Murder of Martha Moxley

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Murder of Martha Moxley has come up in 2 episodes across 1 podcast in TMT, including Morbid. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.

What people said

Urquhart suggested the absence of crime in Belle Haven points to a killer who potentially knew Martha.
“And it makes you think more that this was someone who potentially knew her because like it's not like random strangers were”
Morbid: The Murder of Martha Moxley (Part 2) (Jun 4, 2026) · Listen from 52:08
Urquhart agreed with the prosecutor that the brutality of the attack showed clear intent to kill.
“There was no way whoever did that to Martha did not intend to kill her”
Morbid: The Murder of Martha Moxley (Part 2) (Jun 4, 2026) · Listen from 34:40
Urquhart praised retired detective Steve Carroll for acknowledging the original investigation's errors.
“Like he was like, no, I think we fucked up along the way”
Morbid: The Murder of Martha Moxley (Part 2) (Jun 4, 2026) · Listen from 18:05
Urquhart said Michael Skakel's new alibi placed him at the scene and made him the leading suspect.
“Michael hadn't just ruled himself back in as a suspect. He'd effectively moved himself to the top of the list”
Morbid: The Murder of Martha Moxley (Part 2) (Jun 4, 2026) · Listen from 11:40

Kelley criticized defense attorney Michael Sherman's terse closing argument as unconvincing.
“Babe, that's not going to convince me of anything. That's just going to convince me you didn't have your morning coffee”
Morbid: The Murder of Martha Moxley (Part 2) (Jun 4, 2026) · Listen from 38:35
Kelley condemned Michael Skakel's call to Dorothy Moxley, saying he could not claim to feel a grieving mother's pain.
“No, you don't know a mother's pain whose daughter was slaughtered. 200 feet from her home”
Morbid: The Murder of Martha Moxley (Part 2) (Jun 4, 2026) · Listen from 30:57

The Murder of Martha Moxley (Part 2)
Morbid · Jun 4, 2026 · 56 min
Morbid hosts Alaina Urquhart and Ash Kelley conclude the Martha Moxley case, covering Michael Skakel's changed alibi, Mark Fuhrman's book, conviction, appeals, and dropped charges.
The Murder of Martha Moxley (Part 1)
Morbid · Jun 1, 2026 · 55 min
Morbid hosts Alaina Urquhart and Ash Kelley recount the 1975 murder of 15-year-old Martha Moxley in Greenwich, Connecticut, and the botched early investigation into the Skakel family.