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It's just after 9 p.m. on April 19, 1989.

On the Upper East Side of Manhattan, Trisha Miley stepped out of her apartment block

and emerges onto the sidewalk.

A 28-year-old has just finished an exhausting 12-hour shift at the Wall Street

Investment Bank where she works.

Now, as she does every night, Trisha is going for a quick jog to clear her mind before bed.

Trisha waves goodbye to the dormant, then sets off running.

She crosses second avenue and heads up town.

It's a pleasant spring evening.

The sidewalks and asphalt still warm from the afternoon,

and the skyscrapers of Madison Avenue towering overhead.

Trisha bounds across fifth avenue, and then turns left and hering central park.

The contrast between the commotion of the streets and the tranquility of the park is instantaneous.

It's as if someone flicked a switch, turning the city on mute.

This is Trisha's favorite stretch of her running route.

Apart from a few other joggers, she's completely alone with her thoughts.

Trisha runs north alongside the reservoir, heading deeper into the middle of the park.

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