Dorthy Moxley had tears in her eyes as she hugged her son, John, in the courtroom. More than 25 years after her daughter Martha had been beaten to death, a jury had found a man guilty of killing her.

Dorthy Moon, a devoted wife, mother and nurse, passed away on May 27,2025. Dorthy was a lifelong South Bend Resident, residing on the north west side of the city for most of her life.

Martha Moxley's mother testified Wednesday she is haunted by the knowledge her daughter died in fear and pain, and she urged a judge to sentence Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel to ...