:text=Joseph%20Ricci%2C%20executive%20director%20and,Kennedy5) https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/02/style/skeletons-in-the-classroom.html6) https://www.cnn.com/2002/LAW/05/09/skakel.trial/index.html7) https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/17/nyregion/a-witness-from-skakel-s-past-says-he-confessed-to-the-moxley-killing.html8) https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/07/nyregion/skakel-convicted-in-1975-beating-death-of-greenwich-neighbor.html9) https://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/11/24/skakel/index.html10) https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/michael-skakel-gets-a-new-trial11) "Murder in Greenwich" by Mark Furman12) Redhanded Podcast EP 297 "Martha Moxley: Death and Dynasty"
Released:
May 13, 2024
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