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Greentown

Murder and Mystery in Greenwich, America's Wealthiest Communiity

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By: Timothy Dumas
Narrated by: Gabriel Vaughan
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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.

©1998, 2011, 2013 Timothy Dumas (P)2014 Audible Inc.
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A Sad tale but I loved it
Kept me entertained. Thorough an in depth investigation

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I personally enjoy a lot of background information so I liked that a lot about this book. It is very heavy in historical and background info that does not directly have an involvement in the murder, so if you prefer more concise and story-based true crime then this may not be the one for you.

Very informative.

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It’s true crime so what can you say? Not enjoyable nor entertaining can you. It was actually really sad. The poor little girl seemed to have be lost in the extremely long investigation and narrative. I really didn’t need to know about the creation of Greenwich. Is it me? Perhaps I’m missing something but it certainly didn’t seem like that was relevant, certainly not to that poor little child who happened to end up there and have her life, hopes and dreams wiped out.

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Well written. Fairest of the books written about the Belle Haven 1975 homicide. However there are some details that are incorrect (according to Sutton Report, subsequent obituaries and other documentation). Don’t take any one book on this case as gospel. There seem to be odd facts that each book gets wrong.

Most balanced book on the MM case

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This book was expertly written by Timothy Dumas and perfectly performed by the narrator. Gabriel Vaughn pauses on occasion when the information is beyond shocking, allowing the reader timee to process and pick their jaw back off the floor.
the book has you googling characters and facts the whole way through. nothing is left out. it also does justice to the victim and her incredibly brave family. a very worthwhile read.

Expertly written and perfectly performed

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