The Murder of Martha Moxley (Part 1)

About this episode

The episode discusses the murder of fifteen-year-old Martha Moxley, whose body was found in Greenwich, CT, in 1975, marking the beginning of a notorious murder mystery.

(Part 1 of 2) On October 30, 1975, fifteen-year-old Martha Moxley failed to return home after a night out with friends in Belle Haven, an exclusive wealthy enclave in Greenwich, CT. The following morning, Moxley’s badly beaten body was discovered underneath a tree, just a few hundred feet from her house, triggering one of the most notorious murder mysteries in the state’s history.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ash Kelley, Alaina Urquhart

Topics covered

• murder mystery
• true crime
• 1970s
• investigation
• youth crime

Keywords

• Martha Moxley
• murder
• Greenwich
• true crime
• 1975
• investigation
• mystery

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Belle Haven, Greenwich, CT

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