Martha Elizabeth Moxley (August 16, 1960 – October 30, 1975) was a 15-year-old American high school student from Greenwich, Connecticut who was murdered in 1975.
She was last seen alive spending time at the home of the Skakel family, across the street from her home in Belle Haven.
Michael Skakel, also 15 at the time, was convicted in 2002 of murdering Moxley and was sentenced to 20 years to life.
In 2013, he was granted a new trial by a Connecticut judge and released on $1.2 million bail.
On December 30, 2016, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled 4–3 to reinstate Skakel's conviction.
The Connecticut Supreme Court vacated the conviction on May 4, 2018 and ordered a new trial.The case attracted worldwide publicity, as Skakel is a nephew of Ethel Skakel Kennedy, the widow of Senator Robert F.