Kitty Genovese, twenty-eight, was attacked outside her apartment building in Kew Gardens, Queens, in the early hours of March 13, 1964. Winston Moseley stabbed her, fled when a neighbor shouted from a window, then returned about ten minutes later and found her in a back hallway, where he attacked her again. She died on the way to hospital. Two weeks later, the New York Times ran a report stating that thirty-seven people had watched the murder and not called the police. It became one of the best-known stories in American journalism, taught in psychology courses as the origin of the bystander effect. Most of it does not hold up. Later reporting and a 2007 review published in American Psychologist found no evidence that 38 people witnessed the attack or that those who noticed something understood what they were hearing. The layout of the buildings meant almost no one could see the second attack. At least two neighbors did contact the police, and a woman came down and held Genovese as she was dying. In 2016, the Times acknowledged that its original account had greatly exaggerated the witnesses. Moseley, serving life, died in prison that same year. More creepy moments:

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Kitty has been living on her own in a luxury apartment in Great Neck for over 10 years, ever since her husband died. But on the positive side, her son Henry has been very successful as a businessman, wheeling and dealing all over the world, as a result, he shops at the finest boutiques and department stores during his excursions to the world's major cities. During his latest trip, this time to Paris, Henry suddenly realises that he won't be able to get back home in time for his mother's 70th birthday. So he posts her via FedEx a special iced-box containing not only the finest of Russian caviar but also two bottles of the most expensive of Champagnes. On the morning of her birthday, Henry phones Kitty and says, "Happy birthday mom. Did you receive my box?" "Of course I got your box," replies Kitty in a bored tone of voice. "So nu? Tell me already. How was it?" asks Henry. "If you want an honest answer," Kitty replies, "the sparkling lemon juice was too sour for me and the blackcurrant jam tasted salty."