SKAKEL, MICHAEL: Killer Trials TV - Murder & Justice: The Case of Martha Moxley TV -
113,069. The unsolved murder of Martha Moxley heats up when rumours of a cover up surface and the accused, who hails from American royalty, changes his story. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) Killer Trials s1e18: The Kennedy Connection, CI 2012
113,070. Police questions Thomas and Michael Skakel who admit they were with Martha the night she died. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid.
113,071. 2000: Michael Skakel is indicted for the murder of Martha Moxley. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid.
113,072. Michael Skakel is sentenced to 20 years to Life. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid.
133,504. A 15 year old girl Martha Moxley October 30th 1975: a brutal murder; police have few clues to follow and decades slip by with no arrest … then 25 years later a new suspect is pulled into the limelight: the heir to a family fortune and a Kennedy cousin … But as firmly as the Moxley’s believe Martha’s killer [Michael Skakel] is behind bars, the Skakels and Kennedys stand by Michael’s innocence … Skakel’s conviction is overturned. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) Murder and Justice: The Case of Martha Moxley I: Mourning in Greenwich, Sky Crime 2020, Laura Coates reporting
133,505. Murder weapon: Ladies’ six iron from a monogrammed set of clubs inside the Skakels’ [neighbours] home. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid.
133,506. The killing was prolonged, and whoever did it, also needed time to hide the body. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid.
133,507. ‘More consistent with a frenzy-type of killing.’ (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid. Dr Lee
133,508. ‘This man [Skakels’ family tutor Ken Littleton] had a lot of trouble with women … He exhibits a lot of similar traits and similar behaviours as other psychopaths.’ (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid. Pat Brown, criminal profiler
133,509. Murder charges and a surprising Guilty verdict … Skakel again [audio recording] places himself at the scene of the crime with shocking details while claiming he had nothing to do with Martha’s murder. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) Murder and Justice: The Case of Martha Moxley II: A Rollercoaster Trial, news report
133,510. Whoever killed Martha was level-headed enough to break the club deliberately and hide the evidence. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid.
133,511. ‘A judge ruled Wednesday that Skakel was not adequately represented by the lawyer at his 2002 trial.’ (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid. news report