Episode 134: The Murder of Kitty Genovese Part 1
THE MURDER OF KITTY GENOVESE, PART 1
For 50 years, psychology textbooks used the tragic story of a murdered young woman to teach students about the devastating impact of inaction by neighbors. The magic number - 38 - was chosen by the media as the number of careless onlookers who heard the woman’s demise in real time and did nothing. But the true story of what happened that night teaches us that even when there are bystanders, there are still plenty of helpers willing to come running when they’re called to aid a beloved friend. This week’s episode is The Murder of Kitty Genovese Part 1.
SOURCES
Kitty Genovese: A True Account of a Public Murder and Its Private Consequences by Catherine Pelonero: https://amzn.to/3sDjRq3
The Witness, produced by Bill Genovese: Click here
Kitty, 40 Years Later, The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/08/nyregion/kitty-40-years-later.html
50 Years Later, Kitty Genovese’s Brother Searches For Answers In ‘The Witness’: https://www.wbur.org/artery/2016/08/23/witness-kitty-genovese
Kitty Genovese, The History Channel: https://www.history.com/topics/crime/kitty-genovese
What Really Happened The Night Kitty Genovese Was Murdered? - NPR Interviews author Kevin Cook about his book, Kitty Genovese: The Murder, the Bystanders, the Crime That Changed America: https://www.npr.org/2014/03/03/284002294/what-really-happened-the-night-kitty-genovese-was-murdered
Kitty Genovese: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Kitty_Genovese
The Witness Searches for Truth in the Kitty Genovese Story: https://www.vogue.com/article/the-witness-kitty-genovese-review
Infamous '64 murder lives in heart of woman's `friend': https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2004-03-12-0403120260-story.html
Winston Moseley, Who Killed Kitty Genovese, Dies in Prison at 81, The New York Times, https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/05/nyregion/winston-moseley-81-killer-of-kitty-genovese-dies-in-prison.html
MOSELEY RECALLS 3 QUEENS KILLINGS; Tells Court He Got Urges to Slay and Hunted Victims, The New York Times (Archive): https://www.nytimes.com/1964/06/11/archives/moseley-recalls-3-queens-killings-tells-court-he-got-urges-to-slay.html
THE WITNESS documentary clip - "We've Already Gotten the Call": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGrYdYDBMLM
