Thirty-Eight Witnesses : The Kitty Genovese Case (Paperback)

from herschelian

This account of the murder of a young woman in New York back in 1964 is very thought provoking. No less than 38 people witnessed - either visually or aurally - the murder, and yet not one of them summoned the police or any other form of help. Much has be written since this case as to why people w...

from seasonsoflove

I received this book from the publisher in exchange for a review. This did not effect my opinions of the book, or the review itself. I distinctly remember being shocked and horrified by this case when I first learned about in my Social Psychology class in college. As I began to read more and more...

from sj1335

This case has always intrigued me, it's about a young woman, Kitty Genovese who was murdered in 1964. She was coming home after closing a bar that she managed to her safe, neighborhood in Queens. She is being followed by a man who randomly follows women home who are driving alone at night to kill...