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Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast

MoNo Encore: The Murder of Kitty Genovese w/ Catherine Pelonero

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast

Erik Rivenes

True Crime, History, Education

4.72.8K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

(Original pub. date: 9/27/2018) Catherine Pelonero, author of "Kitty Genovese: A True Account of a Public Murder and its Private Consequences", is my guest. She walks us through the murder of Kitty Genovese in Kew Gardens, New York in 1964 and its aftermath. The horrific crime is especially infamous because no one called police or stepped in to help, despite being witnessed by dozens of people. The author's website: ⁠https://catherinepelonero.net/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Serial killers, strange disappearances, unexplained mysteries, terrible disasters.

0:08.4

I'm Nate Hale, and in my show The Conspirators I'm here to tell you all the stories from history

0:13.6

your teacher never told you about.

0:16.6

Hear the real story behind the Bermuda Triangle, or about the serial killer operating in Nazi-occupied Paris,

0:23.1

or what dark secret lurked within the walls of a Scottish castle?

0:27.8

Listen to the conspirators on Apple, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

0:32.5

The Civil War and Reconstruction was a pivotal era in American history.

0:37.4

When a war was fought to save the

0:39.4

Union and to free the slaves. And when the work to rebuild the nation after that war was over

0:45.3

turned into a struggle to guarantee liberty and justice for all Americans. I'm Tracy. And I'm

0:52.5

Rich. And we want to invite you to join us as we take an in-depth look at this pivotal era in American history.

1:00.2

Look for the Civil War and Reconstruction wherever you find your podcasts.

1:05.6

Hey, everyone. So there are a couple of reasons why I decided to re-release my interview with Catherine Pillaro this week.

1:13.6

First and foremost, we discuss one of the most significant true crime cases in American history,

1:20.0

the murder of Kitty Genevies.

1:22.2

This case not only brought the term bystander effect into the national conversation, but also played a key

1:29.6

role in the creation of the 911 emergency call system. And on a more personal note, I recently

1:37.5

learned that Catherine, who was a deeply accomplished author and researcher, passed away on December 19th of last year.

1:47.5

As you'll hear or be reminded of, if you've listened before,

1:52.1

she dedicated an extraordinary amount of time and care to researching this case,

1:57.7

and her book, Kitty Genevieve's, A True Account of a Public Murder and

2:02.7

its Private Consequences, remains the definitive account of the 1963 tragedy. It was

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