The 1974 Murder of Martha Moxley & Some Are Calling It a ‘Kennedy Cover Up’
One suspect was convicted and set free. The question still asked who killed Martha Moxley?
The death of a young person is never easy. We say things like, ‘Their life was cut short” and “They had so much more to offer the world.” For Martha Moxley, those things were indeed true and more. Martha never got the opportunity to grow up and change the world. Her legacy was ripped from her, taken by force by a selfish individual who felt entitled to her.
Nearly five decades after her life ended, Martha’s name has become synonymous with violence. And her killer walks free, leaving her family to advocate for justice.
In the summer of 1974, Martha Moxley and her family moved to Greenwich, Connecticut. Their new home was in Belle Haven, an affluent, gated community in the heart of the state.
The Moxley family had moved from California, where Martha and her brother, John, and been born and raised. Their father, John David, was a partner in a corporate accounting firm, and their mother, Dorothy, was a homemaker. Both were loving parents, and the family lived a seemingly charmed life.
At school, both Martha and John excelled. Martha, in particular, was very popular. She…
