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2 Martha Moxley quizzes and 20 Martha Moxley trivia questions.
1.
  The Martha Moxley Case    
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 10 Qns
Michael Skakel was convicted of her murder in 2002.
Average, 10 Qns, robert362, Feb 05 11
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  Who Killed Martha Moxley?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
On October 30, 1975, "Hacker's Night" to Greenwich, Connecticut natives, 15 year-old Martha Moxley was bludgeoned to death by an unknown predator. This is about her solved murder that rocked the prestigious upscale neighborhood of Belle Haven.
Tough, 10 Qns, lilmamie18, Oct 20 14
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Martha Moxley Trivia Questions
1. What day was Martha Elizabeth Moxley born?

From Quiz Who Killed Martha Moxley?

Answer: August 16, 1960

Martha was born in Northern California on August 16, 1960. Martha's family moved to Greenwich, Connecticut from California a year before her murder.

2. When did the murder of Martha Moxley occur?

From Quiz The Martha Moxley Case

Answer: Between 1970-1980

Martha was killed in 1975.

3. The murder occurred in an exclusive neighbourhood in what state?

From Quiz The Martha Moxley Case

Answer: Connecticut

The well-to-do Belle Haven community is in the affluent Connecticut city of Greenwich.

4. On the night Martha was murdered, she was supposed to be grounded. Why was she grounded?

From Quiz Who Killed Martha Moxley?

Answer: The previous week she stayed out until 2 a.m. at a party.

The week before her murder, she stayed at a party, which was hosted by her friends Tory and Holly Fuchs, until around 2 a.m. On the night she was murdered, she was supposed to be grounded, but managed to persuade her mother to let her go out on "Hacker's Night." If her mother had made her stay home that night, Martha probably would not have been murdered.

5. What was the murder weapon?

From Quiz The Martha Moxley Case

Answer: Golf Club

A savage beating with a golf club was the cause of death.

6. What kind of jacket was Martha wearing when she was murdered?

From Quiz Who Killed Martha Moxley?

Answer: A light blue parka.

When Martha left her home she grabbed her light blue parka, because the air was starting to get chilly. She was still wearing her parka when her body was found the next morning.

7. Michael Skakel, who was convicted in 2002 of the 1975 murder of Martha Moxley, was the nephew of which member of the Kennedy family?

From Quiz The Martha Moxley Case

Answer: Ethel Kennedy

Michael 's father, Rushton Skakel, who died in 2003, was Ethel Kennedy 's brother.

8. Who was the last person to see Martha alive?

From Quiz Who Killed Martha Moxley?

Answer: Tommy Skakel

Tommy Skakel and Martha engaged in sexual activities until she left for home around 10 P.M. Julie Skakel, Tommy's sister, recalled seeing Martha walk around the Skakel home toward the Moxley residence, but she never made it home.

9. The book, 'A Season in Purgatory' was based upon the Moxley murder. Who was the author?

From Quiz The Martha Moxley Case

Answer: Dominick Dunne

Dunne got the ball rolling. Fuhrman's book came later.

10. In Martha's diary excerpt, dated September 19, 1975, what was Michael Skakel accusing her of doing?

From Quiz Who Killed Martha Moxley?

Answer: Leading Tommy Skakel on.

In the excerpt discussed above, Michael accused Martha of leading his brother Tommy on. Michael was jealous because he and Martha had previously dated, and now she liked his older brother who happened to be his "arch enemy."

11. A tutor who had recently started work for the Skakel family was investigated as a potential suspect. Who was he?

From Quiz The Martha Moxley Case

Answer: Ken Littleton

Shipp and 'Kato' Kaelin were witnesses in the O.J. trial. Goldberg was an attorney on the ill-fated Marcia Clark team.

12. Who was the first suspect in the murder?

From Quiz Who Killed Martha Moxley?

Answer: Ken Littleton

Ken Littleton, the new tutor to the Skakel children, had moved into the Skakel home the very day of Martha's murder. He was later released after two polygraphs and lack of sufficient evidence.

13. The crime occurred during which holiday?

From Quiz The Martha Moxley Case

Answer: Halloween

The night before Halloween.

14. Which private investigators did Rushton Skakel, Sr., hire to "clear his family name," or if the murderer was one of his children "to work with his lawyers to build the best defense?"

From Quiz Who Killed Martha Moxley?

Answer: The Sutton Associates

It took Sutton Associates several years to complete their investigation. When they finished, their report showed that Michael Skakel was most likely the killer. Rushton Skakel immediately terminated their contract when he received this information and paid nearly $1,000,000 in fees.

15. The murder weapon was a rare Tony Penna 6-iron golf club. There was only one person in Belle Haven who owned a set of Tony Penna clubs. The 6-iron was missing out of her set, who was she?

From Quiz Who Killed Martha Moxley?

Answer: Ann Skakel & Ann Reynolds Skakel & Skakel

Ann Reynolds Skakel owned a rare set of Tony Penna golf clubs. When a search was made of the Belle Haven neighborhood, it was concluded that Ann Skakel was the only one who owned this rare set of golf clubs. After dying of cancer in 1973, Mrs. Reynolds-Skakel's set remained in the Skakel home. When the Skakel home was searched, all of the clubs were there except the six-iron which was a major piece of evidence in Michael's conviction.

16. A key pre-trial issue that received substantial publicity involved what issue?

From Quiz The Martha Moxley Case

Answer: Michael's age at the time of the crime

Do you try a middle-aged man as a juvenile? There are no intellectual limitations. Tommy was (and may still be) a suspect, but that does not have anything to do with the pre-trial activities.

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