• Murder In Greenwich

  • Who Killed Martha Moxley?
  • By: Mark Fuhrman
  • Narrated by: Len Cariou
  • Length: 3 hrs
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (118 ratings)

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Murder In Greenwich

By: Mark Fuhrman
Narrated by: Len Cariou
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On a late October night in 1975, young Martha Moxley was brutally murdered, and for nearly a quarter of a century, no charges were levied. In 2002, a prime suspect, Michael Skakel, was convicted of murder. Now, thanks in part to a Connecticut judge granting Skakel a new trial, this audiobook from Mark Fuhrman has taken on an even greater weight. Performed with a rich authority from veteran Len Cariou, Murder in Greenwhich is the complicated and tragic story of murder, wealth, and influence. Fuhram, a retired L.A. police detective, presents a thorough and gripping account of what happened that fateful night and the mistakes that let the killer roam free for so long.

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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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Murder in Greenwich

I've worked in the criminal justice system for 30 years and I know a good detective. Mark Fuhrman is a good one and got a raw deal. He is also a very good true crime author. This is a book I would recommend.

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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.

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True Ego

I gave this book two stars because it is fairly fascinating to watch Mark Fuhrman make the brutal murder of a young girl be all about him. The man is shamelessly self obsessed. And completely unself-conscious in his uber-sexism. ('If Martha hadn't been such a good girl, she'd still be alive.') It's hard to believe anyone will learn anything else about this ultra-publicized story from this book. But if you like to hear old stories repeated... there is that.

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Mark Fuhrman did a great job researching the murder, despite being shut down at every turn

I read this book when it 1st came out in hardcover, but wanted to refresh my memory on the subject after so many years. It is well written and narrated. The book really makes you think and Detective Furhman was spot on with his analysis and we now know that he was correct since one of the Skakel boys has been found guilty of murdering Martha.

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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.

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How the rich get away with murder

One issue, the narrator mispronounce the Skakel family name, other than that, OMG, how is this guy free and not behind bars, Fuhrman may be a dog, but he pieces this together, step by step, using the local PD evidence and exposing their inexperience and mistakes to nail the murderer. Heads should roll, what an absolute miscarriage of justice, my heart goes out to that family.

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Well written

I would have given this 5 stars except the narrator mispronounced the last name Skakel. since the name is used throughout the book it was an annoying distraction. I think they should redo the audio and update our libraries. While that was a.big issue for me, the book moves along quickly; covering the sad murder of Martha Moxley with a detective's precision. Furhman is a good writer. Even though Detective Frank Garr was on the same track, it was this book that brought Michael Skakel to trial.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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