Martha Moxley: Key Witnesses and Suspects
Martha Moxley Murder: Key Witnesses & Suspects
Posts: September 1, 2026
When 15-year-old Martha Moxley disappeared after spending Halloween Eve with the Skakel family in Greenwich, Connecticut, investigators quickly found themselves surrounded by a troubling circle of people who had seen her that night. Martha was last known to be with 17-year-old Tommy Skakel, while his younger brother Michael and the newly hired Skakel family tutor, Ken Littleton, also became important figures in the investigation. Their statements, timelines, and alibis would become central to one of Connecticut's most controversial murder cases.
But who actually knew what happened to Martha Moxley? And how did the stories of the people around her shape the investigation? In this installment, we're stepping away from theories and looking closely at the key witnesses and suspects in the Martha Moxley murder.
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Who Was With Martha Moxley on the Night She Died?
The timeline surrounding Martha's final hours is one of the most important pieces of the entire investigation. On October 30, 1975, Martha spent part of the evening at the Skakel home, where she interacted with Michael and Tommy Skakel. According to the accounts given to investigators, Michael left the area around 9:30 p.m. to go to his cousin's house, while Tommy remained behind with Martha. Tommy later said that Martha left to go home around 9:30 p.m.
Martha never made it home. Her body was discovered the following afternoon beneath a pine tree on the Moxley property. The murder weapon was identified as a golf club from a set associated with the Skakel home, immediately placing the neighboring family at the center of the investigation.
That left investigators with a difficult question: what happened during the gap between the last confirmed sighting of Martha and the discovery of her body?
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What’s Coming Next?
Next week, we’ll move from the people surrounding Martha Moxley to the evidence itself. We’ll examine the timeline, the golf club, the competing alibis, the alleged admissions, and the theories that have shaped the investigation for nearly five decades.