On the night of October 30, 1975, 15-year-old Martha Moxley disappeared from her family’s affluent neighborhood in Greenwich, Connecticut. The following afternoon, her body was discovered on the grounds of her family’s estate.

What followed was a decades-long investigation involving one of America’s most prominent families, a controversial murder conviction, and questions that continue to surround the case more than 50 years later.

But before the tragedy, there was a Mediterranean mansion built in the early 20th century. And before the headlines, there was Martha.

In this episode, we explore the history of the Moxley family home in Belle Haven, the events surrounding Martha’s murder, and the long pursuit of justice.

Who killed Martha Moxley?

Welcome to Nightmare Houses.

PHOTOGRAPHS & ARCHIVAL SOURCES

Historical photographs, newspaper articles, and court exhibits featured in this episode were drawn from or researched through the following sources:

• The Daily Item – November 1 and November 14, 1975
• The Day – November 3, 1975
• The San Francisco Examiner – November 3, 1975
• Associated Press / AP Images
• Getty Images – Historical photographs and Skakel trial evidence
• Rockville Superior Court – Skakel trial exhibits
• Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection – Historical investigative photographs
• Greenwich High School. The Compass, Volume 38 (1976), p. 104. “In Memory of Martha Moxley.”

Additional photographic attributions and original source information will be updated as verification is completed.

MUSIC

Intro: Undertow — Scott Buckley

www.scottbuckley.com.au

Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Outro: Impromptu in Quarter — Kevin MacLeod

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ABOUT NIGHTMARE HOUSES

Nightmare Houses explores the histories of real homes and the people whose lives were forever changed within them. Through archival research, historical records, and documentary storytelling, we uncover the stories that remain long after the people and sometimes the houses themselves are gone.

For more, visit https://www.nightmarehouses.com

PHOTOGRAPHS & ARCHIVAL SOURCES

This episode incorporates historical photographs, contemporary newspaper reporting, and materials presented during the investigation and legal proceedings concerning Martha Moxley’s murder.

Identified collections and sources include:

• Getty Images — Evidence Photos from the Skakel Trial, May 22, 2002, image #1544903.
• Rockville Superior Court — Skakel trial exhibits, including photographs of the Skakel family and Martha Moxley’s diary.
• Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection — historical crime-scene photography.
• Associated Press / AP Images — historical portraits and trial-evidence photographs.
• The Daily Item, November 1, 1975 — contemporary reporting on Martha Moxley’s murder.
• Martha Moxley yearbook memorial — page 104; full publication information to be confirmed.

Additional individual image credits and source links will be added as archival identification is completed.

Nightmare Houses is an independently researched historical documentary series. Source acknowledgment does not imply affiliation with or endorsement by the organizations listed above.