Kitty Genovese - from Wiki:
The circumstances of her murder and the lack of reaction of numerous neighbors were reported by a newspaper article published two weeks later;[4] the common portrayal of neighbors being fully aware but completely nonresponsive has later been criticized as inaccurate.[5] Nonetheless, it prompted investigation into the social psychological phenomenon that has become known as the bystander effect (or “Genovese syndrome”)[6] and especially diffusion of responsibility.
Kitty Genovese’s murderer has a parole hearing November 2011. NEXT MONTH!!!! (read the whole article - he’s a serial killer)
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Moseley’s first parole hearing in 1984 included his defense that “For a victim outside, it’s a one-time or one-hour or one-minute affair, but for the person who’s caught, it’s forever.”[12] Moseley remains in prison after being denied parole a thirteenth time on March 11, 2008. Moseley’s next parole hearing is scheduled for November 2011.[14]
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