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Biographical sketch of Kitty Genovese
The killer's parole status Bibliography and list of sources A critique of the 1964 Times article The Kitty Genovese Message Board Frequently Asked Questions Read the Trial Testimony HTML PDF Robert Mozer HTML PDF Andree Picq HTML PDF Irene Frost HTML PDF Samuel Koshkin HTML PDF Sophie Farrar HTML PDF Moseley's Direct HTML PDF Moseley's Cross HTML PDF Moseley's Confession Read excerpts from the District Attorney's briefs HTML PDF D.A.'s Brief [1] HTML PDF D.A.'s Brief [2] Read the affidavit of surviving witness, Michael Hoffman HTML PDF Michael Hoffman Additional source Seedman & Hellman, Chief!, pp. 106, 112 - 142 (Arthur Fields Books, N.Y. 1974) (Albert A. Seedman was the deputy police inspector who interrogated Moseley. Seedman went on to become Chief of Detectives and later included a chapter on the case in this memoir. N.B., Seedman and Hellman used fictitious names for the witnesses.) Disclaimer Throughout this page, I will cite to various media accounts of the case. I do so only for the factual statements they contain and not because the authors of those accounts agree with the opinions I express here. In the Public Domain My thoughts, comments and opinions about this case along with all images created by or for me are dedicated to the public domain. They may be copied and used without credit or compensation to me. I claim no rights in the trial transcript and briefs included here. |
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The Murder of Kitty Genovese
This much is certain
This much is certain
At 3:20 AM on March 13, 1964, Winston Moseley attacked Catherine (Kitty) Genovese in front of a 2 story Tudor building on Austin Street in Kew Gardens, NY about 50 ft. from a bar known to generate loud, late night rowdiness. He stabbed her twice in the back. Her screams awakened some residents of the Mowbray Apartment House across the street, several of whom went to their windows.
View present day photographs of the crime
scene. [1] [2] [3]
One witness, the night elevator operator in the building across the street, saw the stabbings and understood what was happening.
Another witness who happened to be awake at that hour thought she saw Moseley beating Kitty.
Two others awakened by Kitty's screams just saw Moseley standing or kneeling over her. One of them called out to Moseley to leave the girl alone.
As other residents began to awaken and come to their windows, Moseley ran to his car which was parked on that same street about 100 west. He put it in reverse and quickly backed it west on Austin Street - disappearing around the corner at 82nd Road, a block away.
Another witness who happened to be awake at that hour thought she saw Moseley beating Kitty.
Two others awakened by Kitty's screams just saw Moseley standing or kneeling over her. One of them called out to Moseley to leave the girl alone.
As other residents began to awaken and come to their windows, Moseley ran to his car which was parked on that same street about 100 west. He put it in reverse and quickly backed it west on Austin Street - disappearing around the corner at 82nd Road, a block away.
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As he was doing this, Kitty got up and slowly made her way around to the rear of the 2 story Tudor building where none of the witnesses from the Mowbray Apartments could see her. She collapsed in a small hallway just inside one of the back entrances.
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crime scene. [4] [5] [6]
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We know of 5 witnesses who were still at their windows when Moseley returned on foot about 10 minutes later. They watched from their apartment windows for a few minutes as Moseley appeared to search the area around a parking lot adjacent to the 2 story Tudor building.
View another present day photograph of the
crime scene. [7]
Moseley then went around to the back of the Tudor building where the Mowbray witnesses could not see him, either. There he found Kitty laying in the hallway, and attacked again. Only one witness saw that second attack and he delayed calling the police. Reports are that he was intoxicated at the time. Kitty later died of her wounds.
Residents later said that some people called the police right after the first attack. At the time, the police said that only one person called and he had waited until after the second attack to do so.
Residents later said that some people called the police right after the first attack. At the time, the police said that only one person called and he had waited until after the second attack to do so.