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Murder of Martha Moxley

Belle Haven, Greenwich · Connecticut · United States · 1975

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On Halloween eve 30 Oct 1975, 15-year-old Martha Elizabeth Moxley was beaten to death with a golf club in Belle Haven, Greenwich, Connecticut; her body was found the next day on Moxley property. After a decades-long investigation, neighbor Michael Skakel — a nephew of Ethel Skakel Kennedy — was convicted of murder in 2002 and sentenced to 20 years to life. Connecticut courts later vacated that conviction for ineffective assistance of counsel, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to revive it, and on 30 Oct 2020 prosecutors said they would not retry the case. As of 30 Oct 2020, Skakel had no standing conviction for the killing; Martha’s family has continued to say they believe he was responsible.

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Defendant

Michael Skakel

Charges

Murder

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  1. 31 Oct 1975 · Friday

    1. Death reported, investigation event

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  2. 19 Jan 2000 · Wednesday

    1. Arrest, court event

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  3. 7 Jun 2002 · Friday

    1. Verdict, court event

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  4. 29 Aug 2002 · Thursday

    1. Sentencing, court event

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  5. 23 Oct 2013 · Wednesday

    1. Appeal, court event

      Court documentConnecticut Superior Court

  6. 21 Nov 2013 · Thursday

    1. Release, court event

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  7. 30 Dec 2016 · Friday

    1. Appeal, court event

      Court documentConnecticut Superior Court

  8. 4 May 2018 · Friday

    1. Appeal, court event

      Court documentConnecticut Superior Court

  9. 7 Jan 2019 · Monday

    1. Appeal, court event

      Court documentConnecticut Superior Court

  10. 30 Oct 2020 · Friday

    1. Appeal, court event

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