Murder in Greenwich: Who Killed Martha Moxley? [Mass Market Paperback]

Mark Fuhrman (Author), Dominick Dunne (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 6, 1999

The night of October 30, 1975, fifteen-year-old Martha Moxley was bludgeoned and stabbed with a golf club on the grounds of her family's Greenwich home.

The golf club that killed Martha came from the house of Thomas and Michael Skakel, two boys who had been with Martha the night she died. Wealthy and prominent in their own right, the Skakels were related to the Kennedys, as Ethel Skakel Kennedy was the boys' aunt. When the police started looking closely at the Skakels' involvement, the family refused to cooperate.

Twenty-two years later Martha Moxley's murder remained unsolved.

Now Mark Fuhrman, the former LAPD homicide detective who followed his controversial role in he O. J. Simpson trial with the bestseller "Murder in Brentwood," turns his investigative skills to the murder of Martha Moxley.

Is this another case of money, power, and fame getting away with murder?

In "Murder in Greenwich," Fuhrman investigates this unsolved homicide form the beginning. Using his detective skills to analyze the case and uncover explosive new information--including top secret documents compiled by the Skakels' own private investigators--Mark Fuhrman will reveal:

how the local police mishandled the investigation from the beginning

how the murder weapon was found--and then lost--at the crime scene

how wealth and influence interfered with the investigation

how authorities tried to stop Fuhrman's investigation

A beautiful teenager was brutally murder in an exclusive and well-guarded suburb. How could it happen? Why did her killer get away with it? Who was involved in the cover-up? What role did the town of Greenwich itself play in the investigation.

From the investigation,Mark Fuhrman will offer his answers to these questions, as well as the question that everyone is still asking: Who killed Martha Moxley?

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

On the night before Halloween in 1975, 15-year-old Martha Moxley was bludgeoned to death with a golf club in front of her home in the ultra-upper-class Belle Haven district of Greenwich, Connecticut. Though many suspects were brought forth, to this day no one has ever been arrested for the crime and no trial has taken place. Notorious former detective-turned-author Mark Fuhrman attempts to shed light on the Moxley case in a book that summarizes the fruits of his new investigation.

Among Fuhrman's controversial opinions is his conclusion that the killer is Moxley's neighbor Michael Skakel, a nephew of Ethel Kennedy and at the time the same age as Martha Moxley. Some townspeople have long suspected Michael's older brother Thomas of performing the deed, but Fuhrman argues that only Michael had both the opportunity and the temperament to commit such a crime.

Readers familiar with Fuhrman's role in the O.J. Simpson trial, or his subsequent book about that case, Murder in Brentwood, will not be surprised to find him hitting his familiar themes: the abuse of wealth and power, the arrogance of the high and mighty, and the vanity of celebrity. Otherwise, this is very much a hard-hitting detective work. Fuhrman's spare prose drives the book toward an inevitable conclusion with a moral or two in tow. --Tjames Madison --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Mark Fuhrman is a retired Los Angles polices detective and was a witness in the O.J. Simpson criminal trial. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller Murder in Brentwood and Murder in Greenwich. He lives in Idaho.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Avon (January 6, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 006109692X
• ISBN-13: 978-0061096921
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (127 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #332,054 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mark Fuhrman is a crime expert for FOX News and a New York Times bestselling author. Before FOX, Fuhrman was an on-air consultant for ABC, CBS, and Court TV.

Fuhrman served as a Los Angeles Police Department detective for 20 years, rising to fame as a key investigator and witness in the notorious O.J. Simpson murder trial. He lives in Idaho.

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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Travesty of Justice, January 20, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Murder in Greenwich: Who Killed Martha Moxley? (Mass Market Paperback)

If you thought the OJ Simpson case was a travesty of justice, wait until you read this! At least OJ was brought to trial. The murderer of Martha Moxley is still free. However, I can't help but think that the research and effort Mark Fuhrman put into this book has helped bring about the recent arrest of Michael Skakel.

Whatever you may think of Fuhrman after the OJ Simpson trial debacle, after reading this book, you can't deny that he is an excellent detective. He explains the basic principles of crime investigation and shows how the Greenwich police botched the case. In addition, his conclusions are well thought out and detailed. I can't believe how much trouble and resistance he encountered in gathering information on this case.

His reasoning is easy to follow and his conclusions, based on the facts, make you wonder why no one was arrested before now! If you have any doubts about Fuhrman's abilities as a detective, read Vincent Bugliosi's "Outrage." I hope Fuhrman will tackle the JonBenet Ramsey case....then maybe justice will be served there as well.

34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fuhrman Does the Right Thing, September 20, 2006

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This review is from: Murder in Greenwich: Who Killed Martha Moxley? (Mass Market Paperback)

Fuhrman and Dunne revisit the unsolved murder of Martha Moxley. The fifteen year old was brutally clubbed to death, stripped and sodomized the night of October 30, 1975. Her killer was never found until retired detective, Mark Fuhrman decides to review the case.

In this riveting narrative, Fuhrman catalogues the official and unofficial obstructions he faced in attempting to get this case reopened. He retraces the events, examines evidence, and concludes that the killer is Michael Skakel, a troubled youth from one of the wealthiest families in Connecticut, and a neighbor of the Moxleys.

His vindication and the closure for Martha Moxley's mother, comes with Skakel's conviction and imprisonment.

Even though you know the outcome beforehand, you will enjoy the book every step of the way.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't Put It Down - The book says it all., January 26, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Murder in Greenwich: Who Killed Martha Moxley? (Mass Market Paperback)

With the recent arrest of Michael Skakel I came to Amazon to see if there was a book re the Martha Moxley murder to get more information. I found 'Murder in Greenwich' and immediately ordered it. What a book! Mark Fuhrman knows his stuff, isn't afraid to tell the truth and this book proves it. I find it interesting that the very first review of this book on 4-22-98 is from a Greenwich resident and she only gives the book 1 star and blasts Fuhrman for writing it. This just reinforces the theory of the rich and powerful of Greenwich protecting their own. To the Moxley family - my heart goes out to you. May there some day be justice. Had Martha lived she would be my age and someone who I would have liked to have had for a friend.