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Independent Lens: The Witness

Get a fresh look at the notorious 1964 murder of Kitty Genovese, a crime that defined an era.

ind_lens_witness_garden_spot Kitty Genovese in her grandparents’ backyard in Brooklyn in 1959.
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In 1964, Kitty Genovese was repeatedly stabbed on a street in Queens, New York. Soon after, the media asserted that 38 neighbors watched but did nothing to help. Follow the efforts of Kitty’s brother as he re-examines his sister’s life and death.

Independent Lens: The Witness, Monday at 10 p.m. on PBS 6.

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