The Bystander Effect
Clip: Episode 3 | 1m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
The story of the murder of Kitty Genovese is told by author Catherine Pelonero.
The death of Kitty Genovese, who was murdered on her way from work in Queens, New York in 1964, while people in nearby apartments were sleeping, became a case study in what became known as the Bystander Effect.
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The Bystander Effect
Clip: Episode 3 | 1m 14sVideo has Closed Captions
The death of Kitty Genovese, who was murdered on her way from work in Queens, New York in 1964, while people in nearby apartments were sleeping, became a case study in what became known as the Bystander Effect.
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A Twist to the Kitty Genovese Case
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