The Brief Several unsolved cases involve victims who were killed or disappeared around Halloween, including Martha Moxley, Nima Louise Carter, Ronald Sisman, Elizabeth Platzman and Terrie L. Engel. The cases span from 1975 to 1995 and include beatings, shootings, an abduction and a death in a burned apartment. Although Michael Skakel was convicted in Moxley's death, his conviction was later overturned, while no one has been charged in the other cases.



Halloween is about candy and costumes for most, but the holiday also marks the anniversary of several brutal, unresolved murders spanning from 1975 to present day.

The following cases involve victims who were killed or disappeared around Halloween and whose deaths remain officially unresolved.

Martha Moxley

The backstory:

Martha Moxley, 15, was beaten to death with a golf club on Oct. 30, 1975, in Greenwich, Connecticut. Her body was found the next day beneath a tree on her family's estate, across the street from the home of the Skakel family, which was connected to the Kennedy family through Ethel Kennedy. The unsolved killing became a national sensation and was later the subject of books, a film and a documentary series.


Michael Skakel, a Kennedy cousin and longtime suspect, was convicted in 2002 and sentenced to 20 years to life in prison. His conviction was overturned in 2018 after years of legal battles, and prosecutors did not pursue a second trial because key witnesses had died and evidence had weakened. Martha's mother, Dorthy Moxley, spent decades seeking justice and keeping the case in the public eye. She died at 92 in September 2026.

Nima Louise Carter

The backstory:

On Nov. 1, 1977, 19-month-old Nima Louise Carter was abducted from her crib while her parents, George and Rose Carter, slept. Nearly a month later, she was found dead inside a refrigerator in an abandoned house just four blocks from her home. Neighborhood children discovered the scene, and a Fort Sill soldier alerted authorities.

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