Greentown

Murder and Mystery in Greenwich, America's Wealthiest Communiity

By: Timothy Dumas

Narrated by: Gabriel Vaughan

The first edition of Greentown helped reopen one of America's most shameful unsolved murder cases, the savage slaying of 15-year-old Martha Moxley in an exclusive enclave of Greenwich, Connecticut, the night before Halloween 1975. Soon after Martha's body was discovered, attention focused on members of the Skakel family, who lived across the street from the Moxleys. Ethel Skakel and Robert Kennedy had married in Greenwich, and the two families were close. Thomas Skakel, Ethel’s nephew, was the last known person to see Martha alive. The murder weapon, a ladies' golf club, came from the Skakel household. When the Greenwich police tried to pursue its investigation, however, the community closed in upon itself. Lawyers were summoned, walls went up, information was suppressed, and no one was charged. And yet, continuing to haunt Greenwich, the case refused to go away - until, 23 years later, following the publication of this book, a grand jury was convened, and two years after that a man - Thomas' brother Michael - was finally indicted for the crime.

This revised edition now brings the Martha Moxley murder case to a close. Updated to include the indictment, trial, and conviction of the murderer, Greentown offers the suspenseful and chilling account of a terrible crime. More than that, while relating a tale of seductive power, it uses the murder to tell the heartrending story of a family and a community responding to the unthinkable.

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Interesting True Crime

This is an interesting and detailed true crime book about a murder of a 15 year old. For those that are interested in the Kennedy’s this is also for you. It’s interesting to see how their family and lives intersect with others.

Loved it!

Great voice, great timing in the read, really enjoyed this one, although very sad. I’m still unsure on who murdered that poor girl though….

Absolutely loved it....

I knew nothing about Martha moxley or this case but I was hooked, the story, the narrative excellent had it finished in just over two days, I like to listen to these story's when I'm going on long long drives they keep you company and this one really did, you need the story to take you to the time and place and if it does you know you have a winner..... This is a winner.

Well written and engaging

Very detailed and well written. I knew of this story but this book does a nice job of delving deep into the details while still keeping the reader engaged. Great descriptive writing that flows well and keeps you hooked

Dissident...

I wouldn't attest to Skakel's innocence, but based on what prosecutors presented against him, there was nothing of substance to convict him on. The book was great overall, although, I felt the author was a bit biased against him toward the end. I liked his first-person documentation. That's what makes this book stand out to me.