Dorthy Moxley, the mother who fought for decades to bring her teenage daughter's killer to justice in a roller-coaster Connecticut murder case that captured the nation's attention for years, has died.

For decades after Martha Moxley’s gruesome death, Mrs. Moxley remained a compelling figure in a roller-coaster case that captured the world’s attention.

Dorthy Moxley, whose daughter Martha was murdered and who endured watching the alleged killer, Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel, convicted and released, has died.