Murder In Greenwich

Who Killed Martha Moxley?

By: Mark Fuhrman

Narrated by: Len Cariou

Length: 3 hrs

Publisher's summary

Retired L.A. police detective and witness in the O.J. Simpson trial Mark Fuhrman investigates the murder of 15-year-old Martha Moxley. Martha was bludgeoned and stabbed with a golf club on the grounds of her family's Greenwich, CT, estate on the night of October 30, 1975. The club belonged to the Skakel family, whose 2 sons, Thomas and Michael, had been with Martha the night she died. But this prominent family - Ethel Skakel Kennedy was the boys' aunt - refused to cooperate with the police and the murder has remained unsolved. Fuhrman's new book covers the case from its beginning and reveals explosive new information, including how local police mishandled information, how the murder weapon was found - and then lost, how wealth and influence interfered with the investigation, and how authorities tried to stop Fuhrman's investigation.

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Not the strongest book by Fuhrman

The strength of "Murder in Brentwood" was the fact that Fuhrman lived it, worked it and his life was profoundly impacted by the case. "Murder in Greenwich" lacks that personal involvement, and it shows. Unfortunately, it comes across as an episode of an unsolved murder television show and not much more. The fact that the book was written before the killer was finally brought to justice doesn't help either. The narration by Len Cariou is top-notch.

Love it

I love the book. if you have not read this book get it today. you will be up in to the late night reading.

Mispronouncing the subjects name really?

It was obvious the performance would be spotty when the narrator mispronounced Skakel (consistently). How in the hell do they not correct that. The book was really just OK. I was familiar with the story, but I thought that this book was helpful by organized information and filling in a few blanks. It highlights that there are two America's, the ones the Skakel's live in and the one the rest of us live in.

Edit Much?

I had an extremely difficult time with the mispronunciation of the Skakel and Terrien names throughout the narration. Seriously? Surly someone listened to this before it was published!

Good read

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes and no. I read this book about 10 years ago. I liked the book a lot. Yes, it's a short book but the abridgment was bare boned. I am disappointed that I bought an abridge meant.

What other book might you compare Murder In Greenwich to and why?

I can't think of one. It was done really well but not usual.

Which character – as performed by Len Cariou – was your favorite?

I will listen to Len reading anything. It is why I got the book. I can't think of a particular character

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Great read

Engaging and concise, Fuhrman logically, pragmatically details the how and why behind this initial miscarriage of justice.

Awful Narrator

I couldn’t even finish listening to the book due to the enormous amount of mispronunciation of several names throughout the book. Topic is very interesting.

Loved everything about it!

I’ve listened to this book numerous times, and never get tired of it. I love the narration. The way it’s put together is very easy to understand and certainly, I think the whole point of his investigation is to get things rolling since it had been so long. It’s sad that the local police department didn’t ask for help at the time. There’s absolutely no shame in asking for help when you live in a community like that. It’s sort of common sense. If they had done that, her family would not have suffered like they did for more than two decades. I hope you’re resting in peace Martha.

Impressive investigation by Mark Fuhrman

Well worth your time to listen! The author put together a very well thought out investigation and gave us more details than what we heard elsewhere. Mark, I applaud your courage and honesty in
being as forthright as you were in writing this book.

The Kennedy who didn't get away with murder

Michael Skakel predicted, "I can get away with murder; I'm a Kennedy". But he was convicted in 2002, a couple years after this book came out. Skakel, nephew of
RFK's wife Ethel Skakel Kennedy, was convicted of bludgeoning 15 year old Martha Moxley to death. Early suspicion fell on his brother Thomas, but the case went cold...
then "changed stories" by suspects and the involvement of Domenic Dunne and Fuhrman
(plus the William Kennedy Smith case) brought the mystery back into the public eye.

While this book ends before the conviction, Fuhrman makes a strong case for Skakel's guilt and a likely motive. Len Cariou's narration is good except for one error: I believe the last name of the family is pronounced "SKAY-kll", not "SKAH-kll". For those accusing Fuhrman of being on an ego trip, not so;
he does explain how he was brought into an examination of the case, though.