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In 1989, 26-year-old Monica Beerley headed to New York City hoping to fulfill her dream

of becoming a dance instructor.

At the time, New York City was in a state of tension, as homeless rates soared, and people

fought for what little housing existed.

Monica thought she'd hit a stroke of good fortune when she met an eccentric but seemingly

well-meaning young man who offered to share his apartment with her.

Join me now as we take a look into one of the most gruesome cases in New York City

history where you'll learn how an aspiring dancer fell into the complex entanglement of

an impoverished city completely unaware of how disturbed her roommate truly was.

With all of its sights, sounds and smells, it's no wonder New York City has become a hotspot

for tourist and celebrities.

Coming to two of the world's largest stock exchanges, the city that never sleeps is also

known as one of the most financially powerful cities in the world, but the city full of

diversity and opportunity wasn't always this way.

In the late 80s, a rush to fill homes with higher payouts created a housing war, leaving

many people homeless.

Landlords fought over desirable tenants, forcing longtime leaseholders out of their homes

on technicalities, sometimes violently making stable housing difficult to find and even

harder to hold on to.

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