384. Under the Pine: The Murder of Martha Moxley

On October 30, 1975, 15-year-old Martha Moxley went out for a night of fun with her friends. They were playing harmless Halloween pranks in their wealthy, gated neighborhood of Belle Haven in Greenwich, Connecticut. Martha was popular, friendly, and happy. But the very next afternoon, her body was found under a pine tree in her own backyard. Someone had beaten and stabbed her with a golf club that belonged to her rich next-door neighbors, the Skakel family. On a street where everyone knew everyone, a brutal murder shattered the illusion of safety. Was it a tragic act of teenage rage, or did wealth and power buy decades of silence? Join Jen and Cam as we discuss " Under the Pine: The Murder of Martha Moxley." Thank you to our team: Listener Discretion by Edward October Music by Nico Fyffe-Vettese Editing by Jesse Fyffe-Vettese Written by Lauretta Allen Sources: Michael Skakel Fast Facts | CNN Murder of Martha Moxley - Wikipedia Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel talks publicly for the first time about the Martha Moxley killing Article From Nov 01, 1975, page 1 - Stamford Advocate at Newspapers.com™ Article From Nov 02, 1975, page 1 - Connecticut Post at Newspapers.com™ Article From Nov 03, 1975, page 8 - The News-Times at Newspapers.com™ Article From Nov 10, 1975, page 17 - Bridgeport Telegram at Newspapers.com™ Article From Dec 29, 1975, page 5 - Bridgeport Telegram at Newspapers.com™ Dec 10, 1982, page 25 - Stamford Advocate at Newspapers.com™ - Newspapers.com™ Article From Jun 02, 1991, page 8 - Stamford Advocate at Newspapers.com™ Jun 02, 1991, page 8 - Stamford Advocate at Newspapers.com™ Sep 01, 1991, page 4 - The News-Times at Newspapers.com™ Article From Aug 24, 1992, page 3 - Connecticut Post at Newspapers.com™ Article From Dec 30, 1995, page 5 - Stamford Advocate at Newspapers.com™ May 18, 1997, page 163 - Hartford Courant at Newspapers.com™ (multi page expose) Dec 11, 1998, page 1 - Stamford Advocate at Newspapers.com™ - Newspapers.com™ Aug 16, 1998, page 3 - Stamford Advocate at Newspapers.com™ - Newspapers.com™ Greentown: Murder and Mystery in Greenwich by Timothy Dumas Martha Moxley (1960-1975) - Find a Grave Memorial Skakel’s tossed conviction just another example of Kennedy privilege | New York Post https://www.courant.com/2002/06/06/uncommon-bonds-of-two-brothers-2/ SKAKEL v. STATE (1999) | FindLaw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCcauSQU2TM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OzMmDSFSIM Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices