Kitty Genovese

Bibliography

Legal  |  Witness Affidavit  |  Lectures  |  Books  |  Newspaper Articles  |  Magazines  |  Other Media


Legal

The following PDF files include scans of excerpts from the transcript of the killer's trial as reproduced in the Record on Appeal to the New York State Court of Appeals.  The HTML files are retranscriptions of the PDF files.

• Trial testimony of Robert Mozer
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• Trial testimony of Andree Picq
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• Trial testimony of Irene Frost
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• Trial testimony of Samuel Koshkin
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• Trial testimony of Sophie Farrar
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• Moseley's Direct Examination (Excerpt)
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• Moseley's Cross Examination (Excerpt)
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• Moseley's Confession
  (The HTML file is an excerpt. The PDF file is the entire confession.)
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• District Attorney's Brief No. 1 (Excerpt)
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• District Attorney's Brief No. 2 (Excerpt)
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• Moseley v. Scully, 908 F.Supp. 1120, 1124 (E.D.N.Y. 1995) aff�d 104 F.3d 356 (2nd Cir.1996) (Brooklyn federal court's 1995 decision denying Moseley's application for a new trial)

A surviving witness's affidavit

Affidavit of Michael Hoffman
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Although we have since become internet friends, I have never met Michael Hoffman.  I live in Kew Gardens, he lives in Florida.  He first contacted me by email and said that he was one of the so called 38 witnesses, although he was only 15 years old at the time.

Since I do not have the ability to investigate his background and verify his story, I asked him to put his recollections into the form of an affidavit which he did.  Doing so meant that he had to provide a Florida notary public with proof of his identity, and then swear to his statement under penalty of perjury.  I in turn forwarded his affidavit to the Florida Secretary of State who sent me a certificate verifying that the notary public identified in the affidavit was in fact duly qualified to act as such.

Michael Hoffman is a retired New York City police officer. Because of the nature of his work on the force, he has asked that I not disclose the Florida County in which he now resides. However, his email address is available from me on request.


Lectures

• Remarks of New York Times freelance writer, Jim Rasenberger delivered at the March 9, 2004 Kitty Genovese Forum at Fordham University  [Click here].
  
  
• Remarks of former Queens County, NY Assistant District Attorney, Charles Skoller, delivered at the March 9, 2004 Kitty Genovese Forum at Fordham University  [Click here].

Books

• A. M. Rosenthal, Thirty-Eight Witnesses: The Kitty Genovese Case. (Berkeley : Univ. of Calif. Press 1999). This link will open in a new window. Close out the window to return here.
  
  
• 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.)
  
  
• Aronson, Wilson & Akert, Social Psychology, pp. 32 - 33, 36, 49, 52, 429, 439 - 40, 444, 445 (3rd Ed., Addison Wesley Longman 1999)
  
  
• Cherry, The "Stubborn Particulars" of Social Psychology, "Kitty Genovese and culturally embedded theorizing," pp. 16 - 29 (Routledge, London and New York, 1995)
  
  
• Harlan Ellison, "The Whimper of Whipped Dogs" published in Deathbird Stories (Olmstead Press, Feb. 2001) (Fiction - short story based on the death of Kitty Genovese)
  
  
• Kevin Dwyer and Jur� Fiorillo, True Stories of Law & Order: The Real Crimes Behind the Best Episodes of the Hit TV Show (Paperback), p. 50 (Berkley Boulevard Books/Penguin Books 2006)

Newspaper Articles
[In chronological order]

• "Woman, 28, Knifed to Death", The Long Island Press, p. 1 (March 13, 1964)



• Thomas Pugh & Richard Henry, "Queens Barmaid Stabbed, Dies", The New York Daily News, p. 5, col. 3 (March 14, 1964)



• "Queens Woman Is Stabbed To Death In Front of Home", The New York Times, p. 26, col. 4 (March 14, 1964)



• Martin Gansberg, "37 Who Saw Murder Didn't Call the Police", The New York Times, p. 1, col. 4 (March 27, 1964). To read this article, click here and scroll down to page 19. This link will open in a new window. Close out the window to return here.



• Editorial,  "What Kind of People Are We?", The New York Times, p. 18, col. 3 (March 28, 1964)



• Edward Weiland,  "Austin Street Can't Forget an Unheeded Cry in the Night", The Long Island Press, p. 5, col. 1 (March 28, 1964)



• Charles Mohr, "Apathy Is Puzzle in Queens Killing", The New York Times, p. 21, col. 1 (March 28, 1964)



• Letters to the Times, "Apathy to Crime Discussed - Moral Issues Examined in Failure of Witnesses to Intervene", The New York Times, p. 34, col. 5 (March 31, 1964)



• Letters to the Times, "No Weapons for Protection", The New York Times, p. 38, col. 6 (April 1, 1964)



• "There's a Duty to Get Involved", The New York Daily News, p. 5, col. 1 (April 2, 1964)



• Letters to the Times, "TV Effect on Viewers", The New York Times, p. 32, col. 5 (April 2, 1964)



• "Lawyer Says Client Murdered 3 Women", The New York Times, p. 22, col. 4 (April 3, 1964)



• Letters to the Times, "Further Disarming the Citizen", The New York Times, p. 32, col. 5 (April 3, 1964)



• Letters to the Times, "Treatment of Witnesses", The New York Times, p. 34, col. 5 (April 7, 1964)



• Letters to the Times, "Intent of Sullivan Law", The New York Times, p. 34, col. 5 (April 10, 1964)



• "TV Called Factor In Slaying Apathy", The New York Times,p. 66, col. 3 (April 12, 1964)



• Thomas Pugh, "Moseley Lawyer Convinced Client Is Slayer of Girl", The New York Daily News, p. 5 (April 13, 1964)



• Editorial, "Blood Sport," The New York Times,p. 36, col. 2 (April 16, 1964)



• Letters to the Times, "Reaction to Misfortunes", The New York Times, p. 28, col. 5 (April 20, 1964)



• A. M. Rosenthal, "Study of the Sickness Called Apathy", The New York Times Magazine, Part 6, p. 24 (May 3, 1964)



• "LBJ Hits Indifferent Witnesses", The Long Island Press, p. 25 (May 7, 1964)



• Irving Spiegel, "Neighborly Spirit Asked by Wagner," The New York Times, p. 42, col. 4 (May 8, 1964)



• Letters, The New York Times, sect. 6, p. 6, (May 17, 1964)



• David Anderson, "Trial Begins in Queens Slaying," The New York Times, p. 41, col. 6 (June 9, 1964)



• David Anderson, "4 Kew Gardens Residents Testify To Seeing Woman Slain on Street", The New York Times, p. 50, col. 3 (June 10, 1964)



• David Anderson, "Moseley Recalls 3 Queens Killings", The New York Times, p. 30, col. 1 (June 11, 1964)



• "Moseley Is Found Guilty of Murder", The New York Times, p. 44, col. 2 (June 12, 1964)



• David Anderson, "Moseley Gets Chair; Verdict is Cheered", The New York Times, p. 1, col. 6 (June 16, 1964)



• John P. Shanley, "Moseley Hears Death Sentence, But Execution May be Put Off", The New York Times, p. 40, col. 2 (July 7, 1964)



• Milgram and Hollander, "The Murder They Heard", The Nation, pp. 602 - 04 (July 5, 1964) reprinted in The Long Island Press, p. 21 (July 5, 1964)



• Lewis Nichols, "For Whom Does It Toll", The New York Times, sect. 7, p. 10, (July 12, 1964)



• "38 Witnesses May Be a Film", The New York Times, p. 26, col. 1 (December 18, 1964)



• "Police Report Some Gain in Cooperation by Public", The New York Times, p. 35 (March 12, 1965)



• Martin Gansberg, "Murder Street a Year Later: Would Residents Aid Kitty Genovese?", The New York Times, p. 35, col. 2 (March 12, 1965)



• Martin Gansberg, "Yes, Witnesses Report; Neighbors Have Doubts", The New York Times, p. 35, col. 6 (March 12, 1965)



• "Reporters Group Announces Award",The New York Times, p. 27, col. 1 (March 24, 1965)



• "Parley Is Called on 'Genovese' Cases",The New York Times, p. 64, col. 1 (March 28, 1965)



• "Silurians to Give Reporting Awards",The New York Times, p. 26, col. 3 (April 15, 1965)



• Martin Gansberg, "Lindsay, Recalling the Genovese Murder, Deplores Apathy", The New York Times, p. 35, col. 2 (October 13, 1965)



• "Revived", The New York Times, sect. 2, p. 9, col. 7 (February 6, 1966)



• "Play Based on Genovese Killing Stirs Argentines", The New York Times, p. 38, col. 5 (June 29, 1966)



• "One Witness Better Than 38 in a Crisis, Study Here Shows", The New York Times, p. 56, col. 5 (July 10, 1966)



• "Play on Genovese Slaying Is Performed in Indiana", The New York Times, p. 45, col. 3 (December 3, 1966)



• Ronald Maiorana, "Genovese Slayer Wins Life Sentence in Appeal", The New York Times, p. 37 (June 2, 1967)



• Jack Gould, "TV: The Genovese Case - 'N.E.T. Playhouse' reviews the Crime Without Throwing New Light on It, The New York Times, p. 59 (Feb. 24, 1968)



• "Genovese Slayer Escapes on Way To Attica Prison", p. 49, col. 1 The New York Times (March 19, 1968)



• Martin Gansberg, "Genovese Killer Is Widely Hunted", p. 35 The New York Times (March 20, 1968)



• Maurice Carroll, "Genovese Slayer Yields Gun, Gives Up", p. 1, col. 5 The New York Times (March 22, 1968)



• "Inquiry Sought in Buffalo Case Against Moseley's R*pe Victim", p. 30, col. 4 The New York Times (April 23, 1968)



• "Hostage Held captive by Moseley Called in Buffalo Inquiry", p. 16, col. 4 The New York Times (April 3, 1968)



• "Study of a Slaying Brings Award to 2" The New York Times, p. 31 (December 29, 1968)



• "'Witnesses', a Play about Indifference, Opens on the Coast", The New York Times, p. 24, col. 1 (July 10, 1968)



• Martin Gansberg, "Kew Gardens Slaying: A Look Back", The New York Times, p. BQLI 15 (March 17, 1974)



• Letter to the Editor, "Defense of Kew Gardens", The New York Times, p. BQLI 101 (March 24, 1974)



• Letter to the Editor, The New York Times, p. 40, col. 5 (March 16, 1975)



• "Genovese Murderer Gets College Degree", The New York Times, p. 30, col. 4 (April 10, 1977)



• Winston Moseley, "Today I'm a Man Who Wants to Be an Asset", The New York Times, p. 25 (April 16, 1977)



• Letters to the Editor, "Convict Rehabilitation: Unconvincing Evidence", The New York Times, p. A28, col. 4 (April 19, 1977)



• Bob Herbert, "Kitty witnesses still refuse to 'get involved'", The New Daily News, p. ? (March 22, 1979)



• Robert McG. Thomas, Jr., "Genovese Slayer Cites Victim's Slur", The New York Times, p. B13, col. 2 (March 22, 1979)



• John Melia and Don Singleton, "Kitty's death still haunts us", The New York Daily News, p. 23 (March 11, 1984)



• John Melia, "Stigma remains from Genovese case", p. 23, The New York Daily News, P. ? (?, 1984) [PDF - 231 KB]



• "A Justice Story - The scream no one answered" The New York Daily News (Jan. 8, 1984)



• Maureen Dowd, "20 years After the Murder of Kitty Genovese, the Question Remains: Why?", The New York Times, Sec. 2, p. B1, col. 1 (March 12, 1984)



• Maureen Dowd, "The Night That 38 Stood By as a Life Was Lost", The New York Times, sec. 2, p. B1, col. 2 (March 12, 1984)



• L. J. Davis, "It's Not Kitty Genovese Again", The New York Times, p. A27, col. 1 (December 19, 1984)



• William Safire, "Genovese to Goetz", The New York Times, p. A17 (April 18, 1985)



• A.M. Rosenthal, "The 39th Witness", The New York Times, p. A31, col. 1 (February 12, 1987)



• Douglas Martin, "About New York - Kitty Genovese: Would New York Still Turn Away?", The New York Times, p. A29, col. 1 (March 11, 1989)



• A. M. Rosenthal, "On My Mind - The Way She Died", The New York Times, p. 23, col. 1 (March 15, 1994)



• Kostya Kennedy, "Kitty Genovese: Three Decades Later", The Queens Tribune, p. 14, (March 17, 1994)



• Michael T. Kaufman, "Nobody Helped Her Then, and Her Killer Wants Out Now", The New York Times, p. 21 (June 17, 1995)



• Curtis L. Taylor, "'Let It Go' - Genovese case's opening rankles", Newsday, p. A3 (July 23, 1995)



• Joe Sexton, "Reviving Kitty Genovese Case, and Its Passions", The New York Times, p. B1 (July 25, 1995)



• Joseph P. Fried, "Killer of Kitty Genovese Is Denied a New Trial", The New York Times, p. B4, col. 4 (November 14, 1995)



• "Court Rejects Killer's Appeal in Genovese case", The New York Times, p. B7, col. 1 (December 26, 1996)



• Alvin Klein, "Theater - A Musical Emerging From a 1964 Murder", The New York Times, (August 6, 2000)



• "Footlights - Echo of a Crime", The New York Times, Sec. 5, p. E1, col. 1 (October 24, 2001)



• Joseph P. Fried, "Following Up - No Sympathy for Killer Of Kitty Genovese", The New York Times, p. 39, col. 1 (November 11, 2001)



• Howard Girsky, "Kitty Genovese Killer Seeks Freedom - Controversy Still Haunts 37-Year-Old Murder Case", The Queens Courier (December 21 - 26, 2001)



• Jim Rasenberger, "Kitty, 40 Years Later", The New York Times, (Final Ed.) Sect. 14, p. 1 (Feb. 8, 2004). Click here to read a copy of the article on the Middlesex County College web site. Close out the window to return here.



• Jeff Pearlman, "Public crime, secret grief", Newsday, Part 2, p. 2 (March 9, 2004)

Magazines and Periodicals

• "Letters", The New York Times Sunday Magazine, p. 6 (May 17, 1964)



• Loudon Wainwright, "The View From Here: The Dying Girl That No One Helped", Life Magazine, p. 21 (April 10, 1964)



• "Crime - A Savage Stalks at Midnight", Time Magazine, p. 21 (June 26, 1964)



• Loudon Wainwright, "The View From Here - A Very Special Murderer", Life Magazine, p. 21 (July 3, 1964)



• R. Lance Shotland, "When Bystanders Just Stand By", Psychology Today, p. 50 (June 1985)



• Roger Rosenblatt, "Essay - Screams from Somewhere Else", Time Magazine, p. 98 (November 16, 1987)



• Martin Gansberg, "38 Witnesses", Memories, p. 79 (Diamandis Communications, February - March, 1989)



• "Bearing Witness - As Kitty Genovese's killer seeks his freedom, her family finally speaks out", People Magazine p. 43 (July 24, 1995)



• Joshua Dressler, "Some Brief Thoughts (Mostly Negative) About 'Bad Samaritan' Laws," 40 Santa Clara Law Review 971 (2000)



• Rochester, "What would Seinfeld have done?", 79 Wash.Univ.Law Quarterly 1185 (2001)



• Jim Rasenberger, "Nightmare On Austin Street," American Heritage Magazine (October 2006) This link will open in a new window. Close out the window to return here.

Other Media

• The History Channel, History's Mysteries - Silent Witnesses - The Kitty Genovese Murder (A&E Tele. Networks 1999)



• "Death Scream" also known as "The Woman Who Cried Murder" (ABC Movie of the Week, 1975) (Drama based on the death of Kitty Genovese)



• Phil Ochs, "Outside of a Small Circle of Friends" (A&M Records 1967) (Song inspired by the death of Kitty Genovese)

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