Conviction : Solving the Moxley Murder: A Reporter and a Detective's Twenty-Year Search for Justice

Levitt, Leonard

ISBN 10: 0060544317 / ISBN 13: 9780060544317

Published by HarperCollins Publishers, 2005

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Synopsis:

On October 30, 1975, fifteen–year–old Martha Moxley was brutally murdered in her backyard on the way home from the house of her Greenwich, Connecticut, neighbors Tommy and Michael Skakel. Her murder made national headlines. But for years no one was arrested, despite troubling clues pointing to the Skakels, a rich and powerful family related to the Kennedys. Enter Leonard Levitt. When two newspapers asked Levitt to look into the murder Levitt soon uncovered groundbreaking information about what had happened that night and subsequently, in the police investigation. But for years, Levitt's superiors mysteriously refused to publish the stories. Convinced that the Moxley family deserved peace and closure at last, Levitt refused to give up. Finally, after Levitt's first article appeared, the case was reopened. Frank Garr, a seasoned Greenwich detective, was appointed investigator on the Moxley case. He pursued unexplored leads and became increasingly convinced that for over a decade, his colleagues had been pursuing the wrong suspects. At first mistrustful of one another, Levitt and Garr became friends, encouraging each other in their quest for the truth as the obstacles against them piled up. In 2002, more than twenty–five years after Moxley's death, thanks largely to Garr's work, Michael Skakel was convicted of the murder.

About the Author:

Leonard Levitt writes "One Police Plaza," a column for Newsday. He previously held the position of Investigations Editor at the New York Post, and his work has appeared in Time, Harper's, the New York Times Magazine, and Esquire. The recipient of a Rockefeller Foundation Humanities grant, he also served in the Peace Corps in Africa. He lives in Stamford, Connecticut.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Conviction : Solving the Moxley Murder: A ...
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication Date: 2005
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good