Murder of Kitty Genovese Bystander Effect
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Catherine Susan "Kitty" Genovese (July 7, 1935 – March 13, 1964) was a New York ...Moseley ran after her, quickly overtook her and stabbed her twice in the back. ...Winston Moseley (born March 2, 1935), a then 29-year-old man from South ...
Attack[edit]
The events of Genovese's death are subject to dispute. Some accounts suggest that her cries for help were heard and ignored by numerous residents in the apartment building. Other accounts, as detailed below, suggest that residents did not hear her pleas or did provide assistance or both. The exact details are unknown.Genovese had driven home from her job working as a bar manager early in the morning of March 13, 1964. Arriving home at about 3:15 am she parked in the Long Island Rail Road parking lot about 100 feet (30 m) from her apartment's door, located in an alley way at the rear of the building. As she walked towards the building she was approached by Winston Moseley.[2] Frightened, Genovese began to run across the parking lot and towards the front of her building located on Austin Street trying to make it up to the corner towards the major thoroughfare of Lefferts Boulevard. Moseley ran after her, quickly overtook her and stabbed her twice in the back. Genovese screamed, "Oh my God, he stabbed me! Help me!" Her cry was heard by several neighbors but, on a cold night with the windows closed, only a few of them recognized the sound as a cry for help. When Robert Mozer, one of the neighbors, shouted at the attacker, "Let that girl alone!"[11] Moseley ran away and Genovese slowly made her way toward the rear entrance of her apartment building.[12] She was seriously injured, but now out of view of any witnesses.[11]Records of the earliest calls to police are unclear and were not given a high priority by the police. One witness said his father called police after the initial attack and reported that a woman was "beat up, but got up and was staggering around."[13]Other witnesses observed Moseley enter his car and drive away, only to return ten minutes later. In his car, he changed to a wide-brimmed hat to shadow his face. He systematically searched the parking lot, train station, and an apartment complex. Eventually, he found Genovese who was lying, barely conscious, in a hallway at the back of the building where a locked doorway had prevented her from entering the building.[14] Out of view of the street and of those who may have heard or seen any sign of the original attack, Moseley proceeded to further attack her, stabbing her several more times. Knife wounds in her hands suggested that she attempted to defend herself from him. While Genovese lay dying, Moseley raped her. He stole about $49 from her and left her in the hallway.[11] The attacks spanned approximately half an hour.A few minutes after the final attack a witness, Karl Ross, called the police. Police arrived within minutes of Ross' call. Genovese was taken away by ambulance at 4:15 am and died en route to the hospital. Later investigation by police and prosecutors revealed that approximately a dozen (but almost certainly not the 38 cited in the Times article) individuals nearby had heard or observed portions of the attack, though none saw or were aware of the entire incident.[4] Only one witness, Joseph Fink, was aware she was stabbed in the first attack, and only Karl Ross was aware of it in the second attack. Many were entirely unaware that an assault or homicide was in progress; some thought that what they saw or heard was a lovers' quarrel or a drunken brawl or a group of friends leaving the bar when Moseley first approached Genovese.[12]Perpetrator[edit]
Winston Moseley 
Booking photograph (April 1, 1964)Born March 2, 1935 Nationality American Charge(s) Murder A1 (degree-less prior to September 1, 1974 in State of New York)
Robbery (second degree)
Attempted kidnapping (second degree)Conviction(s) Murder Penalty Death reduced to life plus two 15-year sentences Conviction status Incarcerated Occupation Remington-Rand machine operator Residence Clinton Correctional Facility Winston Moseley (born March 2, 1935),[15] a then 29-year-old man from South Ozone Park, Queens,[16] was apprehended by police six days after Genovese's murder during a house burglary. At the time of his arrest, Moseley was working as a "Remington Rand tab operator", had no prior criminal record, and was married with two children.[17]While in custody, Moseley confessed to killing Genovese. He detailed the attack, corroborating the physical evidence at the scene. His motive for the attack was simply "to kill a woman." Moseley preferred to kill women because, he said, "they were easier and didn't fight back". Moseley stated that he got up that night around 2:00 am, leaving his wife asleep at home, and drove around to find a victim. He spied Genovese and followed her to the parking lot.[18] He confessed not only to the murder of Kitty Genovese, but also to two other murders of women, both involving sexual assaults. He also confessed to committing "30 to 40" burglaries.[17] Subsequent psychiatric examinations suggested that Moseley was a necrophile.[19][20]Moseley's trial began on June 8, 1964 and was presided over by Judge J. Irwin Shapiro. Moseley initially pleaded "not guilty" but his plea was later changed by his attorney to "not guilty by reason of insanity".[21] On Thursday, June 11, Moseley was called to testify by his attorney who hoped that Moseley's testimony would convince the jury would that he was "a schizophrenic personality and legally insane". During his testimony, Moseley described the events on the night he murdered Genovese, along with the two other murders he confessed to and numerous other burglaries and rapes. The jury deliberated for seven hours before returning a guilty verdict on June 11 at around 10:30 p.m.[15]On Monday, June 15, 1964, Moseley was sentenced to death. When the sentence was read by the jury foreman, Moseley showed no emotion while some spectators applauded and others cheered. When calm had returned, Judge Shapiro added, "I don't believe in capital punishment, but when I see this monster, I wouldn't hesitate to pull the switch myself!"[22] On June 1, 1967, the New York Court of Appeals found that Moseley should have been able to argue that he was "medically insane" at the sentencing hearing when the trial court found that he had been legally sane, and the initial death sentence was reduced to an indeterminate sentence/lifetime imprisonment.[23]On March 18, 1968, Moseley escaped from custody while being transported back to prison from Meyer Memorial Hospital in Buffalo, New York where he had undergone minor surgery for a self-inflicted injury.[24][25] Moseley hit the transporting correctional officer, stole his weapon, and then fled to a nearby vacant home owned by a Grand Island couple, Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Kulaga. Moseley stayed at the residence undetected for three days. On March 21, the Kulagas went to check on the home where they encountered Moseley. He held the couple hostage for over an hour during which he bound and gagged Matthew Kulaga and raped his wife. He then took the couple's car and fled.[24][26]Moseley made his way to Grand Island where, on March 22, he broke into another home and took a woman and her daughter hostage. He held them hostage for two hours before releasing them unharmed. Moseley surrendered to police shortly thereafter.[27] He was later charged with escape and kidnapping to which he pleaded guilty. Moseley was given two additional fifteen-year sentences concurrent with his life sentence.[28]In 1971, Moseley participated in the Attica Prison riots.[29] In the late 1970s Moseley obtained a B.A. in Sociology in prison from Niagara University.[30]Moseley became eligible for parole in 1984. During his first parole hearing, Moseley told the parole board that the notoriety he faced due to his crimes also made him a victim stating, "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."[31] At the same hearing, Moseley claimed he never intended to kill Genovese and that he considered her murder to be a mugging because "[...] people do kill people when they mug them sometimes." The board denied his request for parole.[32] Moseley remains in prison after being denied parole a fifteenth time in November 2011.[33][34] Moseley's next parole hearing is scheduled for November 2013.[35]
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