Twenty-seven years ago, on October 30, 1975, in Greenwich, Connecticut Martha Moxley was brutally murdered on the until-then-safe streets of her neighborhood of Belle Haven, one of the richest parts of the United States (Marthamoxley.com). The entire town of Greenwich was always safeguarded by its very own police department; the neighborhood Belle Haven was even more closely watched by its own security staff. When Martha was killed, no one anticipated it and everyone became frightened and uncertain. The police force of Greenwich was completely unprepared, for they had only dealt with parking tickets and drunken disorderliness. The police of Greenwich had failed to complete a thorough and consistent investigation. Questions about the time and cause of death, the murder weapon, blood and hair samples, the death photos, and a search warrant that should have been issued lingered on for almost 24 years. There were three original suspects, Thomas Skakel, Ed Hammond and Ken Littleton. Michael Skakel, Thomas Skakel's younger brother, came into question years after the murder (Marthamoxley.com). The main suspect was seventeen year old, Thomas Skakel, son of Ruston Skakel and nephew of Ethel and the late Robert Kennedy. Some think the killer evaded punishment for more than twenty years because of simple, small town police inexperience; I, on the other hand, believe that the killer's identity was conveniently covered up to protect a name that is known for scandal, the Kennedy's.
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Martha and some of her friends went to the Skakel home to attend a party that was supposed to be held there. They arrived there at around 7:30 p.m. only to find out that the Skakel family was out to dinner and would be home shortly. They were all cautious because they knew that the Skakel boys had a reputation for doing whatever they wanted to, anyplace, anytime. Neighbors of the Skakel's kept their children distant form the boys despite money and fame.