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Done & Dunne

12: Trail of Guilt: The Murder of Martha Moxley

Done & Dunne

Hemlock Creatives

History, True Crime

4.7630 Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Done and Dunne, Dominick will find a new way to continue his warrior of justice quest, this time investigating and writing about the 1975 murder of Martha Moxley in Greenwich, Connecticut. The accused is from generations of money and influence, and Dunne's role within this case will bring some kind of reckoning for this horrific crime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:30.2

Welcome to Dunn and Dunn.

0:32.3

I am Alicia, your hostess on this journey All Things Dominic Dunn.

0:36.7

In this episode, we're going to talk about

0:38.7

the brutal murder of Martha Moxley. Mischief Night, October 30th, 1975 in Greenwich, Connecticut

0:45.3

was a terrible night. Martha, Moxley, a 15-year-old child, is found murdered in the morning

0:52.5

light, and it is a horrific crime.

0:55.7

And the enclaveed and gated community of Bellehaven, this sort of thing just does not happen.

1:02.0

There is no quick justice for Martha, and the power and privilege of a very wealthy and connected

1:07.4

family will keep this case unsolved for decades. Dominic Dunn will write a

1:13.6

thinly veiled fictional account of her murder within his novel a season in purgatory. Dominic will

1:20.6

also write for Vanity Fair in October 2000, his nonfiction piece called Trail of Guilt.

1:32.2

Martha's case is one that's very close to Dominic in a number of ways.

1:38.7

This is a new level of his development as a warrior for justice, not only in finding some peace for Martha's family, but also driving forward some type of justice for this terrible act.

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