Dead Certain

Introducing: Before & After with Lester Holt

A trailer shared via Dead Certain introduces Before & After with Lester Holt, a new interview series about lives changed in an instant.

Dead Certain: Podcast Revisits the Martha Moxley Murder at 50

Fifteen-year-old Martha Moxley was murdered on the night of October 30, 1975, in Greenwich, Connecticut. Nearly 50 years later, journalist Andrew Goldman revisits the case from the ground up in the podcast Dead Certain, bringing new investigative material and archive audio spanning five decades.

The Martha Moxley Murder: When Confessions Fail in Court

Michael Skakel was convicted of beating 15-year-old Martha Moxley to death with a golf club in 1975. But critical witness testimony proved unreliable, and the conviction was overturned. A new SundanceTV series examines how witness statements alone cannot hold up in court.

Dead Certain: The Martha Moxley Murder That Divided America

On the night before Halloween 1975, fifteen-year-old Martha Moxley was bludgeoned to death outside her family home in Belle Haven, Greenwich, Connecticut. Twenty-seven years later, her killer—Michael Skakel, a Kennedy family cousin who was also fifteen at the time—was convicted in a 2002 trial that captivated the nation and raised uncomfortable questions about wealth, privilege, and the American legal system.

Kennedy Cousin Cleared: The Martha Moxley Murder Case Unravels

On October 30, 1975, 15-year-old Martha Moxley was bludgeoned to death in her family's backyard in Greenwich, Connecticut. Twenty-seven years later, her neighbor Michael Skakel—a Kennedy cousin—was convicted of the crime. But the conviction didn't hold.

The Martha Moxley Murder: A Golf Club, a Kennedy Connection

On October 31, 1975, 15-year-old Martha Moxley was found bludgeoned to death in her family's backyard in Greenwich, Connecticut. The murder weapon—a Toney Penna golf club—belonged to her neighbors, the prominent Skakel family, setting off a case that would span decades and implicate a Kennedy nephew.

The 10 Best Cold Case Podcasts for True Crime Fans

Cold cases are the haunting heart of true crime: cases that went cold, witnesses who stayed silent, and evidence that waited decades to speak. This curated selection from the truecrime.news editorial team brings together ten standout podcast episodes that dig into some of history's most stubborn mysteries — from Australian disappearances and American DNA breakthroughs to Danish historical murders and British cold-case convictions.

The Out of Towners

A new figure brings a fresh theory and possible suspects into the Martha Moxley case, as RFK Jr.'s apparent breakthrough starts to show cracks.