Sneak peek: The Diary of Martha Moxley | Forensic Files

yeah you mentioned you grew up in greenwich and you were there in 75 the first thing people ask you is did you
know martha moxley [Music] belhaven connecticut is a small private community it has big estates and almost
no crime but a 15 year old girl has been brutally murdered there belhaven this was a virtually exclusive
very wealthy community in greenwich connecticut [Music] where murders just don't occur
my name's richard burns and i lived in greenwich back then that's the first time in 45 years we'd ever talked about
it my name is tori holland i grew up in belhaven and in 1975 i was 15 along with martha
she just had this beaming personality and her beautiful blonde hair smiled all the time
i just smile you know just made you feel like you were the center of the world the skakels lived across the street from
the moxleys they were a family of all these boys except for julie i went to school with them
and michael was a year behind me and tommy was a year ahead of me it was a lovely place to grow up you've
just felt safe and that all changed after that night [Music] the instrument used in the striking of
the moxley girl it was a golf club we know that it's absolutely devastating nearly a quarter of a century would pass
before police would make an arrest for the murder of martha moxley 39 year old michael skakel was charged
with murder did you kill her i was shocked it's like michael i know michael's innocent
[Music] the evidence is much stronger suggesting that other people may have committed the
crime [Music] bobby kennedy jr is michael's cousin and he never believed for a minute michael
skagle committed this crime 27 years after the crime kennedy cousin michael skakel convicted in the murder
of martha moxley michael skagl spent 11 and a half years in prison until his conviction was
overturned on appeal an innocent man now goes free but if michael didn't kill martha moxley then
who did this little girl this cute little amazing girl was murdered brutally by somebody and i think it was somebody in
that neighborhood could martha's diary hold the clue i believe all through this case there's
someone who's been keeping a secret [Music]

A 15-year-old girl beaten to death with a golf club in a wealthy Connecticut neighborhood. Does her diary hold clues to the killer? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports Saturday, June 4 at 9/8c on CBS and Paramount+. #48hours #cbsnews #truecrime

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Brief Summary

The episode examines the 1975 murder of Martha Moxley and the implications for Michael Skakel's innocence.

Key points

The Murder of Martha Moxley. In 1975, 15-year-old Martha Moxley was brutally murdered in Belhaven, Connecticut, a community where crime was virtually unheard of.
Michael Skakel's Conviction. Michael Skakel, cousin of Bobby Kennedy Jr., was convicted of Martha's murder 27 years later, but many believe he is innocent.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

I know Michael's innocent.

A strong statement from someone close to the case.

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