Dear Greenwich Roundup,Your Moxley timeline appears to be excellent. The only question I have is: Shouldn't the Willimam Kennedy Smith trial be included? My understanding is that this trial was important in turning attention back to "those other Kennedy cousins" and also the rumor that Kennedy Smith may have been in Greenwich at the time of the Moxley murder (later proved false). This caused D. Dunne to go to Greenwich to investigate (and I know he involved Fuhrman which was more after the fact).
I thought this was a significant trigger in restarting the investigation - though it appears Mr. Levitt's work was at least as important. Just a thought.
The question comes down to: what were the key factors in re-starting the investigation? or kicking it into high gear?
Ken O'Brien
GHS Class of '77
Comment:
Dear Ken,
I did not live in Greenwich at the time so I never heard about the William Kennedy Smith rumor.
A little Internet research has revealed the following......
In 1991, Dominick Dunne covered the William Kennedy Smith rape trial, and for some unknown reason, Dunne was intrigued by the rumor that William Kennedy Smith was at the home of Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel, on the night that Martha Moxley was murdered. This false rumor is responsible for generating a level of publicity which lead to the publication of A Season in Purgatory" the fictional account of the Moxley murder. What is a Season of Purgatory really all about? According to Maureen Dowd, of the New York Times, "Dominick Dunne takes all the most chilling character flaws of three generations of Kennedys and compresses them into one creepy plot line." What a brilliant synopsis, but for the sake of accuracy, it is important to note that Dominick Dunne compresses character flaws that are more imagined than real.
So I would tend to agree with you that the William Kennedy Smith trial was a significant factor and should be included in the timeline.
However, it would interesting to see what other long time Greenwich residents remember about a William Kennedy Smith rumor, causing Dominic Dunne coming to town to investigated.
As for the source of the Martha Moxley timeline, I wish I could take credit for it. The timeline is an excellent piece of citizen journalism.
I got the information from the website:
The web master has done an awesome job of keeping the website current and up to date.
I really need to put a source link to that time, so that Greenwich residents and others can find all the work that has been done on the Martha Moxley Website.
I think that the same webmaster operates the
Matthew Margolies"Greenwich's other Unsolved Murder" Website
There is an excellent article archive there:
Margolies murder inquiry resumes By Martin B. Cassidy - Greenwich Time
With one murder solved, focus shifts to another notorious caseBy Lindsay Faber - Greenwich Time
Officials narrow murder evidence: Investigators meet with Margolies family for update By Lindsay Faber - Greenwich Time
Margolies Murder Suspect has Criminal Record.A Contributed Article by Kevin F. McMurray - Independant Journalist
A Possible Break in the Margolis Case?A Contributed Article by Kevin F. McMurray - Independant Journalist
Greenwich's other murder:1984 case reopened amid spotlight on Moxley slaying By Lisa Prevost, Globe Correspondent, 4/1/2001
Reward doubles; officials look to DNA for clues in '84 murderBy J.A.Johnson Jr. - Greenwich Time
"Announcement Expected in Margolies Case" By J.A. Johnson Jr. - Greenwich Time
2000 Year in Review: Police make gains in unsolved casesBy J.A. Johnson Jr. - Greenwich Time
New hope for the Margolies caseBy J.A. Johnson Jr. - Greenwich Time
State unit takes up Margolies case By J.A. Johnson Jr. - Greenwich Time
Police probe role of drugs in Margolies murderBy J.A. Johnson Jr. - Greenwich Time
Press reports on Margolies case prompt new leadsBy J.A. Johnson Jr. - Greenwich Time
Series renews talk of Margolies murderBy Cameron D. Martin - Greenwich Time
Dr. Henry Lee gives forensic, life lessonsBy Martin B. Cassidy - Greenwich Time
A letter to the Editor of the Greenwich TimeBy Maryann Margolies
Police look for break in unsolved caseBy Cameron Martin - Greenwich Time
16 years later, family waits for justiceBy J.A. Johnson Jr. - Greenwich Time
Clues abound, but murder is still a mysteryPart 3 of 4By J.A. Johnson Jr. - Greenwich Time
Youth spent his last day doing favorite thingsPart 2 of 4By J.A. Johnson Jr. - Greenwich Time
Newly released reports detail police inquiryPart 1 of 4By J.A. Johnson Jr. - Greenwich Time
"Margolies Case File is Subject of Hearing" By Ryan Jockers - Greenwich Time
Matthew Margolies: Mother Recounts Son's LifeBy Peter Moore - Greenwich Post
Greenwich Time EDITORIALANOTHER OLD MURDER WAITS TO BE SOLVED.
A mother seeks justice in town's ‘other murder’ By Ryan Jockers - Greenwich Time
Mrs. Margolies hasn't given up;Mother of slain Glenville boy says 'when' NOT 'if'.By Peter Moore - Greenwich Post
"Moxley and Margolies web site manager keeps hope alive."By Peter Moore - Greenwich Post
New Web site revisits unsolved '84 murder.By Thomas Mellana - Greenwich Time
Site where body Found stirs vivid memories.By J.A. Johnson Jr. - Greenwich Time
Mother still hopes for arrest.By J.A. Johnson Jr. - Greenwich Time
New probe of 14-year-old Margolies murder beginsBy J.A. Johnson Jr. - Greenwich Time
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