Genovese, Catherine 'Kitty' Murder Crime


Kitty Genovese was murdered in March of 1964, in Kew Gardens, Brooklyn, New York. As reported by the New York Times, 38 witnesses did nothing while she was stabbed three times over a half-hour period, screaming for help. The reports of witnesses saying "I didn't want to get involved," shocked the nation into examining its conscience, and changing the way crime reports are handled. Forty years later, the case is still used as an example of the failure of social responsibility.








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  • Crime Library: The Kitty Genovese Murder - Includes information about killer Winston Moseley\\'s trial, imprisonment, murder and failed parole requests.
  • Navigator: Why Did Kitty Genovese Die? - Examines the social reasons why people took no genovese, catherine \'kitty\' murder action, discusses an experiment involving witnesses to a genovese, catherine \'kitty\' murder perceived emergency, and suggests that people can appeal genovese, catherine \'kitty\' murder to individual responsibility to avoid similar fates.
  • Kitty Genovese Movie - Mailing list post citing two movies that were made about crime the case.
  • A Picture History of Kew Gardens, NY: Kitty Genovese - Rebuts the famous New York Times article, asserting that it murder got most of the facts wrong. Includes transcripts of the murder killer\\'s confession and witness testimony at trial, diagram of the murder scene, and modern photographs of the area.
  • Watchmen: Kitty Genovese - Reprint of the famous New York Times article, illustrated by crime Allan Moore.


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