THE SUTTON REPORT
KEN LITTLETON
On October 30, 1975, a twenty-three
year-old teacher and coach from the exclusive
Brunswick School in Greenwich, Connecticut, spent his
first night in residence as a tutor for the Skakel
family children. It was a job, and a night, which
dramatically changed the course of Ken Littleton's
life for the worse. Young, athletic, handsome, and a
recent graduate from Williams, it seemed his future
was full of nothing but promise. In the wake of
Martha Moxley's murder, however, Ken Littleton fell
victim to heavy substance abuse and extreme
psychiatric problems. He was arrested in the summer
of 1976, on Nantucket, for grand larceny, breaking
and entering, and burglary. His criminal record would
grow from that point to include shoplifting, assault
and battery, and numerous DWI convictions. Within
five years, he was working on a loading dock.
While there is no doubt Littleton was profoundly
affected by Martha Moxley's murder and its subsequent
investigation, to what end his problems can be
attributed to this event is uncertain. He is a
haunted man, but why? Is he somehow responsible? Is
he involved in some complicity, some
conspiracy?
Ken Littleton is a wild card--literally and
figuratively. If he is entirely innocent of any
involvement in the murder of Martha Moxley, he has
certainly gone to great lengths to make it seem
otherwise.
A couple of years ago, the tabloid television
program, A Current Affair, ambushed
Littleton in Canada for an expose-style interview.
Anxious, stuttering, and shaking uncontrollably, Ken
initially tried to flee the encounter, but then
awkwardly relented. He made a few comments and
answered some questions while remaining just barely
within the realm of coherence. He is a man who
suffers from severe depression and alcoholism, and
his demeanor is inherently disabled. In this regard,
he is his own worst accuser.
Littleton's crime spree on Nantucket, which he
attributed to his drinking problem, brought him
swiftly to the forefront of speculation in the
investigation of Martha Moxley's murder. The
Greenwich Police Department's efforts to attach the
crime to Tommy Skakel had proven futile. Their focus
now shifted. Defenders of Littleton insist the
continued harassment of the Greenwich Police--who
frequently questioned Littleton while he was
working--lead to his dismissal from teaching
jobs.
Littleton probably did lose teaching jobs because of
his status as a suspect and the Greenwich Police's
continued efforts to build a case against him, but he
has only himself to blame for their interest. His
foolish crimes on Nantucket were a red flag to
investigators. Furthermore, to this day, he has left
many questions unanswered about his actions and
whereabouts on the night of October 30, 1975.
While little in the way of sustantive [sp]
evidence to this effect has surfaced, it is still a
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