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#217: The Case of Jennifer Levin: "The Preppy Murder" Part 3

Real Crime Profile

Real Crime Profile / Wondery

True Crime, Society & Culture, Exhibit C, Documentary

4.210.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2019

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Laura and Jim discuss their analysis and thoughts with Lisa about Jennifer's murder in Central Park on August 26 1986. 


Laura draws parallels with several other high profile cases and we debate motive against the backdrop of the five part AMC and Sundance docuseries "The Preppy Murder: Death in Central Park."


#HerNameWasJenniferLevin

#HerNameWasNatalieConnolly

#HerNameWasGraceMillane

#VictimsMatter

#PreppyMurder

#MaleViolence


You can watch 'The Preppy Murder: Death in Central Park' about Jennifer Levin's case on AMC and Sundance

https://www.amc.com/shows/the-preppy-murder-death-in-central-park


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0:00.0

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0:07.0

So how did you know Jennifer was at the bar at Dorian's?

0:11.0

We were able to find her girlfriend whose name popped up a lot.

0:17.0

And through conversation with her and other friends, we were able to know that she left with Robert

0:25.0

and they were walking towards Central Park.

0:31.0

And here comes this icicleist. This woman looks all around. Basically sees that's a human being.

0:44.0

She's half naked with the skirts hyped up. The killer wants the person who finds the body to go, oh my god, that poor girl was raped.

0:51.0

Detectives realized this is the person who caused her death and they just wanted him to admit that he didn't.

0:58.0

Finally, he started to admit that something happened.

1:01.0

He ended by saying that they had had rough sex.

1:05.0

Robert Chambers became known as the preppy killer and he was on all the tabloids and all the magazines and all the news shows.

1:13.0

It was enthralling to the media. Chambers was clearly blaming her for putting him to the position where according to him he had to kill him.

1:20.0

Hello and welcome to Real Crime Profile. This is Jim Clemente, Retired Up.

1:27.0

We have a profile of former in the Ex City prosecutor and writer producer of CBS's Criminal Minds.

1:32.0

It's with me today is Laura Richards, Criminal Behavioral Analyst, former New Scotland Yard and founder of Paladin National Stalking Advocacy Service.

1:39.0

And I'm Lisa Zembeddie, Casting Director of CBS's Criminal Minds.

1:44.0

But today we're here to talk about what we would like to call the death of Jennifer Levin.

1:51.0

That's right.

1:53.0

Yeah, I'm sorry. Lauren Lee said that I couldn't have been with you when you interviewed Robert Friedman.

1:58.0

I listened to your interview and it's great and it was amazing his insights and the reasons why he did the documentary series.

2:04.0

I think they were all really great and I'm glad that he did it.

2:08.0

So now we get to talk about all the details. So let's dive in.

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