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Kitty Genovese: A Brief Biography
Born in New York City, Catherine “Kitty” Genovese was the eldest of the 5 siblings. She graduated high school and decided to rent an apartment with her friend in Queens, New York. One day when she was on her way home from working late night at a bar, she was approached by a stranger, Winston Moseley. Frightened, she began running toward her apartment and Winston quickly went after her. It was not long before Winston caught up to Kitty and stabbed her twice in the back. When Kitty screamed, “Please help me! Please help me!” her neighbors were startled. About 38 people, either from their windows or from the street, saw a man chasing and stabbing Kitty. Because of the neighbor’s glowy lights and loud chatters, Moseley was frighted twice but every
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