2208: The Monster

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Javier Leiva

True Crime, Society & Culture, Technology

4.7 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Listener discretion is advised. This episode contains discussions of sexual abuse and may not be suitable for all audiences. In 1964, Winston Moseley stalked and murdered Kitty Genovese. The case became infamous not only for its brutality but also for the silence of neighbors who heard her cries and did nothing. During his trial, Moseley confessed to other killings, including the murder of 15-year-old Barbara Kralik. But another man, Alvin Mitchell, had already confessed to that crime. Two men. Two confessions. One murder. This episode is not just about Barbara Kralik’s death. It is about Alvin Mitchell, who later reinvented himself as a minister and claimed he was a wrongfully convicted man saved by God. Behind that testimony, his children say Alvin was hiding decades of abuse. You will hear from Naomi, one of Alvin’s daughters, and Pastor Pete, a prison minister who once worked alongside Alvin. And for the first time, you will hear Alvin himself as I confront him directly. This is a story about the cost of looking away. 👉 Support independent investigative storytelling. Join PRETEND on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pretendradio Fraud Uncovered by Trade Winds October 01, 2025 11:30 am - 1:30 pm Register here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/rvcxhpf/lp/3e23dfff-59f6-4be9-82b2-821afd2293b1?mode=preview&source_id=34206647-f2bd-4bc3-9c6a-4f3882a86833&source_type=em&c= To book Javier Leiva for keynotes, workshops, or speaking events, visit pretendradio.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	True Story Media.
0:08.4	Before we begin this episode, this one's a bit heavy.
0:12.7	It has violence.
0:14.1	It has descriptions of sexual assault.
0:17.2	It is a pretty heavy one.
0:18.5	So if you are sensitive to these topics or have a kid in the room,
0:22.9	this is your cue to either skip this episode or switch to headphones. All right, let's start the show.
0:32.6	It's March 13, 1964. It's a little after 3 in the morning when 28-year-old Kitty
0:39.2	Genoves leaves her job at a bar in Queens and drives home.
0:44.0	The streets are quiet, empty.
0:46.6	She pulls into a parking lot near her apartment.
0:50.1	She doesn't know it yet, but there is a man in another car that has been following her.
0:56.2	His name is Winston Mosley. He's 29, married with two kids. On paper he looks like a normal
1:03.7	family guy, but he's out this night hunting for a woman to kill. Kitty parks her car and begins a short walk to her apartment.
1:13.7	That's when Mosley steps out of his car with a knife in his hand and trails right behind her.
1:19.2	She senses him coming so she starts walking a little faster, but he catches up with her
1:24.2	near a darkened bookstore, and without any hesitation, he drives a hunting knife into her back, twice.
1:32.3	Kitty Genevies collapses, screaming, oh my God, he stabbed me, help me, help me.
1:38.3	The apartment windows above her start flickering on.
1:41.3	Curtains start opening.
1:43.3	Neighbors look out. One neighbor across the street,
1:46.8	hears the cries. He later testifies, it wasn't a scream, it was more of a cry. I got up,
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