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Crimes and Consequences

EP229: The Death of Martha Moxley

Crimes and Consequences

Crimes and Consequences

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.6859 Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2024

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

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-greenwich
2) https://www.greenwichtime.com/realestate/article/Exploring-Belle-Haven-s-history-and-architecture-15012249.php
3) http://marthamoxley.www8.50megs.com/susken.htm
4) 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,Kennedy
5) https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/02/style/skeletons-in-the-classroom.html
6) https://www.cnn.com/2002/LAW/05/09/skakel.trial/index.html
7) https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/17/nyregion/a-witness-from-skakel-s-past-says-he-confessed-to-the-moxley-killing.html
8) https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/07/nyregion/skakel-convicted-in-1975-beating-death-of-greenwich-neighbor.html
9) https://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/11/24/skakel/index.html
10) https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/michael-skakel-gets-a-new-trial
11) "Murder in Greenwich" by Mark Furman
12) Redhanded Podcast EP 297 "Martha Moxley: Death and Dynasty"

Transcript

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0:00.0

This episode may contain content of a graphic nature,

0:03.0

including descriptions of physical and sexual violence

0:06.0

against adults, children, and animals.

0:09.0

Listener discretion is advised.

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Hi, everyone, I'm Tlaia. advised.

0:12.7

Hi everyone, I'm Tlaia.

0:14.1

And I'm Tanya.

0:15.3

And together we are Crimes and Consequences,

0:18.3

a true crime podcast. cast. Welcome back everyone to another episode of crimes and consequences. I'm Tanya and

0:41.1

this is my lovely co-host to Leah.

0:44.4

Hello. We are a couple lawyers who also enjoy talking about true crime.

0:49.2

And swearing.

0:50.2

Yes.

0:51.2

And eating. Yes, those are. We have lots of hobbies.

0:55.0

This is a story that I think a lot of people may know.

1:00.0

It was pretty popular in the news, I'd say probably in the 90s, but anyway before I get into it

1:07.9

I don't even know what it is. I know you're gonna know it though. I know you will

1:11.9

Before we get into it, I just like to remind everyone to hit the

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subscribe or follow button on whatever app you're listening to if you're on

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YouTube and we'd like to thank True Crime Daily for hosting us.

1:22.6

Thank you.

1:24.0

So on October 31st, I am.

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